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	Collective Worship - YOU IN THE UK
	Four students move forward to begin the collective worship. SPEAKER 1: This morning we are going to see a short video. SPEAKER 2: Then we will ask some questions about it afterwards to find what you think about what's said in the video. Show the video which lasts about 4 minutes, then play the music as the four students begin addressing the students. The speakers move forward to continue… SPEAKER 3: (quoting from the video) "The twentieth century saw the rise of the mass media and, with it, an explosion of images of Jesus to suit all needs and agendas. He was portrayed as a victim of world conflict, a villager in Berkshire, a freedom fighter - even a film star…. How will we picture him in the next thousand years?" SPEAKER 4: Do you have an image of Jesus in your mind? Some idea about what he might've looked like? Everybody has probably got a slightly different image of him and the video is telling us that's because we have been presented with many different images over the centuries. So what does this tell us? SPEAKER 1: It tells us that Jesus might've had the same publicity agent as Kylie Mynogue or Madonna or Robbie Williams. SPEAKER 4: (somewhat amazed at this answer) Why? SPEAKER 1: They've all successfully changed their image a number of times but still remained popular. So if you want to get famous and stay famous - get a good publicist. SPEAKER 2: I don't think that's exactly what the video is saying but it's true that if you want to influence people you have to have the right image… and Jesus did want to influence people to lead better lives. SPEAKER 3: True. He wanted people to follow him and learn to love one another or at least treat one another with respect. But do you really think that Jesus was that much interested in his 'image'? SPEAKER 1: Maybe not. SPEAKER 4: But the artists who made all the different pictures of him must have been. Every time a painter or sculptor starts an image of Jesus he or she must decide what they want to say about him because that's going to affect how they present him. SPEAKER 1: Exactly the same as the publicists for Kylie Mynogue - they have to decide how they want us to think of her. They wouldn't want a photo of her in the newspapers, just seconds after getting out of bed in the morning - before she's had time to put her make up on. SPEAKER 2: She wouldn't want to be seen like that. It would ruin her image and everybody has an 'image' whether they like it or not. SPEAKER 3: I don't worry about my image. SPEAKER 4: Yes you do. The way you get your hair cut. The shoes you choose to wear - that's all image-making. Did you do your homework last night? SPEAKER 3: Yes. SPEAKER 4: Maybe you did it - partly - so that you aren't seen as a lazy good-for-nothing slacker. We all try to project an image of ourselves as being the sort of person we want to be. The speakers turn their attention directly towards the gathered students. SPEAKER 1: Let's think about YOUR image. We're going to ask you some questions and you can have a think about them. SPEAKER 2: Close your eyes if it helps you to concentrate. SPEAKER 3: Some people would say about Jesus that he was a rebel who got into so much trouble with the authorities that they ended up executing him. But Jesus might not want to be seen as a rebel. Maybe he would prefer to be seen as a reformer who was offering a better way to organise society. Or someone who was showing people something about God they didn't already know. Do you want to be thought of as being heroic? SPEAKER 4: Do you want to be seen as cute? Or a funny joker? SPEAKER 1: Would you like to be thought of as mysterious? SPEAKER 2: Do you want to be seen as meek and mild? SPEAKER 3: Do you want people to think of you as a media star? Somebody who is really going places? SPEAKER 4: Maybe you can see some advantage if people see you as some sort of sad victim who needs to be taken care of? Have you ever tried to get away with that image? SPEAKER 1: Would you prefer to be seen as a clever and rational person with a strong intellect? Do you want people to admire you? Nothing wrong with that, but how do you organise the image that tells people that's what you really are like? SPEAKER 2: Do you want people to respect you? How are you going to manage that image? SPEAKER 3: Do you think you're life will be easier if people are frightened of you? How long do you think you can keep that image up before they realise you're just a cowardly idiot? SPEAKER 4: Do you want people to avoid you? That's easy to achieve by giving off the image of being selfish. Check it out if you really want to be a loner all your life. SPEAKER 1: Or would you like to be seen as a real friend who can be relied on in times of trouble? That image will take effort to achieve but you'll get there eventually if you persist. SPEAKER 2: Are you ready to put some work into making yourself into the person you want to be? SPEAKER 3: It's easy to do - first decide what sort of person you want to be and then start creating the image to go with it - let people know who you really are and what you really stand for. But you've got to start living it for real too. SPEAKER 4: Jesus did that and it brought him a heap of trouble. But, because of what he believed in, he got to be one of the most famous people in the history of the world. You don't have to aim that high but you might like to start by deciding what you really… SPEAKER 1: really SPEAKER 2: really SPEAKER 3: really ALL SPEAKERS: … believe in. Think about it.