Grandparents, family support and faith formation

Alison buried her face in her grandad’s cardigan and smelt the same aroma of soap she remembered as a child. Now, aged 15, she felt comfortable that at least some things hadn’t changed. But she also felt ashamed, that at her age, she still needed the reassurance of her Grandad’s presence through all that had…

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The International Summit on Children at Risk

We are at an unprecedented time in history as the Global Church rises up to seriously address the importance of children, especially children at risk. Major developments in the Global Church community in the past several years demonstrate a new commitment to mission to, for and with children. The 2010 Lausanne Cape Town Commitment (also…

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Think Smaller – How do we actually relate to children

Ideas have consequences. How do we take the biblical idea of the faith of the child and start to think smaller Scripture Union staff member Wendy Strachan offers a perspective on the child faith journey and asks some provocative questions. In 1780, one man with a big vision and a simple idea changed the way…

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Radical 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…

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The Child Faith Journey – 10 key insights

All around the world there is a fresh focus on ministry to children. While many remain unreached by the message of Jesus they do not remain unreached by other ideas and other religions. 

As the church seeks to clarify how we can reach out with fresh passion to the rising generations we are looking again…

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