Children in the Worshiping Community

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Westminster John Knox Press, Jan 1, 1981 - Religion - 156 pages

Children in the Worshiping Community is a resourceful book inviting congregations to include children in the total life of the church. It offers a warm and sometimes humorous look at the pitfalls and potentials of children and worship. This valuable resource and teaching tool provides insights on child development theories as well as practical strategies for involving children in worship.

 

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Contents

Problems and Possibilities
1
The Faith That Calls Children to Worship
18
The Children That Faith Calls to Worship
31
How Children Learn to Worship
48
Leading Children into Worship Through the Home
66
Teaching About Worship in Graded Groups
81
Leading Children into Worship Through Music
103
How a Pastor Relates to the Children
126
Notes
155
Copyright

Common terms and phrases

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About the author (1981)

David Ng was John K. McLennan Professor of Christian Education at San Francisco Theological Seminary in San Anselmo, California. Ng's work centered on multi-culturalism in the American Church and the church's educational ministry. Ng was honored with the Association of Presbyterian Church Educators award for Educator of the Year in 1991 and the David Ng Resource Center at San Francisco Theological Seminary was named in his honor following his death in 1997. Virginia Thomas holds a master's degree in Christian Education. She has led workshops and worship for several mainline denominations.

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TitleChildren in the Worshiping Community
AuthorVirginia Thomas
ContributorDavid Ng
Editionillustrated
PublisherWestminster John Knox Press, 1981
ISBN0804216886, 9780804216883
Length156 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Religion / Christian Education / General
Religion / Christian Rituals & Practice / Worship & Liturgy
  
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