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Coronavirus: Leicester church uses Minecraft to teach Bible to teenagers
17 May 2020
A church has turned to Minecraft to teach its youngsters about Christianity during the lockdown.
The server has been used to recreate Leicester's St John the Baptist Church so that the youth group can have a place for Bible lessons.
Josh Young, the organizer who was the organizer, said it was a way to meet younger people "whereever they are" and interact with them in a world that is familiar.
Virtual reality means that they have also been able to be creative in their lessons.
Mr. Young for instance, created an underwater whale to teach them about Jonah's story. He also challenged the teenagers to build boats to find out more about Jesus and calming the storm.
The 27-year-old youth worker added: "Having a community for these youth is extremely important and I wanted to carry that on in the lockdown.
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"They cannot be friends with their friends, and some of them are really struggling at the moment. On Minecraft they can meet, talk and play games without physically being there. It's a tool for interaction and building community.
"Young people are online" and the Bible shows us how to meet people wherever they are in their community.
"Jesus pushed the boundaries of what people believed was normal worship, and He would be pleased with the idea that the church is moving forwards."
About 20 youngsters aged between 11 and 17 years old, spend two and a half hours on the server every Wednesday.
They are free to explore the world and work on their own projects during this time However, for a period of 30 seconds, they are teleported into the communal space to complete an task inspired by the Bible.
Mr Young stated that they had made sure the adults could prevent bad language, control who joined , and had permission from the parents for their children to join.
Rosie 15, who is 15 years old is one of the teens who attend regularly. She told us, "I love it because it allows me to chat with my friends while playing, it's just as enjoyable as getting together for our regular youth club."
"I thought it was great when Josh teleported everyone to the same spot and we had a competition to build the best boat from Matthew, Chapter 8, when Jesus stopped the storm. My team was the winner because we created lightning storm clouds."
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