Author : Ivy Beckwith
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 14,58 MB
Release : 2009-08-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310863465
This practical, thought-provoking book presents a new paradigm for children’s ministry in the emerging 21ST century and explores how churches are currently putting that vision into practice. Advocating the need to regard children as full participants in their faith communities, the book provides strategies for building intergenerational community where children feel they belong and have the opportunity to serve.
Author : David M. Csinos
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 43,77 MB
Release : 2013-10-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830864687
Attract kids to church, the logic often goes, and you get parents in the pews. All that's left is to get the kids out of the way. Here children's ministers David Csinos and Ivy Beckwith draw on research in human development and spiritual formation to show how children become disciples and churches become centers of lifelong discipleship.
Author : Pastor Carey N. Ingram
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 47,48 MB
Release : 2013-10-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1491709863
Todays world presents many challenges to raising children, including ever-changing technology, gangs, drug culture, and an array of other harmful influences. Its more difficult than ever to help children be safe, stable, happy, and able to resist temptations. In Rearing Children in a Postmodern World, author Pastor Carey N. Ingram guides you through the complexities of Christian parenting and gives hope to those overwhelmed by the worldly conditions. Building on his experiences as a parent, grandparent, teacher, pastor, and mentor, he provides advice about teaching children to live a life that is pleasing in the eyes of God. He explores the origin of the dysfunctional family, emphasizes the importance of mentoring, and discusses how to understand the postmodern world; whether to discipline or punish children; how gangs affect children; and why abstinence should be a teen goal. Providing a fresh approach to raising children today, Rearing Children in a Postmodern World offers insight into how parents, schools, community agencies, and industries can work together to bring success and happiness to youngsters lives.
Author : Ivy Beckwith
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 15,55 MB
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 144120735X
Much ministry to children looks more like mere entertainment than authentic spiritual formation. But what if children's ministries were rooted in a mind set whereby we taught children, with our words and actions, how the story of God, the story of church history, the story of the local community, and the story of the child intersect and speak to one another? What if children's ministry was less about downloading information into kids' heads and more about leading them into these powerful, compelling stories? Beckwith aims to help ministers and parents create a ministry that captures children's imaginations not just to keep them occupied, but to live as citizens of the kingdom of God. In addition to providing theological reasons for formational children's ministry, the book offers examples of how Ivy and other practitioners are implementing a formational model.
Author : Tony Jones
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 36,49 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 031023817X
The rules have changed. Everything you believe is suspect. The world is up for grabs. Welcome to the emerging postmodern culture. A "free zone" of rapid change that places high value on community, authenticity, and even God--but has little interest in modern, Western-tinged Christianity. Postmodern Youth Ministry addresses these enormous philosophical shifts and shows how they're affecting teenagers.
Author : Steven J. Adams
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 42,1 MB
Release : 2017-03-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310523028
Many children’s ministries are a flurry of activity, run by dedicated volunteers and staff who put in long hours and work hard for the good of the children and parents they serve. Yet despite good intentions, many children’s ministries today are not effective. They lack purpose and intentionality. A twenty-five year veteran of children’s ministry in the local church, pastor Steve Adams has ministered to families in multiple churches, from tiny church plants to his present position at Saddleback Church. In this book, Steve applies the revolutionary insights of the Purpose Driven Church to children’s ministry and leads readers on a journey of discovery, showing them how to develop an intentional ministry process that moves children toward spiritual health while building a healthy ministry environment for those who work with kids. You will learn how to ask and answer five simple but powerful questions: Why are we on this journey? Where are you and where are you going? Who are we trying to reach? How will we move our children towards spiritual health? What are the essential elements necessary for the journey? There is no single key to a successful children’s ministry, nor is there only one way that works for everyone. But there is a proven process you can follow and Steve shows how children’s ministries all over the world are reaching their God-given potential by discovering their biblical purpose, avoiding the traps of frustration and burnout.
Author : Marva J. Dawn
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 16,32 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780802843739
In this insightful book, Marva Dawn examines some of the forces in our culture that harm our children's spiritual development and suggests biblically centered parenting habits that can produce godly and faith-full children today.
Author : John H. Armstrong
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,13 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781581341799
By its very nature the church requires an ongoing renewal by the power of the Sprit. An essential instrument in that process is the pastor, who must continually reform his ministry and seek Christ in the face of an ever-changing world. These writings by pastors from a variety of backgrounds will help spiritual shepherds recapture their focus and remind them of their practical needs as ministers of the gospel. It's a resource that goes beyond theory to practically prepare pastors "in season and out" for God's work.
Author : Lawrence O. Richards
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 17,36 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310520711
This book combines both biblical and theological foundations for children's ministry with a careful assessment of other issues in nurturing children, such as developmentalism, the context of learning and growth, values, cognitive abilities, and social relationships.
Author : Ruben Meulenberg
Publisher : Four Rivers Design
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 18,36 MB
Release : 2017-01-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781943294497
Are you aware that the church in America loses 75 percent of kids before they turn 18? That's a statistical fact. Those are your kids. My kids. Our kids. The kids we love. Three out of every four kids. Those numbers indicate more than just everyday "come and go" church attendance. They reveal an exodus. But we can't hope to reverse the trend if we keep on doing kids ministry the way we always have. We live in a rapidly changing culture, and the gap between children's ministry and the world we're called to is widening faster than ever. It's time for no- nonsense solutions. It's time for a kidmin reformation! The good news is--God has incredible solutions for today's children's ministry. Kidmin Reformation will give them to you. None of what you will read here is theory or wishful thinking. It's based on experience learned from doing kidmin across three continents. Kidmin Reformation will show you: - Principles to help your ministry reach postmodern families - Paradigm shifts that will radically change your children's ministry - How to stay strong when you're facing tremendous odds in ministry - Which ministry traditions are holding you back and how to deal with them - How to do kidmin successfully regardless of the program - And much more. The time for small-talk is over. Kids are crying out for something deeper--they want the Gospel. Kidmin Reformation will help you rethink, restyle, and reboot your ministry so that you communicate Christ's message effectively to the kids God has entrusted to you.
