A story enters
the room.
A value leaves
with the child.
Project Touchline begins with encounters with Jesus—stories of courage, friendship, faith and hope—and carries their meaning into the choices children make every day.
A Gospel story
does not finish
when worship ends.
At the heart of Project Touchline are ordinary people reaching towards Jesus—in uncertainty, need, courage, trust and hope.
Children are invited to notice what changes in each encounter. They ask honest questions, make connections with their own lives and discover a Christian value that can be carried from the worship space into relationships, play and the difficult moments of the school day.
Faith moves
when children do.
The story is received.
Children meet Jesus through Scripture, storytelling, stillness, questions and prayer.
The story becomes a choice.
Rugby and cricket create honest moments where respect, courage, love and belonging must become action.
The story shapes everyday life.
What begins in worship and is practised through play becomes a way of living, speaking and serving others—in friendships, classrooms, homes and communities.
Worship begins the story.
Sport gives us moments to practise it.
Life is where we live it.
The story
comes close.
Each theme begins with a human moment rather than an abstract idea. Children meet a question they recognise before they meet a value they can practise.
Bartimaeus
calls out.
A voice others try to silence is heard by Jesus. Children explore dignity, persistence and what it means to notice someone whom a crowd might overlook.
Who needs us to stop—and listen?Courage · Compassion
Friends make
a way.
When one person cannot reach Jesus alone, friends refuse to give up. Children encounter friendship as action: patient, inventive and prepared to carry another.
What does faithful friendship do?Teamwork · Perseverance“What might this story
be asking of me?”
Worship creates enough space for a child not only to understand a story, but to recognise themselves within it.
Not performance.
Participation.
Meaning is not delivered to children. Through wonder, discussion, prayer and reflection, children discover it for themselves.
Pause
A shared focus creates space for something different.
Encounter
Children encounter Jesus through story, imagination and wonder.
Question
Children notice, wonder and connect the story with lived experience.
Respond
Prayer, reflection and creative response make room for personal meaning.
Carry
Values explored in worship become visible in choices, relationships and everyday life.
Worship creates the encounter.
Sport creates the practice. Life reveals the impact.
Children begin
to recognise
the next right step.
Meaning becomes memorable when it can be practised. A story of courage shapes a difficult conversation. A story of friendship changes how a team responds. A story of hope gives language to prayer.
The story is heard.
Then it becomes a way to live.
Explore how Project Touchline can help your school connect Gospel stories, prayer, Christian values and everyday experience.
START A WORSHIP CONVERSATION →Story · reflection · prayer · lived response