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Much ministry to children looks more like mere entertainment than authentic spiritual formation. This title helps ministers and parents create a ministry that captures children's imaginations not just to keep them occupied, but to live as citizens of the kingdom of God.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Ivy Beckwith's previous book - Postmodern Children's Ministry - was a breath of fresh air, calling for depth and relationship rather than numbers and razzamatazz in children's ministry. This book builds on her principles and looks at how children's faith is shaped and nurtured through story, ritual and relationship. Easy to read, and with plenty of practical examples taken from her 'day job' as a children's minister in a church.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book does offer some interesting ideas, HOWEVER I am now past halfway through and it has not mentioned the gospel once, there is absolutely no emphasis on salvation. There are also no scriture refernces in the text of this book, at least that I could find anyway. So all in all I would say that this book is very poor.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
excellent book
23 July 2011
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This book is well written, short and to the point(157 pages), and provides a new perspective on "Sunday school" in children's ministry. Good read for all children's ministry workers.
5 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Some good bits but ultimately fails
20 Dec 2010
Format:Paperback
There are some great practical ideas in this book - particularly towards the end. Beckwith is spot on about the problems of age-based divisions in Church communities and the family as the most important place for spiritual formation.
But she starts out framing the book as a response to the problem of 'moralistic therapeutic deism' and in that respect it fails to deliver big time.
If you already share the views held by the 'Emergent Village' you'll probably love it. But I found the emergent premise on which the book is based to be flimsy. Flimsy in it's quick and poorly defended dismissal of so much Christian orthodoxy. Flimsy in it's promotion of spiritual disciplines whilst ignoring the spiritual disciple of repentance.
And there's one glaring omission from the whole book -- the gospel!!! Any book the proposes an answer to the problem of 'moralistic therapeutic deism' that doesn't pickup on the centrality of the gospel is going to fail. And this one does. 'Story, ritual and relationship' without the gospel or where the gospel is just assumed simply leads to more religious works-righteousness.
Read it for the practical ideas, be very, very wary of the underlying philosophy.
But she starts out framing the book as a response to the problem of 'moralistic therapeutic deism' and in that respect it fails to deliver big time.
If you already share the views held by the 'Emergent Village' you'll probably love it. But I found the emergent premise on which the book is based to be flimsy. Flimsy in it's quick and poorly defended dismissal of so much Christian orthodoxy. Flimsy in it's promotion of spiritual disciplines whilst ignoring the spiritual disciple of repentance.
And there's one glaring omission from the whole book -- the gospel!!! Any book the proposes an answer to the problem of 'moralistic therapeutic deism' that doesn't pickup on the centrality of the gospel is going to fail. And this one does. 'Story, ritual and relationship' without the gospel or where the gospel is just assumed simply leads to more religious works-righteousness.
Read it for the practical ideas, be very, very wary of the underlying philosophy.
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