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   The Good Soil Garden Center
The Good Soil Garden Center is a workshop for sharing faith with others. It sets a horticultural context for encouraging and equipping people of ages to be good stewards of the Gospel. The exercises and activities in this 60-90 minute program will explore the realities of partnering with the Holy Spirit as children, youth and adults consider opportunities to plant and nurture seeds of faith. The following outline provides a variety of entry points for accessing the various components of this program. It includes detailed descriptions and practical support for planning and coordinating the Groundbreaking Gathering Activities, the Seed and Supply Stations and the Rogation Large Group Celebration.

Click on the following titles to access individual files for each overview, activity description, pattern or participant sheet. (Click here to get a copy of the Good Soil Garden Center PDF page from the planning guide. You might also wish to use the outline below as a planning guide or checklist.)
 
   Groundbreaking Gathering Activities - Overview
Resource Support:
   Good Soil Garden Center sign design
   Planning Grid
       Good Soil Garden Center table tents
   Good Soil Garden Center Guest Service Center - Activity Description
   Good Soil Gardner I.D. tags
   Gardner's Gifts to Share
   Product Inventory Center - Activity Description
   Seed & Supply Inventory sheet
   ISBN Code sheets A-E
   Good Soil Shopping Bag design
 
   Rogation Celebration  - Overview 
Resource Support:
   Skit: I’m Gonna Make God’s Garden Grow
   Lessons, Songs and Prayers reproducible sheet
   Good Soil Garden Center sign design
       Puppet Instruction sheet A-E
   Seed Bag Sign design
   Backstage Preparation sheet
 
   Seed and Supply Stations  - Overview
Resource Support:
   Planning Grid
   Good Soil Garden Center table tents
   Soil Surveys - Activity Description
Resource Support:
     Soil Survey Game Board Design A-E
         Soil Survey Cards A-E
         Soil Survey Game Play sheet
         Soil Survey ISBN reference sheet
         Soil Survey ISBN Code sheet A
         Parable of the Sower reference sheet
         Parable of the Sower Conditions and Effects sheet
         Soils of the Earth and Heart
   Alternatives Activities for Young Children  - Activity Description
        Resource Support:
           Black Bird Paper Airplane pattern
           Thorny Weed pattern
   Tools for Tending  - Activity Description
Resource Support:
   Tools for Tending pattern design
       Tools for Tending ISBN reference sheet
   Tools for Tending ISBN Code sheet B
       Tools for Tending display cards A-D
       Soil Conditions and Effects sheet
       Soil Report Form
   Bouquet of Inspiration  - Activity Description
Resource Support:
   Bouquet of Inspiration Bible Verse sheet
   Origami Instruction sheet
       Bouquet of Inspiration ISBN reference sheet
   Bouquet of Inspiration ISBN Code sheet C
   Sample Seed Packets  - Activity Description
Resource Support:
   Individual Seed Sample sheet A-B
   Seed Packet Playing Cards A-E
       Sample Seed Packet design
       Sample Seed Packet ISBN reference sheet
   Sample Seed Packet ISBN Code sheet D
       Seed Packet Game Play sheet
   Special Deliveries  - Activity Description
Resource Support:
   Special Delivery Soup Label sheets
   Directions for Packet Assembly sheet
   Pattern for Gift Tags
   Special Delivery ISBN reference sheet
   Special Delivery ISBN Code sheet E

Acknowledgements: 
Writers: Linda Walker and Mim Campbell
Contributing Writers: Myra Fozard, Paula Spengler
Artist/Illustrator: Tom Pairan

 

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