Space and Community, Engagement and Empowerment: The Missional Equipping of Children

The general pattern of Christian children’s ministry has been for adults to deliver structured programs to children. Drawing on the biblical imperative of hospitable space, a more profound understanding is to provide bounded opportunities for children themselves to engage in missional ministry. Impl...

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Authors: Shaw, Perry W. H. (Author) ; Constantineanu, Corneliu (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2016]
In: Transformation
Year: 2016, Volume: 33, Issue: 3, Pages: 208-217
IxTheo Classification:RF Christian education; catechetics
RJ Mission; missiology
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Summary:The general pattern of Christian children’s ministry has been for adults to deliver structured programs to children. Drawing on the biblical imperative of hospitable space, a more profound understanding is to provide bounded opportunities for children themselves to engage in missional ministry. Implications are suggested for local church ministry and Christian parenting.
ISSN:1759-8931
Contains:Enthalten in: Transformation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0265378816633611