Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions

No one can deny that our culture is opposed to Christian values, and the influences bombarding our children’s moral development can be deadly. But few parents and church leaders realize how critical it is to start developing a child’s biblical worldview from the very earliest years of life. The problem is complex: parents who themselves did not receive early spiritual training leave their children’s training to the church. Yet the church often focuses on older children—not realizing that a child’s moral development is set by the age of nine. The answer is for churches to recognize the need to come alongside parents to provide them biblical worldview training, parenting information, counseling, etc., that will equip them to help their children become the spiritually matuare Church of tomorrow. Profiles presented of churches who are effectively ministering to children and winning the war our enemy is waging against them\.   Research orientated books on childhood spiritual development. Raising Heaven Bound Kids in a Hell Bent World by Eastman Curtis / What Your Kids Need to Know About God and When by John Trent / Introducing the Spiritual Side of Parenting by Ron Clarkson / Bringing Up Boys by James Dobson.

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Reviewed by Marjorie Dyksinski (Rockport, MA), August 14, 2009

I was excited to order this book, and even more excited when I read it. I had found it hard to explain to my husband what I wanted for our children. This book had it all in black and white. I am so glad others share my thoughts!

Reviewed by Steve Young (Louisville, KY), January 13, 2009

LOVED this book. It is heavy on the numbers, as one reviewer said, but the numbers tell the story. This opened my eyes to the necessity of a healthy children's ministry to the present and future church. Prepare to be convicted!

Reviewed by David R Bess (Charleston, WV), April 14, 2008

Barna provides here a good, concise case for top-notch children's ministry. The information really isn't new to anyone who has read and studied on the subject. The greatest strength of this title is the gathering together of spiritual, statistical and sociological information into one small volume. This book should be on every pastor's shelf, and would be a great help to anyone teaching children or working in a children's ministry. I recommend it highly.

Reviewed by David Kolp (Laramie, WY), March 28, 2008

This book is not what I expected. It not about how to work with children but the need to work with children.

Reviewed by John Babbitts (Budd Lake, NJ), November 14, 2007

A little to reliant on numbers but I provided a copy to everyone involved in our Sunday School program. The teachers saw their teaching in a new light of greater importance and have striven very hard to make our children's ministry more exciting and meaniful.

Reviewed by Marianne Gotrich (Solon, OH), August 06, 2007

It read like a textbook but the info is important and necessary and needs to be acted upon by us all.

Reviewed by Jaime Hise (Johnson City, TN), January 31, 2006

THE BEST BOOK YOU CAN READ-EVER! This book is life-altering-your eyes will never view children the same! It has great statistics and wonderful ideas to put immediately into practice! It's a must-read for ANYONE in contact with children and ABSOLUTE MUST-READ ANYONE who thinks children's ministry is for someone else! Thanks, Barna -- Also catch Group Publishing's Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions for a great Bible Study. (No, I don't work for either of these organizations)

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