Evangelism And An Entrepreneur. When setting out, in the mid-1990s, to investigate the significant decline of children’s attendances at Sunday Schools during the post-WWII period in Australia, it became necessary to also confront the profound cultural shifts which had takenRead more…
“Let the Little Children Come to Me.”
This scripture means much more than ’permitting’ children to come to Jesus, much more than not denegrating them as too young. When Christ tells us to let the little children come to Him he is, in effect, telling us thatRead more…
Not A Passing Fad
Orality will be a factor in missions strategy for the next half a century. That’s the conclusion I draw from reading Reaching the Marginalised, the 2010 U. N. report on progress in the Education for All (EFA) campaign. The EFARead more…
Children? Look Again!
I am sure you have seen those interesting commercials of a famous bank. Same pictures can take on different meanings. You may think the meanings contradict each other. And yet, depending on who looks at the picture, the images canRead more…
Let the little children come to me…
In our modern world children and youth often do not feature too much in society. So: What does it mean to us today in Africa, when Jesus says “Let the little children come to me?” What is your response? InRead more…
Capturing the Hearts and Imaginations of our Children
Five-year-old Josiah Duncan of Prattville, Alabama was recently taken aback when he saw a homeless man come into the local Waffle House. Naturally, he did what five-year-old kids do…stare and start asking his mom questions. All of us who have childrenRead more…
list of ways to instill a generous nature in your children
As parents, we know how egocentric our children can be at times. Do you feel that when holidays and birthdays roll around, all your children talk about is getting presents? Does “I want this..” and “me, me, me” seem toRead more…
How to Teach Your Kids Generosity
“MINE!” We have all been around the siblings fighting over the last piece of cake. In fact, we’ve been those kids. It doesn’t take long to realize that generosity and “sharing” have to be taught. Eventually we grow up aRead more…
Sample generosity curriculum for children’s ministers
Attached is a free sample of the children’s curriculum that accompanies the Generosity Devotional (http://www.generouschurch.com/generosity) of GenerousChurch. For more free resources from GenerousChurch visit http://www.generouschurch.com/learning-community.
The family with 34 children – and counting
Jeane and Paul Briggs have 34 children – 29 of whom were adopted from other countries including Mexico, Ghana and Ukraine. Now their family is about to get even bigger. In 1985, Jeane Briggs was at church when sheRead more…