Take a few ideas for a small meeting or take several for a larger event.
These are suggestions for you to build upon. Be creative...Julia


Ultimate Survival Medieval Theme
Women's Ministry Theme

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This theme centers around the Armour of God found in Ephesians chapter 6.

See the Island Version of this theme

Alternative Theme Titles

• Going Forth Into Battle
• Forward Against the Foe
• Battling With Zeal
• Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Into the Battle We Go!
• Storming the Walls of the World
• Surviving This Ole' Sinful World
• Having Done All To Stand T
• he Whole Armour of God
• A Soldier in God's Army
• Onward Christian Soldiers
  
  Theme Verse Suggestions
  
• Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against
  the wiles of the devil." Ephesians 6:11
  
• "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to
  withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand." Ephesians 6:13
  
  Devotional
  
• Ultimate Survival
• Devotionals by Julia
  
  Color Scheme
  
• Rich deep colors accented by silver.
  
  General Decorations
  
• Your guests should be taken back into time to a land of castles, knights, and even dragons if you want.
• As they arrive have a drawbridge and mote for them to cross. A small bridge with hand rail made of plywood would work well. Decorate the hand rails with garlands of greenery.
• Gather up lots of large plants and greenery to place about.
  
  For The Tables
  
• Use tall candle holders and candelabras.
• Try to find some ornate old world looking items such as goblets, bowels and vases of silver or even wood.
• Use garlands of greenery and fruit.
• You can make some princess cone hats to put on the tables (see favor suggestions below for details).
  
  Focal Point
  
• Mural of a Castle or of a Knight With Armor.
• Picture Prop - Paint a soldier in a suit of armor on plywood. Cut out the face to have your guests peek their heads through to have photos taken of them in the suit of armor. You could also draw some ladies in medieval outfits (see the coloring pages and clip art links above) and cut out the faces to use as a photo opt.
• Make a Throne - Make a throne using a high back chair. If you can't find anything in the right style, cover any high back chair with a velveteen type fabric in a rich color such as red or purple. You could have a queenly robe and a crown on hand for your guests to use and take pictures wearing.
  
  Games and Ice-breakers:
  
• Pall Mall - This is a Mideviel game in which balls and mallets were used. It is where our game, crochet, comes from, so if you have the facilities, you could play some crochet.
• Icebreakers Index
  
  Music
  
• Have some Classical, Renaissance style playing in the background.
• V Is For Victory by Wendell P. Loveless
• He Is Able Paul E. Paino
• When the Battle's Over by Isaac Watts
• Am I a Soldier of the Cross? by Isaac Watts
• Onward Christian Soldiers by Sabine Baring-Gould
  
  Favors
  
• Christian Survival Kits. Check on the Favors Online Page for Survival Kit Resources.
• Princess Cone Hats These can double as table decorations. Fuse material on to poster board. Roll and shape into a cone shaped hat and staple. Staple a long length of tulle off of the top to hang down. You can embellish as you want with lace, sequins, craft bobbles.
• Favor Index.
  
  Just For Fun
  
• Table Top Castle Challenge - Make 2 to 4 castle base constructions (depending on how many you will need), Shape with cardboard first. Toilet paper rolls make nice turret forms. Give each team lots of various crackers, cookies, candies, and food items. Give each team plenty of icing. Have the teams compete to decorate the castles. Give them a time limit.
• Crier - Have a "crier" to herald your announcements or give out doorprizes. They can even dress the part. Have a scroll for them to read from. Make sure they start everything with "Hear Ye! Hear Ye!".
• Parchment Invitations - If you have a small number of invitations to send out, make them from parchment paper, written in a calligraphy or old world font. Make them into scrolls tied up with ribbons.
• Dress Up - Have the ladies dress in medieval costumes. You can familiarize yourself with some medieval costume ideas at the following links.
  
  Doorprizes
  
• Candlesticks
• Ornate looking serving tray
• Book with fairy tale stories of knights, castles, and kings.
• Bible
• Compass
• Globe
• Road Atlas
• Doorprize page
  
  Skits
  
• CLM Skit Links
  
  Food Suggestions
  
• Learn a little about Medieval Foods at the following links. You may not want to plan your whole meal with Medieval foods, but there may be some fun things to put on the menu and try or you may just want to share some history about these type of foods. (Check online for sources.)

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