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    Kids Ministry that Nourishes: Three Essential Nutrients of a Healthy Kids Ministry
    Kids Ministry that Nourishes: Three Essential Nutrients of a Healthy Kids Ministry
    Kids Ministry that Nourishes: Three Essential Nutrients of a Healthy Kids Ministry
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    Kids Ministry that Nourishes: Three Essential Nutrients of a Healthy Kids Ministry

    By Jana Magruder

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    Does your Kids Ministry provide the nourishment needed for children and families to thrive in the gospel?  Much like healthy food is necessary for growth and sustenance, so is the biblical nutrition we serve to our young ones.   Just as He said to Peter, Jesus commands us to “feed my lambs.” This means more than crackers and juice, attractional programming, and fun activities. All of these things can be part of Kids Ministry, but should not be the heart of it.   Kids Ministry that Nourishes will help guide preschool, children, and preteen leaders in churches of all shapes and sizes to champion a ministry philosophy based on three essential nutrients. Author Jana Magruder shows how these are the nutrients that help Kids Ministries provide the nourishment needed for children and families to thrive in the gospel.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBH Publishing Group
    Release dateOct 15, 2016
    ISBN9781433649400
    Kids Ministry that Nourishes: Three Essential Nutrients of a Healthy Kids Ministry

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      Kids Ministry that Nourishes - Jana Magruder

      Table of Contents

      Foreword

      Introduction

      Chapter 1: Three Essential Nutrients of a Healthy Kids Ministry

      KINGDOM EXPANDING

      Chapter 2: Essential Nutrient #1: Kingdom Expanding

      Chapter 3: Feed My Lambs: Casting a Kingdom-Minded Vision

      Chapter 4: Feed Your Soul: Kingdom Expanding Sabbath Practice

      Chapter 5: Crickets in the Choir Room: Kingdom Expanding Leadership

      Chapter 6: Coffee Campaigns: Developing Kingdom-Minded Volunteers and Leaders

      HEART TRANSFORMING

      Chapter 7: Essential Nutrient #2: Heart Transforming

      Chapter 8: Check Yes! Salvation on Paper

      Chapter 9: Heretical Me: The Danger of Haphazard Discipleship

      Chapter 10: The Velcro Gospel: Attachment Teaching

      Chapter 11: Behavior Modification: Quick Fix vs. God’s Grace

      CULTURE SHAPING

      Chapter 12: Essential Nutrient #3: Culture Shaping

      Chapter 13: Moonlight Towers: Illuminating Dark Spaces

      Chapter 14: Hayrides and Hotdogs: Missional Family Ministry

      Chapter 15: Balancing Act: Protecting and Preparing Our Kids

      Chapter 16: A Heart for the Nations: Bringing Up Senders and Goers

      Conclusion: Fan the Flame: Stay Faithful in Your Calling

      Notes

      About the Author

      Ways to Connect

      Guide

      Foreword

      Table of Contents

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      titlepage

      Copyright © 2016 by Jana Magruder

      All rights reserved.

      Printed in the United States of America

      978-1-4336-4939-4

      Published by B&H Publishing Group

      Nashville, Tennessee

      Dewey Decimal Classification: 268.432

      Subject Heading: CHURCH WORK WITH CHILDREN \ RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OF CHILDREN \ MINISTERS OF CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

      Unless otherwise marked, Scripture is taken from the Holman Christian Standard Bible (

      hcsb

      ), copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. All rights reserved.

      Also used: King James Version (

      kjv

      ) which is public domain.

      1 2 3 4 5 6 • 21 20 19 18 17 16

      Dedicated to my husband, Michael Magruder, a mighty man of integrity and strength who loves the Lord more than me—and loves me even more than our own three!

      And, to our three—Morgan Grace, whose tender heart and beautiful spirit inspire me daily; Jason Reese, whose passion for God shows in everything he does; and Nicholas, whose inquisitive nature and curiosity about the Bible will keep me digging through the Scriptures and theology books the rest of my days! I love you all to the moon and back and infinity and all the things we say. Sugar and Love!

      Acknowledgments

      First, I would like to thank my parents, Lee and Jo Wilson, who raised me in the Church and, without even trying, led by example through serving in preschool, youth, and recreation/camp ministry. I often say that I was an apprentice of you both—a teacher and a minister. God wove our stories together and I know it all began with you. I’m so honored and grateful to be your daughter.

      Thank you to Zac and Jennie Allen for planting Austin Bible in our neighborhood all those years ago and calling out a ministry gift that I had always hidden in my heart. I’m eternally grateful for those years living as villages in the light of moonlight towers.

      To John Murchison and Kevin Peck at the Austin Stone Community Church, you taught me servant leadership, how to Sabbath, and most importantly, how to multiply myself so that others could know the joy of serving the Church. Thank you for your wise counsel and discipleship in these areas.

      My LifeWay Kids family, thank you for believing in me! I could not have written this book without your support and contribution. Thank you for loving children and families and thank you for your leadership and dedication as we serve the Church together. A special thanks to Landry Holmes, Chuck Peters, and Bill Emeott for helping speak into this book.

      And to Michael Magruder—in many ways, you yourself could have written this book as we have journeyed together in ministry. Thank you for loving our family so well.

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