This week we'll be having a conversation in College about a Baptist Theology of Children’s ministry
Here are some questions we'll be asking
• What Gospel message should we tell children?
• Should we seek to convert children?
• What should we tell them about sin?
• How do we understand ‘belonging’ in a Baptist Context?
• In what way do children ‘belong’ to the church?
• Should children take communion?
• Is there a minimum age for baptism?
• Is there a difference between the standing of children with Christian and non-Christian parents?
• How does your theology of children relate to your belief about God?
• How would you tell the story of the feeding of the 5,000 to various age groups?
• How do you present the gospel in a school as opposed to a church?
• Can you think of some examples of appropriate and inappropriate teaching with children in the church?
• What do you intend children to hear, and what do you think they actually hear?
Further Reading:
Fiddes, Paul S. Tracks and Traces: Baptist Identity in Church and Theology. Vol. 13, Studies in Baptist History and Thought. Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2003. pp. 131-9, 151-2, 183-5
Wright, Nigel G. Free Church, Free State - the Positive Baptist Vision. Milton Keynes: Paternoster Press, 2005. pp. 138-158
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This is great! Great questions, but i would add, what do you teach to children 4 & under?
My son enjoys activities, like stories, etc... But he will not sit, once "worship" takes place!
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