Sarah Douglas
@sarahdouglas22.bsky.social
Children's ministry, Spiritual Child Network, rural church, Christian Climate Action vigil. I blog at Meristem: https://meristemweb.wordpress.com/
How critical are we of the published material that we use with our children's groups and in schools? Three cautionary tales (all from a C of E context!) #CofEPeeps meristemweb.wordpress.com/2025/10/19/j...
Just because it’s published…
“I’m on the rota for the children’s group at church tomorrow,” said my friend Louise, one Saturday evening when we were round for supper. “I’d better have a look at the scheme and see what I’m mean…
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October 19, 2025 at 12:13 PM
How critical are we of the published material that we use with our children's groups and in schools? Three cautionary tales (all from a C of E context!) #CofEPeeps meristemweb.wordpress.com/2025/10/19/j...
How critical are we of the published material that we use with our children's groups and in schools? Three cautionary tales... meristemweb.wordpress.com/2025/10/19/j...
Just because it’s published…
“I’m on the rota for the children’s group at church tomorrow,” said my friend Louise, one Saturday evening when we were round for supper. “I’d better have a look at the scheme and see what I’m mean…
meristemweb.wordpress.com
October 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
How critical are we of the published material that we use with our children's groups and in schools? Three cautionary tales... meristemweb.wordpress.com/2025/10/19/j...
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This is beautiful @zackpolanski.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 8:16 AM
This is beautiful @zackpolanski.bsky.social
A Psalm for Simon - written on behalf of my friend Simon, when he was living in a care home after being diagnosed with early onset dementia meristemweb.wordpress.com/2025/07/10/a...
A Psalm for Simon
I wrote this psalm for my friend Simon, when he was living in a care home after being diagnosed with early onset dementia. Lord you have taken away my mind; how then can I know you? My words slip a…
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July 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A Psalm for Simon - written on behalf of my friend Simon, when he was living in a care home after being diagnosed with early onset dementia meristemweb.wordpress.com/2025/07/10/a...
What about children and their experiences of God? How does the church view these? Do children get the support they need? meristemweb.wordpress.com/2025/07/07/c...
Children and their experiences
The final post of four posts reflecting on transformational experiences and formation. You can read the first part here: Children are viewed by churches according to the theology of that church. Do…
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July 7, 2025 at 10:18 AM
What about children and their experiences of God? How does the church view these? Do children get the support they need? meristemweb.wordpress.com/2025/07/07/c...
How does the church respond to those who have transformational experiences? What can it do to support people? The third of four posts meristemweb.wordpress.com/2025/06/19/t...
Transformational experiences and the laity
The third of four posts reflecting on transformational experiences and formation. You can read Part 1 here: I’ve found that the laity only occasionally talk about their transformational experiences…
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July 7, 2025 at 10:16 AM
How does the church respond to those who have transformational experiences? What can it do to support people? The third of four posts meristemweb.wordpress.com/2025/06/19/t...
Transformational experiences and formation - reflecting on my own transformational experience following a devastating scan when pregnant with my youngest son. The second of four posts: meristemweb.wordpress.com/2025/06/13/r...
Reflecting on a transformational experience
The second of four posts reflecting on transformational experiences and formation. You can read the first post here: My own experience of formation is that I cannot remember a time when I have not …
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July 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Transformational experiences and formation - reflecting on my own transformational experience following a devastating scan when pregnant with my youngest son. The second of four posts: meristemweb.wordpress.com/2025/06/13/r...
Transformational experiences and formation - how does the church view these, especially when it it concerns the laity? What about children? 1 Transformation and formation: meristemweb.wordpress.com/2025/06/13/t...
Transformation and formation
The first of four posts reflecting on transformational experiences and formation. Who is formation for? Is it possible to have formation without transformational experiences? How does t…
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July 7, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Transformational experiences and formation - how does the church view these, especially when it it concerns the laity? What about children? 1 Transformation and formation: meristemweb.wordpress.com/2025/06/13/t...
Do communities need spiritual space? Where will they find it if we close local churches? meristemweb.wordpress.com/2025/03/29/t...
The visited church
“I was coming back from the shop,” says Harry, “and I went into the church. I had 20p so I put it in the box on the wall.” I am taken aback. I know people do visit our local church which is o…
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March 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Do communities need spiritual space? Where will they find it if we close local churches? meristemweb.wordpress.com/2025/03/29/t...
We often talk about travelling together with children - but do children see it this way? meristemweb.wordpress.com/2025/02/02/t...
Travelling together?
As we come to the end of the Godly Play session, I ask the group of Year 3 children to remake the circle. It is time for prayer. I light the candle and then go round the circle, asking each child i…
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February 2, 2025 at 10:27 AM
We often talk about travelling together with children - but do children see it this way? meristemweb.wordpress.com/2025/02/02/t...
Happy Christmas! Away in a manger...
December 25, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Happy Christmas! Away in a manger...
Travelling to Bethlehem: meristemweb.wordpress.com/2024/12/06/e...
Encounter
She had always needed time alone and never more so than now. Her family home was too busy, her father angry and questioning, her mother constantly interrupting to ask if she was all right.&nb…
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December 6, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Travelling to Bethlehem: meristemweb.wordpress.com/2024/12/06/e...
@pipofsuffolk.bsky.social Hi Pip, please could you add me to #cofepeeps please?
November 17, 2024 at 9:15 AM
@pipofsuffolk.bsky.social Hi Pip, please could you add me to #cofepeeps please?
Roses are red, young man, green leaves are green... Are we limiting children's experience of faith if we explain everything and tell them that there is only one way to see things?
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April 12, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Roses are red, young man, green leaves are green... Are we limiting children's experience of faith if we explain everything and tell them that there is only one way to see things?
meristemweb.wordpress.com/2024/04/12/f...
meristemweb.wordpress.com/2024/04/12/f...
What can be done about the bully who lies? Some suggestions for those in a church context: meristemweb.wordpress.com/2024/03/16/b...
March 16, 2024 at 12:12 PM
What can be done about the bully who lies? Some suggestions for those in a church context: meristemweb.wordpress.com/2024/03/16/b...
Bullying (by clergy and laity) can be a major issue for churches and the church is looking at ways to address this. But what can be done about the bully who lies? meristemweb.wordpress.com/2024/03/14/b...
March 14, 2024 at 10:53 AM
Bullying (by clergy and laity) can be a major issue for churches and the church is looking at ways to address this. But what can be done about the bully who lies? meristemweb.wordpress.com/2024/03/14/b...
Do children feel that they belong when they come to church? What factors affect their sense of belonging? meristemweb.wordpress.com/2024/01/18/w...
January 18, 2024 at 11:38 AM
Do children feel that they belong when they come to church? What factors affect their sense of belonging? meristemweb.wordpress.com/2024/01/18/w...