Older adults are the fastest-growing age demographic across the Western world, and yet there are few materials to support churches who want to help this older generation hear about God’s love.
Hymns We Love aims to fill that gap. It is a gentle outreach program which uses well-loved hymns to share the good news of Jesus and key truths about God’s character in an accessible way. Many in this generation have grown up singing these hymns at school, church, or Sunday school, and they have therefore proved to be a non-threatening and accessible way to connect with seniors and help them to engage with the gospel.
The series comprises five video sessions. Each one tells the story of the hymn writer, how the hymn came to be, and the Christian message behind it. Across the five sessions, Hymns We Love will help bring the core truths of the Christian story alive in a way that is gentle, warm, and clear.
The video sessions also feature beautiful renditions of the hymns, filmed in a historic English village church, along with testimonies and prayers.
There are also three introductory sessions: for Christmas and for Easter, and a third which can be used at any time of the year.
This bundle contains everything you need to evaluate and run your program:
• a Leader's Guide
• a songbook to give to guests
• a code to access video downloads
• a DVD containing all of the films
Note: for more detail on the story behind the writing of the English version of How Great Thou Art, please visit https://howgreatthouartofficial.com/history/
(Review written for 'Hymns We Love Leader's Kit')
As a church, we love using evangelistic courses as a big part of our work with those who are exploring faith. We love Alpha, as it's great for those asking big questions, and we love Christianity Explored, as it's great for those wanting to wrestle with the Bible. But this is a brilliant new addition for those who would like to explore faith in a different way, looking at the theology behind some classic hymns and what it tells us about God is like. Each week features a new hymn, some reflections on its theology and some discussion questions for ...small groups. There are helpful talk templates for you to use as well as a DVD and guest songbook. It's definitely a course that we as a group of Anglican churches will be considering using in the future.
