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Reply to "ART Workshop Lessons and Ideas for Jesus' Call of the Disciples"

Years ago I was at a Rotation seminar held at Trinity United Church, Guelph, Ontario. Each rotation workshop was based on the "Call of the Disciples".  The following idea is from the Art workshop that day given by local artist Sue Richards (posted in memory of Sue who passed away in 2014).   

Disciple Fast Draw Activity:

Opening:

Upon entering the room we were asked to stand in one of the cardboard boxes scattered around the room.

She started by telling us as adults we had lost our imagination, thinking outside the box.   Out of fear or embarrassment we didn't stray from our box where we felt safe.  She had us try to all move forward staying in our boxes - it was hard (and fun).

The disciples were each asked to leave everything they had, and step out of their box, their comfort zone and follow Jesus.

So then she asked us to shake off our fear, step out of our boxes, and follow Jesus.

Disciple Quick Draw Activity:

Supplies:

  • table (plastic tablecloth to protect from any marker run through)
  • long sheet of wide rolled paper (5 ft. x 2)
  • a marker for each team
  • chairs (pretend boat)

Directions:

  1. Now that we were out of our boxes she asked what Jesus' Disciples might have looked like.  Allow kids to give ideas.
  2. We were then separated into two teams in two lines. 
    In front of each team, on a table, was a 5 foot length of paper.  The access paper went over the front of the table and under it.  So as the drawing grew it could be pushed back so the bottom came up.  A marker laid beside each (one for each team).
  3. Each team was to draw a disciple.  The first person in each team started and were given 30 seconds to start drawing their teams disciple.  The first person might just start the head & shoulders, when the teacher shouts change, the next person would continue where the team mate left off.  This would continue until everyone had a turn or until the disciple was completed.  
  4. When they were done she hung both of them on the wall and then ask us what qualities/characteristics would make a good disciple.
  5. Each team took turns volunteering ideas for their disciples (you may have to give them an idea or two to get them started).  As ideas came forward she wrote these around/in the disciple picture drawn by that team.

Reflection/Closing

  1. She then had one team get into a pretend boat (made up of chairs). 
  2. The people in the boat were to use their disciple's characteristics to help them think of ways (words to say) that would encourage the fish (other team) to want to get into their boat and become fisher's of men (disciples of Jesus) too.
    Here again the teacher can help by taking one of their characteristics and telling them how that could be used in this instance.
  3. Once everyone was in the boat.  The teams switch places and did it again.
Last edited by Luanne Payne
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