Marilyn Burrell
The friendly face that goes with the friendly voice at Maritime Conference AVEL

VIDEO RESOURCES
FOR
CONFIRMATION CLASSES

UNITED CHURCH HISTORY AND STRUCTURE

CELEBRATION & REFLECTION:

60 Years of Union Dr. Bob McClure and Dr. Clarke MacDonald, past Moderators of The United Church of Canada, are interviewed by Rod Booth. They reflect on the first 60 years of the United Church. (28 minutes)

CELEBRATION OF OUR ROOTS series

Three part series about the founding denominations of The United Church of Canada.

METHODIST: Oh, For a Thousand Tongues (35 minutes)
OUR PRESBYTERIAN HERITAGE (21 minutes)
UNION CHURCHES (20 minutes)

GENERAL COUNCIL

Nightly Update 37th G.C. (2000) Compilation of Nightly Update programs broadcast on Vision TV, August 2000. Contains 6 programs, 5 minutes each plus a 5-minute light-hearted report on the term of Moderator Bill Phipps. (35 minutes)

LIVING AND RISKING:

Our Heritage and Our Future The story of The United Church of Canada from Union in 1925 to 1985. (13 minutes)

REFINING FIRE, SUSTAINING GRACE

The video produced for the 75th anniversary of The United Church of Canada. Traces the journey, pointing to some of the key events and decisions. (30 minutes)

SPIRIT CONNECTION SPECIAL

65th Anniversary Celebration Begins with a reflective look at The United Church of Canada and its historical roots. Then looks at issues within the United Church. (28 minutes)

SPIRIT CONNECTION

October 23/95 70th Anniversary of The United Church A collection of interview and reflections. (30 minutes)

WELCOME TO THE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA

This is a brief overview of The United Church - the people, the beliefs, the activities, the structures. Includes the creed and a description of the crest. (9 minutes)

BIBLE RESOURCES

DISCOVERING THE BIBLE

A kit of resources for study of the Bible. Designed to be used by people who are new to the church. Includes workbooks and guides. There are four sessions on two videos. Each session is 30 minutes.

Tape 1
1. Getting Acquainted
2. The Old Testament

Tape 2
3. The New Testament
4. Survival, Spread and Influence

QUESTIONS OF FAITH II:

2. What’s the Use of the Bible?

COMMUNION RESOURCES

BROKEN FOR YOU

Helps viewers make the connection between the communion service and service in the world. Can be used with junior high through adult. (10 minutes)

MEANING OF MYSTERY

(See description under "Baptism Resources")

VIDEOS FOR STUDY AND DISCUSSION

QUESTIONS OF FAITH series, 20 to 30 minutes each. Faith questions (some of the questions discussed are listed) are addressed by a variety of contemporary thinkers, well-known in both the secular and church worlds.

QUESTIONS OF FAITH II

1. Who Is Jesus? What role does Jesus play in your faith? What does one have to believe about Jesus to be Christian?
2. What’s the Use of the Bible? What kind of authority does the Bible have for you? What role does the Bible play in your faith? How do you approach reading the Bible?
3. Who’s Got the Truth? If you really believe you are right, how do you deal with people who believe differently from you?
4. How Do We Right the Wrong? What are the most pressing social issues of our time? What should religious institutions be doing?
5. What Gives You Faith? How did you come into your faith? What sustains your faith? How do you share your faith?
6. What Happens After Death? What is your attitude toward death? What does immortality or life after death mean to you?

QUESTIONS OF FAITH III

1. What Do You Mean By Faith? What does faith mean to you? What’s the difference between faith and belief?
2. Why Worship? What is worship? When does worship happen for you? Does worship ever happen outside the church?
3. What’s Religion Got To Do With Sex? What is the Judeo-Christian perspective on sexuality? What can the church offer to those in non-traditional relationships?
4. What Are the Moral Dilemmas? What is the most problematic moral issue for you? If you had to identify the most pressing moral problem faced by the culture, what would you say?
5. Remember Sin and Salvation? Whatever happened to sin? What is sin for you? What does salvation mean?
6. What About Grace and Miracles? How do you experience grace? What is grace? Does God intervene in creation today? What is a miracle and have you ever experienced one?

QUESTIONS OF FAITH FOR YOUTH 1

This series of six programs features twenty articulate and thoughtful young people talking about their beliefs and values. What they say will prompt your group to talk about what they believe and how them make their choices. The Series:

What's God Like?
How Do You Deal With Drugs?
What is Sin?
What's a Friend?
What About Sex?
What Can the Church Do About the Future?

QUESTIONS OF FAITH FOR YOUTH II series

1. Why Pray? What’s the value of praying? What do you pray for? What do you think God does when opposing sides pray to win?
2. Who Do You Want To Become? What’s your idea of a good person? Who do you look up to? Is there any way you want to change?
3. How Much Stuff Do You Need? Does money cause you problems? How important is having the right clothes? Does your faith have anything to say about money and things?
4. How Do You Know What Is Right? How do you make choices? If you saw your best friend cheating, would you tell?
5. What Can You Do About Violence? Is violence a problem in your school or neighborhood? Have you been the victim of violence or had violent urges? What can people your age do about it?
6. Is Loving Yourself Easy? Do you have to be accepted by others to feel OK about yourself? Do you know youth who are depressed or suicidal? Can a person have too much self-esteem?

SPIRIT CONNECTION: Feb. 5/96 Joan Osborne’s rock video "One of Us" poses the question "what if God were one of us." (3 minutes)

WHO DO YOU SAY THAT I AM? Shows how Jesus has been seen through the eyes of artists in different times and places.(20 minutes)

PRAYER RESOURCES

PRAYING IN THE MIDST OF LIFE series 6 videos, each 23 mins. with the following titles

Our questions about prayer?
Finding God.
Knowing God’s Will.
Praying the Scripture.
Learning the Breath Prayer.
Retreating at any time.

BREAD This prayer meditation contrasts hunger and justice in the first and third worlds. (12 minutes)

ONE (10 minutes) Music, images, and a few brief words blend harmoniously to inspire a profound sense of the interdependence and interconnectedness of all life. Useful for worship, or to spark discussion on environmental issues.

MISSION/STEWARDSHIP

GIFTS TO SHARE

Four short clown skits about gifts and giving showing we all have gifts to share. 1) Clown without a gift; 2) Freed to Share; 3) The Pleaser; 4) The Great Offering (23 minutes)

IN PARTNERSHIP

Features footage of the church at work in the world today and yesterday. It looks at four main areas of work for the Division of World Outreach. (15 minutes)

MISSION AND SERVICE FUND PROJECTS

DANCE THE JUBILEE

Linnea Good sings a Jubilee song, "Bring the Day" to visuals which show work supported by the Mission & Service Fund. (4 minutes)

A collection of stories can be found on the following:

MISSION AND SERVICE (30 minutes)
RECEIVING AND GIVING: Stories of Mission in Action (30 minutes)
UNITED IN ACTION (10 minutes)
NAMES OF MONEY Intended to assist people in thinking about their money in Christian terms - how the use of money indicates the priorities in their lives. (12 minutes)

WORSHIP

PLACES OF WORSHIP Provides an overview of the history of architecture of Christian places of worship. Followed by a description of how the design of a worship space can enable participation in the worship service. (16 minutes)

QUESTIONS OF FAITH III , #2. Why Worship? (25 minutes) What is worship? When does worship happen for you? Does worship ever happen outside the church?

CELEBRATING POSSIBILITY Offers a glimpse of diverse cross-section of congregations and discusses how Christian education is important. (14 minutes)

CHRISTIAN YEAR (THE) The seasons of the Christian year are highlighted in six segments (10 minutes each) which can be used individually.

FINDING YOUR WAY Stories of people who talk about how they have come to the United Church at critical moments in their lives and why they have stayed. One of the resources for the "Steps in a Journey" series. (10 minutes)

STEPS IN A JOURNEY Produced to accompany the print magazine by the same title. Ralph Milton hosts this video. (30 minutes)

VOICES OF YOUTH A collection of Spirit Connection stories about youth. The young people in this video talk about what their church community means to them and they address various faith questions. (56 minutes)