MESSY CHURCH DOES SCIENCE
100 science-based ideas for Messy Churches
Edited by David Gregory
Bible Reading Fellowship. 266 pages. £9.99
ISBN 978 0 857 465 795
I love a home-grown science experiment for a children’s talk in church which fascinates both adults and children.
This resource from the Bible Reading Fellowship is full of ideas for pastors, youth leaders and whoever, whether you do ‘Messy Church’ or not.
Test-tubes and testimonies
There are experiments and illustrative demonstrations concerning water, space, air, light, the human body, plants, animals, energy and more. Some of the experiments take just a couple of minutes, others are spread over weeks, with easy-to-follow instructions and all are followed by a suggested spiritual application. Dispersed throughout the book are short testimonies from practising scientists and lecturers (like Alister McGrath), mainly aimed at overcoming the idea that science and faith are enemies.
The stance of the book is along theistic evolutionary lines and Big Bang theory, which is disappointing. Nevertheless, this is a very helpful resource for those who like to do a little ‘hands-on’ science in church.
