Discipleship
Reclaiming the Missing Link in Faith Formation
What is forming the spiritual intelligence in our youngest children? Kevin Unicomb looks at child discipleship from within the traditions of his church and draws out universal lessons for us all. Without doubt, from what I have seen and studied in the church during the past 25 years, including leadership conferences, church growth seminars, planting…
Read MoreBible Handling Goals for 8-11 year olds
An age-appropriate guide for children’s use of the Bible – their knowledge of its content, skills in using it and attitudes towards it. Children of different ages approach the Bible in different ways. As their general skills grow, so does their understanding of the Bible and their skill in using it. The statements below represent…
Read MoreLeaving a Godly Heritage – The Consequence of Ideas
What does leaving a Godly heritage look like? What does it mean ‘to leave a Godly heritage?’ Sons are a heritage from the Lord, children are a reward from Him Psalm 127: 3 (NIV) Heritage can relate to many things, but for our purpose we will use the Oxford Dictionary definition which in part states;…
Read MoreChild Leadership and Participation – Bible Insights and Training Principles
Many key biblical characters were used by God as children. We often do not take children as seriouly as God did and does. What can we practcally do to help children assume responsible leadership. This article is drawn from a discussion document about Child Leadership. It can be found on Max7 in full When focusing…
Read MoreWhat is the context of child discipleship?
In biblical culture, as in most cultures still today, people did not live primarily as individuals, but as families, especially extended families. How might this influence our understanding of discipleship? Bob Rognlien works in the Middle East and elsewhere seeking to help people understand the context of the Bible – find out more here This…
Read More7 resources to stretch your thinking about men, dads and discipleship
Dad Matters – Forming Faith If both father and mother attend regularly, 33 percent of their children will end up as regular churchgoers, and 41 percent will end up attending irregularly. Only a quarter of their children will end up not practicing at all. If the father is irregular and mother regular, only 3 percent…
Read MoreIt Just Takes One – You can be the change a child needs to succeed
A growing body of research has found that an adult role model can make all the difference in the life of a young person. Kids who meet regularly with a formal or informal adult mentor are less likely to skip school, break the law or engage in substance abuse. Article reprinted from the June 2015…
Read MoreGod’s Plan for Generational Blessing Through the Church
Are we prepared to put the same strategic, financial and people resources into nurturing the children of the church, and reaching the unchurched child, that we pour into our evangelism courses, youth work and church fabric budgets? Dave Roberts was a founding publisher of Youthwork magazine, the annual Eastbourne, UK children’s ministry training event. This…
Read MoreThe Church’s Hindrances in Equipping Children
Everyone knows that children are important, but why do so few in the Church actually invest the time to equip them? In this animation, Rick and Becky Olmstead, pastors of the Vineyard Church of the Rockies, share what they believe are the challenges facing the Church in nurturing children.
Read MoreWill there be faith – some thoughts on Deuteronomy 6
God gave the Israelites deep, precious and timeless words of instruction and guidance. Deuteronomy 6 is God’s response to the question of how faith will survive in the “new land.” The passage gives crucial principles and guidance for passing on the faith from generation to generation, from parents to children, and grandparents to grandchildren. Greg Priebbenow…
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