Children at Risk
Who is the Child? 12 Key Biblical Insights
Who God says the child is and who Jesus says the child is. Remind yourself of key biblical perspectives on the child This article is from the Max7 resource library. You can download it here Throughout the history of mankind the natural progression of life has been a birth ultimately followed by death at some…
Read More60 Key Evangelical Leaders Issue Call to Action on Behalf of Children
More than 60 people who are committed to following Jesus and hold a high view of children and Scripture, including theologians, practitioners, and church leaders, mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, gathered in Quito, Ecuador to explore the implications of the Cape Town Commitment Call to Action on behalf of children at risk. Here is…
Read MoreAn Historical Theology of Adoption
This talk was filmed at a theological conference, hosted by Home for Good, together with St Mellitus and the Evangelical Alliance. Leading ethicists, theologians and biblical scholars addressed the lack of theological reflection on the nature of the Christians’ adoption into God’s family. Two theological perspectives were explored: a ‘vertical’ perspective on adoption into God’s…
Read MoreWhat Children at Risk Need and How the Church Can Help Them Best
The latest research revealed by the US government indicates that more than 1 billion children, almost half of all the children in the world, are exposed to violence every year. What can the church do. Author: Ruslan Maliuta, World Without Orphans Introduction: Children must be Protected from the World’s Violence UNICEF identifies four types of…
Read MoreThe Cape Town Commitment and Children
The Cape Town Commitment arose from the 2010 gathering of the Lausanne Movement For World Evangelisation. It included significant reference to children. This event, which first took place in 1974 occurs about every 15 years and helps set the agenda for mission thinking in the following decades. Part of the task of groups such…
Read MoreThe 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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