Understanding Children, Understanding God

by Ronni Lamont

A practical book that outlines (at a lay level) current thinking on child development and spirituality, and brings them together to propose effective ways to work with children in the church. The book engages with the ideas of Godly Play, an approach developed by Jerome Berryman in the US and gaining ground and enthusiasts among those involved in faith development here, and puts them into a UK context. The grounding in theory and the case histories fromthe author's own work fill out a rounded picture.

176 pages, Paperback

First published October 18, 2007

Reviews

[Melanie Williams · Rating 3 out of 5]

A useful introduction to worshipping and working with children in the Church today. The chapter on Godly Play gives some idea of this method of learning and sharing of ideas, but I think I would have to do a lot more reading and training in this area before I would consider facilitating such a workshop - it has definitely given me food for thought though.