1. Build your Character Habits @ Bishop Justus Time + Effort = Success
Christian
Love
Build your
Character Habits
@ Bishop Justus
Embracing
Challenge
Forward
Planning
Ready &
Respectful
Evaluating &
Reviewing
Time
+ Effort
= Success
Presentation,
Innovation & Creating
Teamwork
Resilience
Effective
Effort
Coherent
Communication

2. Bishop Justus Church of England School
Morning Worship
New Year – journey with the community
4th January 2018
Bishop Justus Church of England School

3. Let the light of Christ shine in our lives
Gather
The Lord be with you
And also with you
Let the light of Christ shine in our lives

4. Receive The Call of Abram
Now the Lord said to Abram, ‘Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
From the book of Genesis, chapter 12, verses 1-2

5. Engage
Abram (later he was given the name Abraham) had to make a choice, he could have disobeyed God.
Abram took all his family, his household and all their belongings to travel to another country.
Together they travelled – as a community.
The theme for this term is “Journey” – a community travels together, learning when to do things as individuals and when to work as a group …

6. Engage
Video suggestion … An example of community working together
Some discussion ideas …
How do the decisions that I take affect other people?
What are the best ways to make group decisions?
Discussion techniques - Go back to the Bible passage ask “How does the theme link with the Bible passage?”
Discuss the question in pairs for 30 seconds then invite a response from each pair.
Use quick-fire answers e.g. throw a soft bean bag / toy to a student, when they answer they throw it back and you quickly throw to another student.
Simplify the question - Invite quick one-word answers, write them on the board, then reflect on the answers – see connections.
Activity suggestion … Create a ‘checklist’ of all the things you would need to prepare if you were to plan a class trip e.g. a weekend to an outdoor activity centre – try to think of everything. Work in small groups, share with the whole class.

7. Respond Amen God, be with us on our life journey.
[Reflect for a minute on the worship theme and our engagement …]
God,
be with us on our life journey.
Help us to work together
in our school and home communities.
Give us wisdom and understanding
to find the right way to go.
Amen
Prayer / reflection technique – Give a summary of the theme and any responses that students may have made, then invite everyone to be still (remind no books open etc – lessen distraction). To pray or reflect on today’s worship. Be quiet for one minute. Then say the prayer …

8. Go out into the world with the light of Christ
Let us bless the Lord
Thanks be to God
Go out into the world with the light of Christ