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Coronavirus: Leicester church uses Minecraft to teach Bible to teenagers
17 May 2020
During the lockdown the church turned to Minecraft to teach its children about Christianity.
Leicester's St John the Baptist Church has been recreated on a server so the youth group has a place to take Bible lessons.
Josh Young, the organiser said it was a means of meeting younger people "where they are" and engaging them in a world they are used to.
Virtual reality means that they have also been able to be creative in their lessons.
Mr. Young, for example made an underwater whale to teach them about Jonah's story. He also challenged the teens to build boats to learn more about Jesus and calming a storm.
The 27-year-old youth worker added: "Having a community for these youth is extremely important and I wanted to continue that in the lockdown.
They don't have any friends and there are some who struggle right now. They can chat, play and interact with others on Minecraft without ever physically there. It's a tool for engagement and building community.
"Young people" live in this online world , and the Bible encourages us to meet people wherever they are in their local community.
"Jesus broke the boundaries of what people thought was typical worship, Jesus would be content with the idea that the church is moving forwards."
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Every Wednesday, about 20 children between 11-17 spend two and a half hours on the server.
During that time, they are free to explore the world or pursue their own projects however, for 30 minutes they're transported to a shared area to complete a Bible-themed mission.
Mr. Young stated that they had ensured that the adults could manage the children's participation and prevent any bad language.
Rosie, 15 is one of the teenagers who attend regularly. "I enjoy it because I can talk to my friends whilst playing, and I love it just the same as meeting up for our regular youth group," she said.
"I thought it was great that Josh transported everyone to the same place and we held a contest to build the best boat from Matthew, Chapter 8, where Jesus stopped the storm. My team was the winner because we built little lightning storm clouds."
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