This is Faith in Play #71: Good Witch, for October 2023. The word “witch”, according to the dictionary, has connotations of evil magic, ugly appearance, and a nasty disposition. Yet in our usage we have lost this aspect of witches being evil and ugly. Indeed, if you attend enough game conventions you will meet girls … [Read more…]
This is Faith in Play #36: Thanks, for November 2020. Later this month Americans will be celebrating Thanksgiving, a secular holiday established for religious people to give thanks to God. Canadians did the same in the middle of last month. Most cultures and nations historically have had a harvest festival celebration to express gratitude for … [Read more…]
The following editorial was originally published in Knights of the Dinner Table #268 and is posted here with permission. https://www.facebook.com//groups/2204725580/permalink/10163173258945581/ Derek W. White’s article from KODT 268, “Quiet in the Convention Center” I’ve been going to gaming conventions for over twenty years and, as an extrovert, one of the things I have enjoyed about them … [Read more…]
The Christian Gamers Guild is not alone in our efforts to build faith communities among the geek sub-cultures. Numerous other organizations, ministries, and individuals are also doing valuable and powerful work among Trekkies, roleplayers, cosplayers, video gamers, and many other segments. As the nature of Internet communities is to change constantly, we’ll try to continue … [Read more…]
Once again the Christian Gamers Guild will host a Christianity and Gaming panel discussion with Q&A time on balancing faith & gaming, starting a gaming group at your church, & other topics on how to be both a Christian and a gamer. Friday, 2:00 p.m. in Westin Ballroom III Session ID: SEM19157484 https://www.gencon.com/events/157484 We will … [Read more…]
Once again the Guild will host a church service on Sunday morning of the Origins Game Fair. Join us at 9:00 a.m. in A216 at the Convention Center!
An updated list was republished on August 27, and is available here: http://christian-gamers-guild.org/wp/blog/admin/our-friends-and-allies-2/ This article will remain at this address for the purposes of maintaining incoming links, but much of the information available here has been obviated or changed, and I encourage you to check the more recent article. The Christian Gamers Guild is not … [Read more…]
The Guild’s primary convention activity takes place at Gen Con, where we offer a Sunday morning worship service and a panel on the intersection of our faith and our hobby. As of last year, we also help to coordinate a memorial service for those who have passed away. Unfortunately, we’ve been priced out of having … [Read more…]
Dave Mattingly is currently the Vice President of the Christian Gamers Guild. He has been instrumental in coordinating worship services and panels at conventions and liaising between several Christian fandom organizations. This article was originally published at davemattingly.net. I’m a Christian, and sometimes a teacher/preacher. Here’s a look at my own story of coming to Christ. … [Read more…]
If you need logos, banners, signs, tracts, or the like for an event or convention, or just because you want to declare your allegiance, we’ve got you covered! Our publicity package contains vector graphics in both SVG and Adobe Illustrator formats suitable to be printed at any size. We also have a tract and issues … [Read more…]