Finding God in movies

Popular movies can be an incredibly useful tool in parenting for faith.

In this series of videos Elle, a film aficionado, youth and children’s pastor and mum, shares how watching a movie can be a significant and impactful spiritual moment for all of us. Further down, you can see ideas from Elle on how to help your kids see God in family favourites The Lion King, Frozen and Moana.

In part 1, Elle talks about the power of secular movies and how we can help kids see God in movies.

In part 2, Elle discusses how to position ourselves and our children so we don’t just enjoy the film but be open to what God might be showing us?

In part 3, Elle shares some tips and tools for how to prep your child to see a particular movie for the first time.

The Lion King contains powerful themes about faith and identity. Elle highlights some of the ways you can help your child connect with God through the film.

We can use the film Frozen to help our children think more deeply about character and who’d they’d like to be like.

In Moana the main character discovers something surprising about the dark and scary character that everyone has been battling against – which can open up an interesting conversation with our children about motivations, heart, and behaviour.