{"id":33391,"date":"2022-09-10T20:47:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-11T01:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/bible-game-reaches-kids-where-they-are\/"},"modified":"2022-09-10T20:47:03","modified_gmt":"2022-09-11T01:47:03","slug":"bible-game-reaches-kids-where-they-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/bible-game-reaches-kids-where-they-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Bible Game Reaches Kids \u2018Where They Are\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bible Game Reaches Kids \u2018Where They Are\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

How a 70-year-old ministry transformed to reach kids in the 21st century<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Imagine an allegory set in a steampunk world of adventure and technology\u2014with heroes modeled on the real-life heroes of the Bible. Imagine entering that world through an interactive game that pulls you into the narrative, teaching you the truths of the Bible in a vivid way.<\/p>\n

Imagine it all really started in the 1930s in remote New Zealand.<\/p>\n

Scarlet City Studios\u2019 game The Aetherlight: Chronicles of the Resistance <\/em>is an epic retelling of the Bible for kids growing up in a digital world. But the company\u2019s up-to-date mission has its roots in the historic mission of the Postal Sunday School Movement (PSSM)\u2014a ministry that dates back to the 1930s.<\/p>\n

For the better part of a century, the PSSM mailed Sunday school lessons to children living in remote parts of New Zealand\u2014and unable to attend church.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey never would\u2019ve said their mission was to reach kids through the postal system,\u201d remarks Scarlet City\u2019s Tim Cleary. \u201cThey would\u2019ve said, \u2018Our mission is to reach kids where they are with the story of the Bible.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

A plan was hatched to reinvent the model in order to reach kids who are growing up in the digital age. That led to the formation of Scarlet City Studios\u2014and its 21st century allegorical adventure game The Aetherlight.<\/em><\/p>\n

Cleary, a former youth pastor, notes that this digital generation wants to actively participate rather than simply consume content. \u201cGames give you that opportunity,\u201d he says. \u201cThe other thing that is immensely exciting from an educational point of view is that good story is not tied up in the part of our brain that handles rote learning\u2014with information and facts\u2014it\u2019s stored with memory.\u201d<\/p>\n

And that, he says, is the strength of the storytelling model used for The Aetherlight.<\/em> \u201cWe\u2019re able to let you \u2018feel\u2019 the story\u2014making it an experience less likely to be forgotten, or simply filed away. The Aetherlight<\/em> allows the Bible to occupy a place in their imaginations, not just a place in their brains.\u201d<\/p>\n

The game\u2019s second episode is \u201cThe Resistance Takes Flight.\u201d The biblical story of Jacob and Esau is recast in a world where the Resistance is fighting to save Aethasia with majestic airships.<\/p>\n

The strong biblical themes infused into The Aetherlight <\/em>has attracted partnerships with the American Bible Society, World Vision and Tyndale House Publishers. \u201cGod has been orchestrating this since the beginning,\u201d Cleary says, \u201cin a way that\u2019s just unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Parents can receive emails that show what their children are learning about God\u2019s Word in the game. But players are doing more than just opening their Bibles, they\u2019re living out their faith in the real world as part of the Resistance.<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir lifestyle becomes part of the Resistance,\u201d says Cleary. \u201cAnd they grow in their foundational knowledge of the Bible and live out that Great Story in faith, hope and love.\u201d<\/p>\n

In all, 16 \u201cepisodes\u201d of The Aetherlight<\/em> are planned. There is also a full-text companion Bible.<\/p>\n

Find out how you can help your kids save Aethasia by CLICKING HERE\u00a0.<\/p>\n

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