A decade ago, Awana began to ask and study this most important question: What is it that the church does that forms lasting faith in children? The Faith of Our Children is the first fruit of that research.
Author Matt Markins provides children’s ministry leaders and parents with critical insights to build child discipleship around the factors that form lifelong faith. With data-driven, lively and relatable discussion about the effectiveness of recent ministry processes and systems, The Faith of Our Children illuminates a path toward changes that will help foster lasting faith in the children you lead.
“Kids’ pastors so desperately want to spend relational time equipping parents. Yet, due to our current map of administrative-heavy children’s ministry (a symptom of the church growth model), the most efficient way for us to ‘equip’ is to distribute a resource to parents. Kids pastors long to get more time with parents over a cup of coffee or doing discipleship training in a small group, but we are not sure how.”
The Faith… zooms in on eight areas that truly impact child discipleship:
- Your goal
- Relationships
- Bible engagement
- Cultural influence
- Effective use of time
- Fun in child discipleship
- Parent engagement
- Measuring our effectiveness
Read this new book to, first, learn how the church can better disciple children and, ultimately, shape Christ-followers who love and share Jesus, no matter what, generation after generation.
