Holy Week
Digital download: A series of short reflections and prayers that might be used before – or during – a simple meal each evening of Holy Week. 4 pages.
Good Friday
Digital download: A group activity to reflect on some of the things that people other than Jesus said on Good Friday. 3 pages.
Good Friday
Digital download: A poetic reflection on the journey of Jesus along the Via Dolorosa. 3 pages.
Songbooks
One hundred 21st-century hymn texts by John L Bell & Graham Maule that can be sung to familiar tunes - making the most of minimal congregational song resources in an accessible and resilient way.
John Bell & Wild Goose Resource Group
Twenty-five meditations covering personal, pastoral and biblical themes. Written to be read where people are gathered, they can be used in congregational worship, or with smaller assemblies such as prayer groups, youth fellowships and housegroups.
John Bell & Wild Goose Resource Group
Ten Things They Never Told Me About Jesus (Downloadable book)
Explores facets of the personal life, relationships and ministry of Jesus which are seldom the stuff of preaching or conversation, but which are all rooted in the Gospels and are necessary if we are to be freed from the passive stereotypes which still dominate thinking about Christ.
John Bell & Wild Goose Resource Group
From a black Jesus to a great lake of beer; the Highland clearances to Protestant iconoclasm; the pandemic to paedophilia … just a sample of the wide-ranging issues covered in this collection of short broadcast pieces and longer festival seminars. And through them all – faith, hope, life and love.
John Bell & Wild Goose Resource Group
From a black Jesus to a great lake of beer; the Highland clearances to Protestant iconoclasm; the pandemic to paedophilia … just a sample of the wide-ranging issues covered in this collection of short broadcast pieces and longer festival seminars. And through them all – faith, hope, life and love.
Sheet music download: A song based on an affirmation used by the Iona Community about living as close to God when apart as when together. 3 pages.
Saints & others
Digital download: A liturgy for St Benedict’s Day focusing on creating holy space, offering holy service and living holy communion. Suitable for a wide range of ages and for use by small groups or individuals. 6 pages.
From John L Bell and the Wild Goose Resource Group, 19 new songs that are singable, road tested and gutsy. PDF only. Special offer: Get this e-book version for £2 when you buy it together with the print version.
John Bell & Wild Goose Resource Group
From John L Bell and the Wild Goose Resource Group, 19 new songs that are singable, road tested and gutsy. Special offer: Get the PDF e-book version for £2 when you buy it together with this version.
Sheet music download: Song of trust based on Psalm 63 from the Psalms of Patience, Protest and Praise collection, by John L Bell. 3 pages.
Sheet music download: Song based on Psalm 40 from the Psalms of Patience, Protest and Praise collection, by John L Bell. 3 pages.
Sheet music download: Song based on Psalm 56 from the Psalms of Patience, Protest and Praise collection, by John L Bell. 2 pages.
Sheet music download: Song based on Psalm 19 from the Psalms of Patience, Protest and Praise collection, by John L Bell. 1 page.
Sheet music download: Song of praise based on Psalm 147, from the Psalms of Patience, Protest and Praise collection, by John L Bell. 3 pages.
Sheet music download: Song of trust based on Psalm 131, from the Psalms of Patience, Protest and Praise collection, by John L Bell. 2 pages.
Sheet music download: Song based on Psalm 130, from the Psalms of Patience, Protest and Praise collection, by John L Bell. A penitential psalm or lament. 2 pages.
Digital download: A set of worship items for evening time that could be used by a family or a group. Includes simple songs/chants, psalms, prayers and ways of remembering the Bible. 5 pages.
Sheet music download: Song based on Psalm 117, from the Psalms of Patience, Protest and Praise collection, by John L Bell. A call to worship. 2 pages.
Sheet music download: Song of trust based on Psalm 91, from Psalms of Patience, Protest and Praise, by John L Bell. 2 pages.
Sheet music download: Song based on Psalm 72, from the Psalms of Patience, Protest and Praise collection, by John L Bell. 3 pages.
Sheet music download: Song based on Psalm 47 from the Psalms of Patience, Protest and Praise collection, by John L Bell. 2 pages.
Sheet music download: Song based on Psalm 8 from the Psalms of Patience, Protest and Praise collection, by John L Bell. 3 pages.
Sheet music download: Song based on Psalm 6, from Psalms of Patience, Protest and Praise, by John L Bell. 2 pages.
Digital download: An all-age song for Easter Sunday, words only, to be sung to the tune of ‘This old man’. 2 pages.
Maundy Thursday
Digital download: A reflective Tenebrae service that can be used with all ages from 9 years upwards, during which candles are extinguished to symbolise how Jesus was abandoned by everyone on the night before his death. 9 pages.
Advent & Christmas
Digital download: A dialogue/drama script involving humans, God and plenty of sheep, giving an alternative view of Christmas and life in general. 6 pages.