Children's Ministry: Nurturing Faith Within the Family of GodA book that integrates a biblical and theological understanding of the child and the most useful insights of developmental psychology. This is a unique volume combining both biblical and theological foundations for children's ministry with a careful assessment of the other major issues in nurturing children: developmentalism, the context of learning and growth, values, cognitive abilities, and social relationships. In this one comprehensive volume an integrated approach to children's ministry emerges, compelling the student and practitioner alike to latch on to its theological handles and pull. |
Contents
Figures | 11 |
FRAMEWORK A Theological Framework for Ministry | 15 |
Nurture in the Old Testament | 17 |
The Original Sacred Year | 21 |
Principles of Ministry to Children In the Mosaic Portrait of the Ideal | 25 |
Old Testament Nurture Systems | 30 |
Nurture In the New Testament | 37 |
Jesus Teachings on Children | 38 |
Communication Data Sheet A | 210 |
Helpful Words | 211 |
Communication Effectiveness Inventory | 212 |
Learning to Listen | 213 |
An Intergeneratlonal Teaching Plan 21417 | 218 |
Information Models | 221 |
Family Care PacketSeveral in One 22223 | 224 |
General Guidelines for Effective Childrearing Practices 22829 | 228 |
Comparison of Old Testament and New Testament Nurture | 47 |
The Role of Scripture in Nurture | 55 |
20th Century Christian Educators Approaches to Nurture | 60 |
Implications of Conservative Understanding of Scripture for Teaching Models | 66 |
The Nurture Process | 73 |
A Developmental Framework for Ministry | 87 |
The Developmental Perspective | 89 |
Eriksons Developmental Theory | 94 |
Piagets Structural Stages | 100 |
Comparison of Theories of Development | 103 |
Cognitive Potentials of Children | 109 |
Concrete Identity and Classificatory Levels | 110 |
Formal Level | 111 |
Distancing Strategies 11617 | 115 |
Vertical Intelligence and Lateral Creativity | 119 |
Social Relationships of Children | 133 |
Chumship Checklist | 138 |
Childrens Description of Friendship Behaviors | 140 |
Social Cognition in Children | 143 |
Moral Development in Children | 149 |
Kohlbergs Moral Stages | 150 |
Should you cheat to help a friend who couldnt study for the big test because he had to work late to earn money for his sick mother? | 152 |
Relations Between Social Roletaking and MoralJudgment Stages | 156 |
The Strong Moral Influences at Each Level of Moral Judgment | 164 |
An Integrated Perspective | 169 |
Guidelines for Ministry With Children | 176 |
SETTINGS The Home | 179 |
The Impact of Family | 181 |
Helping Singleparent Families | 183 |
Elements of a Christian Upbringing Considered Important in the Home | 187 |
The Help a Valuable Christian Upbringing Is Expected to Provide | 188 |
Points of Reference for Families | 194 |
Psychological Climate | 195 |
Acceptance Rejection Behaviors | 196 |
Listening Patterns | 197 |
My Heavenly Father Watches Over Me | 202 |
Who Is Most Important? | 203 |
An Intergeneratlonal Study Guide | 204 |
Intergenerational Models | 205 |
Intergeneratlonal Retreat Outline 2078 | 207 |
Tic Tac Toe | 209 |
Im Special Study 1 | 232 |
Im Special Study 2 | 233 |
Im Special Study 3 | 234 |
Im Special Study 4 | 235 |
Intervention Models | 239 |
Image 24243 | 243 |
Feelings 24445 | 247 |
Feelings of Weakness and Uncertainty | 249 |
Temptation Points 25253 | 251 |
Time Certificates | 255 |
Reminder of Gods Promise | 256 |
Family Feelings Inventory | 257 |
Family Resource Library | 259 |
Predictive Scale | 260 |
A ConservativeEvangelical Responses | 261 |
B More Liberal Responses | 262 |
Patterns in the Home | 265 |
The Church | 277 |
Sunday The Church School as Organism as Faith Community and Institution 301 | 279 |
Titus 2 RSV | 283 |
Contrasts in Learning in Artificial and in Real Situations | 285 |
Childrens Agencies in a Local Congregation | 288 |
Teacher Job Description | 290 |
Sunday School Attendance 19501981 | 292 |
Ten Years of Growth and Decline | 293 |
Course Descriptions | 295 |
Evaluation Procedures | 297 |
Two Organizational Charts | 303 |
Organic OrganizationJob Descriptions | 306 |
Sunday School Currlculums | 325 |
The Christian School | 339 |
The Christian School Ideal | 341 |
Faith Community in the Classroom | 353 |
THE BIBLE IN MINISTRY 20 Goals for Childrens Ministry | 371 |
Enriched Use of the Bible | 385 |
The Next Generation | 413 |
Varied Approaches in Teaching | 417 |
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Children's Ministry: Nurturing Faith Within the Family of God Lawrence O. Richards,Larry Richards No preview available - 1988 |
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