How to use the Stir Course
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How to use Stir in a Café setting
If your church is running a café, The Stir Course can be a great way to stimulate spiritual conversations at individual tables and also create opportunities to invite individuals to explore faith even further, beyond the set café times.
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How to Use Stir at my Youth Club or Drop-in
Stir has been used in several youth group, club and drop-in settings. Your approach will depend on whether you have a slot where everyone stops and listens to input from the front or if you have no set structure and teens freely come and go.
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How to Use Stir in School Assemblies
The Stir material is great for School Assemblies. The sessions can help you meet the school’s PSHE/RSHE requirements, inform students about the Christian faith and serve as an opportunity to invite students to a follow-up Stir group.
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How to Use Stir with Children
Stir can be adapted for children by introducing it's most basic concept, that we are more than a body and brain.
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How to run Stir in 20 minutes
Do you run a school lunch-time group, a rowdy youth club or a small breakout at youth group for teens who are uncertain about faith? Stir can work in these settings. Keep reading to hear how other stirrers have done it.
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How to run Stir in 12-14 weeks
The format of a 12-14 week course is a well-worn pathway in churches that have used the Alpha Course or Christianity Explored. Here we break down how you can adapt the Stir Course to a 12-14 week format.
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