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The Family in the Bible
This is an unusual theology book – it’s a collection of short chapters considering a “specialised subject” in great detail. That subject is “family”. Family in the Bible Edited by Richard S. Hess and M. Daniel Carroll Published by Baker Books (2003) Reviewed by: Lynn Alexander Children and Family Pastor, Morningside…
Read MoreReview – Raising Children in a Digital Age
In this new and thought provoking book Bex Lewis offers a mix of practical advice and introductions to new services, plus resources, questions and strategies for helping us raise this generation. Raising Children in a Digital Age: Enjoying the Best, Avoiding the Worst Dr Bex Lewis Lion Hudson 9780745956046 It’s a starting point to find…
Read MoreThe Child in Christian Thought
This book will soon have graced our shelves for 15 years. Many have been written since which explore in even more depth its key themes. So why review it now? Well, for one thing many may not yet have come across it. But there are some other reasons why you may want to set aside…
Read MoreJesus and The Child – Principles discovered on the road to Jerusalem
I’d like to invite you to take a walk with Jesus and his disciples from Caesarea Philippi to Jerusalem and note what we find about child ministry. Author – Keith White This article has been printed and given as a lecture in many different contexts. Dr Keith J. White is Director…
Read MoreThe Max7 Resource Website Explained
max7.org is a Global Children’s Forum project and is part of the ‘Open Source’ ethos of the overall partnership. There are at least 7 very practical things you could do at the site. These could enhance your local ministry or help you help others in training situations and with resource materials 1 Find resources in…
Read MoreRadical Jesus – a saying about children that changed everything
Who would have been offended by Jesus words about children? Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:3 They seem so mild to us. Of course, we think. But they were hard words for some to hear. It would challenge their…
Read MoreKey Trends in Mission to Children – 6 key insights
We offer the following principles for action, based on emerging trends we have identified. We sense a global movement of God calling the body of Christ to disciple children more effectively. In a paper offered at the Lausanne Congress in Cape Town 2010 several key action points emerge. They were offered with important questions to…
Read MoreMentoring – We say it takes a whole church to nurture the faith of a child – but how?
From generation to generation In a survey published in the UK in April 2010 (Aquafresh ‘Mum’s Wish List’, 2010) two thousand mums were asked who they would like their children to grow up to be like, and one thousand children were asked who were their top role models. The results made interesting reading, with a…
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