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.
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 act of remembrance and a sermon for Transgender Day of Remembrance, plus some extra resources. Taken from the book Transgender Christian Human. 17 pages.
The life story (so far) of Alex Clare-Young, the first out transgender minister in the United Reformed Church. Includes resources and activities to encourage individuals and groups to explore the subject of gender identity.
The life story (so far) of Alex Clare-Young, the first out transgender minister in the United Reformed Church. Includes resources and activities to encourage individuals and groups to explore the subject of gender identity.
All-age resources
Digital download: Prayers and poems by and for children. Whether you're a kid or a kid at heart, we hope you'll find them helpful, comforting, moving, entertaining, fun. 38 pages.
Books
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.
Advent & Christmas
A mixture of resources for an all-age Christingle service, with lots of lively participation, actions and singing. 27 pages.
All-age resources
Digital download: A fun service for all that involves making pancakes (and eating them afterwards) and thinking about the journey of Lent that we are about to set out on. 5 pages.
Ash Wednesday
Digital download: A preparation for the period of reflection and prayer that is Lent; a call to come back to God and to come back to the earth. Includes marking of the palm of the hand with ashes. 7 pages.
A new songbook from John L. Bell. Twenty-one songs from various parts of the world - as far apart as Hawaii, Singapore, Mozambique, Glasgow and elsewhere - intended, as the title (which comes from the words of Jesus) suggests, to liberate us from limited horizons
Digital download: A new, participative service for Maundy Thursday, leading into Communion, to help worshippers enter the events of Holy Week in a way relevant to modern life. 9 pages.
Digital download: A new, original liturgy for the Monday of Holy Week (based on John 12:1-8, Jesus anointed at Bethany), to help worshippers enter the events of Holy Week in a way relevant to modern life. 7 pages.
E- Liturgies & Prayers
Digital download: An original service for Good Friday which ends with a symbolic action, to help worshippers enter the events of Holy Week in a way relevant to modern life. 9 pages.
Books
The second volume of John Bell's collected scripts from BBC Radio 4's 'Thought for the Day' on a diverse selection of topics. Also includes three longer pieces by John.
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.
A songbook containing a new collection of short songs for use in worship from John L. Bell. Includes material from the developing world along with recent output from the Wild Goose Resource Group.
Books
In this very practical book on teaching congregations to sing, John L. Bell shares insights and techniques culled from over 20 years in which he and his colleagues in the Wild Goose Resource and Worship Groups have taught new songs in venues as diverse as old people's homes and the Greenbelt Festival with over 10,000 gathered for worship.
Books
Scripts from John Bell's broadcasts on BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day, representing the prickly interface between faith and politics from the perspective of a Christian believer.