“We believe that children matter to the life of the church. We believe that the church can only be the people of God when members—including the youngest—participate in its life, engage in core practices and exercise their gifts as vital members of the body of Christ.”
― Children's Ministry in the Way of Jesus
― Children's Ministry in the Way of Jesus
“we remain faithful to the way of Jesus, who took a child into his arms and saw her for the unique person she was, when we offer radical hospitality to children for who they are, regardless of their race, interests, socioeconomic background, gender and so on.”
― Children's Ministry in the Way of Jesus
― Children's Ministry in the Way of Jesus
“What current practices are central to your congregation? How can you more fully engage children in these practices? How can children offer leadership to these practices?”
― Children's Ministry in the Way of Jesus
― Children's Ministry in the Way of Jesus
“When we see diversity as a blessing and a gift—one that carries challenges with it—we see the world from God’s view. And when we minister with children in light of this blessing, we turn our churches and our ministries with children into places of radical hospitality.”
― Children's Ministry in the Way of Jesus
― Children's Ministry in the Way of Jesus
“The relationships that children develop with people of other generations allow them to learn within the zone of proximal development and to pass on what they’ve learned to younger and less-experienced peers. All this goes to show the importance of fostering intergenerational community as a means for nurturing the spiritual lives of children (and people of other ages too!).”
― Children's Ministry in the Way of Jesus
― Children's Ministry in the Way of Jesus
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