Intergenerational Christian Formation

Author: Holly Catterton Allen
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 1514001438
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description
In a revised an updated edition, this comprehensive, up-to-date text offers a framework for intentional intergenerational Christian formation. It provides the theoretical foundation of intergenerationality, then gives concrete, practical guidance on how worship, learning, community, and service can all be achieved intergenerationally.

52 Ways to Teach Children to Share the Gospel

Author: Barbara Hibschman
Publisher: Rosekidz
ISBN: 9780937282007
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 68

Book Description
Puzzles, skits, crafts, games, songs and maps help kids learn to share the Gospel, encourage them to support missionaries at home and abroad, and teach them a variety of ways to witness to others. For ages 5-12. 64 pages.

The Apostles' Creed

Author: Ben Myers
Publisher: Lexham Press
ISBN: 9781683595748
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
What God's children believe Because Jesus is risen, the world is made new. This is the good news. That's what I believe. Join FatCat as he discovers what all God's children believe. Everyone in God's big family believes these truths. And if you believe, then you are in that family too! How do God's children grasp the message of God's word? The church's answer has always been the catechism--simple confessions of deep truths. FatCat expresses the catechism in a fun and accessible way for God's children of all ages. With vibrant illustrations and thoughtful reflections for each line of the Apostles' Creed, children can visualize, memorize, understand, and confess the faith passed down over centuries.

Growing a Servant's Heart

Author: Jennifer Ohaneson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781674883809
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 232

Book Description
You can make a lasting impact on your children's hearts by teaching them to serve others! As parents, we want to teach our children how to love their neighbors. One of the most practical ways to demonstrate this love is by serving others. Between our hectic schedules, age restrictions for certain service projects, and simply not knowing where to start, parents often struggle to find opportunities to serve together as a family. This book serves as a guide for parents to serve together with their children, molding their hearts and making a positive impact in the lives of others. Through these 52 gospel-centered service projects, your children will learn how serving others can bring glory to God, point others to Him, and make a lasting impact. Yet, the most noticeable and significant impact will be made in the hearts of your children.

The Gospel in the Stars

Author: Joseph Augustus Seiss
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 466

Book Description

A Gospel for All Ages

Author: David M. Csinos
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers
ISBN: 1506473946
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 229

Book Description
A Gospel for All Ages helps ministry practitioners craft messages to foster faith in people of all ages. It explores several strategies for proclaiming the gospel among intergenerational faith communities, including meaningful conversation, vibrant worship, and experiential education. Reflection questions and practical advice from experts included.

Children's Ministry in the Way of Jesus

Author: David M. Csinos
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830864687
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 210

Book Description
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.

Embracing Grace

Author: Scot McKnight
Publisher: Paraclete Press
ISBN: 1612611915
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 114

Book Description
This fascinating book explains that the gospel is about the restoration of "cracked Eikons" (fallen humans) so that humans can be in union with God and in communion with the saints. In the candid and lucid style that has made McKnight's The Jesus Creed so appealing to thousands of pastors, lay leaders, and everyday people who are searching for a more authentic faith, he encourages all Christians to recognize the simple, yet potentially transforming truth of the gospel message: God seeks to restore us to wholeness not only to make us better individuals, but to form a community of Jesus, a society in which humans strive to be in union with God and in communion with others.

Little Theologians

Author: David M. Csinos
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0228004403
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description
Children don't just learn theology. They actively create it, playing with ideas and drawing together aspects of their own lives to form theological understanding. David Csinos offers a groundbreaking exploration of how cultural contexts intersect with the theological meaning-making of children.

Gospel Witness through the Ages

Author: David M. Gustafson
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 1467464015
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 609

Book Description
A definitive history of Christian evangelism—including noteworthy persons, movements, and methods from the past Christians have been sharing the good news of Jesus Christ with nonbelievers for two thousand years. Within this deep history is wisdom for today—including numerous models for understanding what evangelism is and how it should be done. In Gospel Witness through the Ages, David Gustafson introduces readers to evangelism’s noteworthy persons, movements, and methods from the entire scope of church history—including both examples to emulate and examples to avoid. With this thorough historical approach, Gustafson expands the reader’s conception of the evangelistic task and suggests new ways to shape our identity as gospel witnesses today through the influence of these earlier generations of Christians. With discussion questions for further reflection and primary sources from major evangelistic figures of the past, Gospel Witness through the Ages is the most definitive history of evangelism available—essential for understanding how Christians today can continue proclaiming the gospel to the whole world, as Christians have in every century past.