Resources
Here are some RealityBites resources that we’ve developed for you to use in your work with young people.
Short Papers | FREE
What's distinctive about the RealityBites approach? Our free papers give you a foretaste...
- Challenging Secularism. A quick read, introducing a new way of reaching young people (2 pages)
- Culture-Shapers. In this essay we explain how George Cadbury, Catherine Booth, Bob Lavelle and William Carey transformed communities. (7 pages)
- Strategic Response to Secular Hostility. Here we analyse the secular mindset and suggest how Christians might respond. (5 pages)
- Education, Indoctrination and God. How could you tell if your children were being indoctrinated? This essay contains powerful ideas about education! (11 pages)
- Serving Christ outside the Church. Read and explore how Christians can serve God as politicians, police officers, plastic surgeons, painters, photographers and poets. (7 pages)
- The Big Story of the Bible. Consider your role in the drama of Scripture as it comes to life in this easy-to-read article. (18 pages)
Videos on YouTube
This 5-min film-clip about James Chalmers and the Cannibals could be just what you need to get a discussion going!
We're currently working on a project to produce more films like this.
See also Mark's talk James Bond and Rat Worship.
RealityBites Story Course | £14 was £40!
Twenty PowerPoint presentations and about 70,000 words – enough material for a year with most groups. There are inspiring, faith-building stories, role plays, meditations, prayers, Bible studies, and suggestions for heated debate. Also ideal for assemblies and RE lessons. Download a summary of the course.
RealityBites Subversive Questions Course | £4 was £5!
A short course (15,000 words) to help you do mission in a powerful way. We explore the question-and-parable method of Jesus and how to use it today. The course will help you understand the modern West’s idolatry, develop effective strategies for challenging the false gods of consumerism and find meaningful, credible ways of talking about faith to unchurched people. With 25 A4 handouts, the course is designed for use in schools and churches.
RealityBites Engaging Religion and Ethics Course | £15 was £25!
A resource for RE teachers, evangelists and youthworkers. Ten talks for schools, churches and youth groups – feedback from three RE conferences has been very encouraging. Aiming to help young people to understand important issues in the light of the biblical story, each lecture includes a powerpoint presentation and accompanying notes.
Lecture Titles
- Life after Death: Reincarnation, resurrection or rotting?
- Washing Sins Away: Murder, worldviews and the biblical drama.
- Sanctity of Life: Are slugs as valuable as humans?
- Sex, Marriage and Promiscuity: Is it OK to marry a tree?
- Problem of Evil: Can atheists make sense of it?
- Abortion, Euthanasia and Infanticide: What are the options?
- Cannibalism: Should we love our enemies or eat them?
- War and Peace: Just war, Pacifism or Machiavelli?
- Image of God or slave of the gods: Are humans valuable or disposable?
- Tadpole World: Are there many worlds or just one?
To purchase these materials please email mark 'at’ realitybites.org.uk
(replace ’at' with @).
You can then pay using PayPal (this will take you to the page of the West Yorkshire School of Christian Studies):
For the full RealityBites experience, arrange an event for your group.
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