Travis Wright

“As we reshape how we do ministry with children in order help children with special needs fully participate, we can do the same for children from other cultures. We can explore together ways that Christians of different cultures read the Bible, sing songs to God, share communion and work for justice. As our world continues to become more culturally diverse, the need for children’s ministry that addresses and embraces this diversity is going to become more apparent.”
― David M. Csinos, 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!).”
― David M. Csinos, 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.”
― David M. Csinos, Children's Ministry in the Way of Jesus

“For both adults and children, true generosity needs to be modeled and true justice-seeking needs to be lived out together. Children learn far more from what they see and do than what they hear. If we’re ever to help people overcome their fear of not having enough for themselves, we need to help them start becoming generous and see what a life of generosity looks like when it’s lived out in the long term.”
― David M. Csinos, Children's Ministry in the Way of Jesus