I recently finished reading Formational Children’s Ministry by Ivy Beckwith. This is a fabulous book. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in teaching children and partnering with families to help develop the spiritual lives of children and teenagers.
The author explains that in a sense we must get back to some basics of spiritual formation methods. We must examine God’s way and how He designed spiritual formation and the faith community (the church). The church is meant to work as a team in developing and shaping the lives of children. We must be intergenerational in that approach and avoid so much of the separation of families at worship gatherings and church activities. The more experiences we share, the more conversations we will have in which to share and do life together.
Purchase a copy of this book for your bookshelf. Read it. Share it. Put it into practice to meet the needs of families in your ministry. Be creative with intergenerational activities.
