First things first: my apologies for this issue being close to the wire. Alas, a nasty bug in the post-Christmas season caused the delays for my part. But we are here with a big issue, 144 pages full of resources and ideas for Lent-Easter-Pentecost. This covers us to the end of the formal Narrative Lectionary cycle, though we will have one more issue covering the summer which will also use the suggested reading from the Narrative Lectionary team.

Issue 26 covers from the first Sunday in Lent, 18 February 2018, to Pentecost Sunday on 20 May 2018.

Created by folks here in Scotland, this issue has lots of ideas and resources for you to inspire, adapt, use in leading worship or for age groups in Junior Churches and youth groups. If you have not used Spill the Beans before then have a look at this sample.

If you'd like to download a full copy of Issue 26 for use in your church or personally, then click the 'Buy' button below. The cost is only £12 (GBP). You can make a secure payment via PayPal and then an email with secure link to the download should wing its way to you. Please note that you can only download the file using this link three times, so please make sure you save the file to your computer or tablet as soon as you have downloaded it.

Please follow the instructions carefully. The Adobe pdf file is approximately 7 MB so it may take some time to download. Please be patient as your computer does so!

Spill the Beans Issue 26

You can also get involved in feedback and discussion on the Spill the Beans blog, where we try to put up weekly PowerPoint backgrounds too. There is also a facebook group in which we share ideas.

Print Copies

If you would like an additional printed copy of Spill the Beans, then this can be arranged. The cost is usually around £22+P&P and these can be arranged directly with the office at Ferryhill Parish Church. Note this cost is just for printing expenses. Each issue is in full colour and comb bound for ease of use. Please note we can only send these within the United Kingdom.

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