Worship, learn and pray together.
Welcome!
At ENCOUNTER Worship, we believe that God is for everyone, and worship should be planned and led to help all people meet with God, regardless of age and ability.
On this website you’ll find resources and ideas to help you plan inclusive worship in your own setting. We are an experienced team and want to share our skills and knowledge to help more churches and faith communities worship together.
Getting Started
Not sure where to start? We’ve got it covered! Find out how to use our resources, and where to find them.
Our Mission Statement
Young and old worshipping together.
Young and old learning together.
Young and old praying together.
Unity across all ages.
About Us
Back in 2018 Rachael and Vanessa went to Spring Harvest in Harrogate. As they set off, their minister challenged them; “fix all-age worship!”
After attending a seminar led by Nick and Becky Drake (Worship for Everyone), a vision for ENCOUNTER emerged over a pizza.
Back in their home town of Hull, they planned the next all-age service and it was a success. Katy enthusiastically joined the team later – and now the group want to share their vision with you and your church.
Photo above shows Katy, Vanessa and Rachael
Accessibility
Accessibility is at the heart of our worship, so that all can encounter God together regardless of age, ability and Biblical understanding. We have easy-to-implement ideas that you can adapt to your context.
The Service
Each ENCOUNTER service has a clear structure with defined sections. Explore our plans and see how easily you can build an inclusive all-age service using our resources.
Recent Resources
Jesus Superhero
The Big Idea Loads of people love a superhero story, where good defeats evil. But all superheroes have weaknesses… or do they? Find out how Jesus is the ultimate superhero, with no weakness and a radical superpower. We used this as a Christmas service, but it can...
Transformation
The Big Idea Advent is a time of preparation and getting ready for Christmas, the celebration of Jesus coming to live among us. This service explores John the Baptist’s role in making sure the people transformed their lives through repentance, and how we can do the...
All Saints
The Big Idea Have you ever considered why some people are called ‘Saints’? In the New Testament Paul refers to all believers of Jesus as ‘saints’. This means anyone who has faith in Jesus is a saint, whether they have done big things of little things, whether...
Testimonials
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