Sharing Faith with Children: Rethinking the Children's Sermon

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Westminster John Knox Press, Jan 1, 1994 - Religion - 116 pages

What kind of language and images should we use to communicate faith to children? How can we translate theological abstractions into concrete realities that make sense to children? This book provides insight into the stages of children's mental and spiritual development in order to enable us to share faith with them in appropriate ways.

 

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Contents

The Childrens Sermon Burden or Blessing?
1
The Worship Setting
4
The Sermon as Instrument of Proclamation
20
How Children Think
29
How Children Grow in Faith
38
The Spiritual Needs of Children
53
Language and Symbolism
66
The Shape of the Sermon
75
CAPSULE Clues
97
Notes
107
Bibliography
112
Copyright

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About the author (1994)

Sara Covin Juengst is the former Director of Continuing Education at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. Her books include Sharing the Faith with Children, Like a Garden, and The Road Home, all available from WJK.

Bibliographic information

TitleSharing Faith with Children: Rethinking the Children's Sermon
Children's Worship Series
Rethinking the Children's Sermon
AuthorSara Covin Juengst
PublisherWestminster John Knox Press, 1994
ISBN066425439X, 9780664254391
Length116 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Religion / Christian Education / Children & Youth
Religion / Sermons / Christian
  
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