This is the tenth and final post in a series of reflections on a Children’s Ministry White Paper written by Doug Paul from Eikon Community (you can view the original document here). The strength of having a space like Missional Communities is they allow people to enter more freely into each other’s lives without the […]
This is the nineth post in a series of reflections on a Children’s Ministry White Paper written by Doug Paul from Eikon Community (you can view the original document here). To me, this is my favorite post in the series. Why? Because it gives me a window into some practical, engaging practices that I can […]
This is the eighth post in a series of reflections on a Children’s Ministry White Paper written by Doug Paul from Eikon Community (you can view the original document here). We see these happening most naturally by creating structured, spiritual environments within the church with: 1) The worship service. Elementary schoolers will be in the […]
This is the seventh post in a series of reflections on a Children’s Ministry White Paper written by Doug Paul from Eikon Community (you can view the original document here). Based on what we’ve covered (and other findings not covered in this short paper), the following should actively shape how we do Children’s Ministry: 1) […]
This is the sixth post in a series of reflections on a Children’s Ministry White Paper written by Doug Paul from Eikon Community (you can view the original document here). As we think about our kids being disciples, when kids finish 5th grade, we would like them to know and be able to live into […]
This is the fifth post in a series of reflections on a Children’s Ministry White Paper written by Doug Paul from Eikon Community (you can view the original document here). Our research found that there are 8 factors that churches can do to help parents shape children’s faith development: 1. A hospitable climate Welcoming, open, […]
This is the fourth post in a series of reflections on a Children’s Ministry White Paper written by Doug Paul from Eikon Community (you can view the original document here). Sociologists say that there are three basic ways that we learn. 1) Classroom style teaching: Passing on facts, data and information from a teacher/lecturer to […]
This is the third post in a series of reflections on a Children’s Ministry White Paper written by Doug Paul from Eikon Community (you can view the original document here). In the past 30 years of church work we’ve seen the rise of Consumer Christianity where people come to church to consume religious goods and […]
This is the second post in a series of reflections on a Children’s Ministry White Paper written by Doug Paul from Eikon Community (you can view the original document here). We spent 6 months researching the best way to disciple kids and form a Children’s Ministry based on that research, following what scripture teaches us […]
This is the first post in a series of reflections on a Children’s Ministry White Paper written by Doug Paul from Eikon Community (you can view the original document here). Ultimately, we want the same things for our kids that we want for ourselves: We want them to be disciples of Jesus. To help us […]
Starting on Saturday, January 21, 2012, a series of posts will go live on this blog over the course of 10 days (10 posts total). These posts are meant to start and sustain a discussion surrounding a white paper written by Doug Paul from Eikon Community Church called: CM White Paper | Why we do […]