Explore what faithful parenting might look like today In Let the Children Come, Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore explores the question, What does faithful parenting look like today? As she addresses this query, she updates outmoded and distorted assumptions about and conceptions of children in popular US culture. She also shows important insights and contributions religious traditions and communities, Christianity in particular, make as we examine how to regard and treat children well. Miller-McLemore draws on historical and contemporary understandings of Christianity, psychology, and feminism to push back against negative trends, such as the narcissistic use of children for adult benefit, the market use of children to sell products, and the failure to give children meaningful roles in the domestic work of the family and the life of wider society. Miller-McLemore views children as full participants in families and religious communities and as human beings deserving of greater respect and understanding than people typically grant them. In particular, the book rethinks five ways adults have viewed (and misperceived) children--as victims, sinful, gifts, work (the labor of love), and agents. Reimagining children, she proposes, will lead to a renewed conception of the care of children as a religious practice.

The Children's Sermon during the worship hour is one of the strongest attractions for young families in choosing a church to attend. Robert Lantz understands how to talk to children. He brings the meaning and message of the scripture text to their level of understanding. When members of his congregation began asking for copies of his children's sermons so they could use them as bedtime stories for their children, he decided it was time to put them into print. Robert B. Lantz is a Presbyterian minister who served for eighteen years as a Chaplain in the United States Air Force. He has served churches in Florida, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Washington, Delaware, New Zealand, and London, England. He is a graduate of Whitworth College in Spokane, Washington and Gordon Divinity School in Wenham, Massachusetts.

Most children find plenty of time for TV, sports, and games, but how many make time for God? If the Catholic Faith is an important part of your family life, you need this book! Within these pages you'll find the secrets to helping even the smallest toddler or active teenager develop an interest in God through simple child-focused approaches that will help you lead your children to Jesus. The purpose of this book is to help you find ways of letting those little children come unto Jesus. As the Scriptural quote says, "Let the little children come unto me." Remember Jesus saying that? He wanted the little children to come to Him. And we as parents have the privilege of holding our children by the hand and going to Jesus. How do we do this? The most powerful guide we have is our Catholic faith. It has a wealth of avenues to assist us on the journey of parenting the children with Catholic Christian values. This book discusses more than 60 ways of leading our children to Jesus.

In order to minister more effectively to children with disabilities, we first must understand the context surrounding children with disabilities and the consequences of disability on them. This book, complied by Phyliss Kilbourn, provides helpful training to those who desire to engage in more informed ministry to disabled children.

Have you ever been in a situation where you were responsible for the care of children, you wanted to teach them about Jesus, but you weren't quite sure where to begin? "Let the Children Come" removes the anxiety in such a situation. Open the book to any page and you will find a simple, easy-to-prepare lesson that teaches a truth appropriate for meeting the spiritual needs of children. Author Pat Lamb shows an understanding of the thoughts and feelings of children and has designed pleasant activities to help develop attitudes and habits pleasing to our Lord (and parents). You will want to reach for "Let the Children Come" over and over. Easily adapted as a 'home school manual, ' grandparents and parents should have this book on hand.

It is said that everyone has a story to tell, a voice that deserves to be heard. There are many thousands of children with special needs who have long been ignored, rejected and excluded from our schools, our communities, and, sadly, from our Bible classes. We believe that these children are loved deeply and completely by our Lord and that they too are called to come unto Him. This book speaks to the heart and to the head. Teachers and pastors will find inspiration and information, reminding them that God calls us to include all children, no matter the challenge. In addition, the book includes wonderfully practical elements with many ideas that can be easily integrated into any classroom. By combining philosophy and strategies, this book will equip the typical church volunteer teacher to meet the needs of all the children in her classroom.