​Commuter Core Training 2025 - 2026
In person onsite @ St. Anne's Steveston Anglican Church
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Godly Play training is unique in that it offers training and development ​for those
​lay and ordered people entrusted with the spiritual development of children.
There are lots of things that you can learn from a lecture but Godly Play
is learned from the inside out.  ​You will experience Godly Play as both leader and learner.
 
You will have the opportunity to analyze and tell stories from the
various genres with peers in a collegial, non-judgmental setting. 
You will experience both the storyteller and doorperson roles;
learn how to establish a Godly Play environment
and strengthen your classroom management skills.
 
You will deepen your understanding of the spirituality of children.
 
All learning will take place in a prayerful and playful atmosphere
with creative and experienced Godly Play trainers.  Participants who successfully complete this training will receive a Certificate of Accreditation from Godly Play Canada.
​2025 - 2026 Dates: 
Day 1 Sacred Stories
October 25, 2025 - 9 am to 5:00 pm PST

Day 2 Parables
November 15, 2025 - 9 am to 5:00 pm PST
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Day 3 Liturgical Action Stories
January 24, 2026 -  9 am to 5:00pm PST
Cost:  
$350 for all three sessions
Registration includes snacks and resource material.

​Space is limited to 18 people.
​
If you need only one or two of the sessions to complete your training please email our Coordinator at arbc52 [at] gmail.com

Full Completion of the Program is earned over 3 Core Training Days  ​
Registration is now closed. 

​Refunds are given for a cancellation prior to
October 20,2025 less $50 administration fee.
​No refund for a cancellation made after October 20, 2025.
LOCATION:
St. Anne's Steveston Anglican Church - 4071 Francis Road, Richmond BC V7C 1J8

​Parking: There is ample parking onsite
Storytelling and Small Groups:
Each participant will tell a story, by heart, to be shared with the group. To prepare for telling the story, each participant will work with a small group during the sessions and at least once outside of the scheduled training online or onsite with a trainer. 
All participants will be connected with a small group as well as a trainer to assist with exploring the story, the story materials, and to deepen everyone's understanding of the story genre.

​Details for small group work will shared via email prior to October 25th.
Resources:
Each participant will receive all the stories used in the training, handouts and background information, materials for responding to the story, and if needed, the materials required to tell the story. 

Originally developed with children, Godly Play is both spiritual practice and process applicable to all ages and many settings.
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The Heart of Godly Play 
 Creating sacred space  - Building and working in community  -
​Nurturing spiritual development  - Learning religious language  -
Using silence, story, and play to make meaning