An open door for questions – Les Moreman’s SRE teaching experience
An open door for questions – Les Moreman’s SRE teaching experience Growing up, Les Moreman’s family were inconsistent at church, but SRE was a constant in his primary school years. He has fond memories of singing songs about God in SRE classes as a child. You gave me Jesus and you made me your child […]
Long-term commitment, long-term impact: James’s SRE experience
What does James Annesley want people thinking about teaching SRE to know? “It’s not always fun. But it always fills me with joy when I finish.” James has been teaching SRE in primary schools for over 30 years, since he was at university. It’s something he continued to do as he went into full time […]
A faithful presence: The story of SRE in Grafton
For nearly forty years, Special Religious Education (SRE) has been a faithful presence in the public schools of Grafton. Its story is one of vision, perseverance, prayer, and trust in God’s provision. At its heart are ordinary people who believed deeply that “young people desperately need to hear about Jesus.” Rev Ray and Roberta Murray […]
Helping children explore Jesus, one school at a time
When Kerry thinks back to her own childhood, she smiles at the memory of sitting cross-legged on the floor, wide-eyed, listening to stories about Jesus. “I grew up in a non-Christian family,” Kerry says. “But my parents still sent me to Sunday School and SRE classes. Those were the places where seeds of faith were […]
A real delight: Scripture teaching with Koh
It is the very last week of school for Year 12 students, just three weeks before their first HSC exam. Everyone is stressed and trying to study as hard as they can. There’s an audible sigh from some students when they realise that they have SRE in Period 1. I can see some people in […]
A passion to see all students question, explore, and discover Jesus, with Kelly
Kelly’s first experience in an SRE classroom left her feeling quite daunted by the thought of teaching a classroom of students herself. But her passion to see all students be given the opportunity to question, explore, and discover who Jesus is, over time, outweighed the overwhelmed feeling. Kelly grew up attending Epping Presbyterian Church, with […]