Comments on: Equipping parents http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/570 Christian Education at its best! Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:51:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Questions for Evaluating Curriculum Literature | G.R.A.C.E. Writes http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/570#comment-2064 Questions for Evaluating Curriculum Literature | G.R.A.C.E. Writes Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:28:11 +0000 http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/570#comment-2064 [...] just at the start of the new fall Christian Education year in our churches (and, as Vanessa pointed out, the fall “new year” has more to do with adapting to the secular calendar than to [...] [...] just at the start of the new fall Christian Education year in our churches (and, as Vanessa pointed out, the fall “new year” has more to do with adapting to the secular calendar than to [...]

]]> By: Israel Galindo http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/570#comment-1450 Israel Galindo Sat, 08 Sep 2007 16:47:21 +0000 http://grace-ed.org/blog/archives/570#comment-1450 Thanks, Vanessa, that's a great example of what needs to happen more of in congregations: giving back responsibility for the spiritual formation and education of children to the parents. The most successful models of children's ministries in congregations will be those that provide the best balance between educational ministry with children AND ministry to parents and families. The biggest challenge seems to be resisting the calls of parents who insist that churches entertain and take responsibility for teaching their children about the faith. The firstis just not our job, and the second, as you point out, is the PRIMARY responsibility of the parents. Thanks, Vanessa, that’s a great example of what needs to happen more of in congregations: giving back responsibility for the spiritual formation and education of children to the parents. The most successful models of children’s ministries in congregations will be those that provide the best balance between educational ministry with children AND ministry to parents and families.

The biggest challenge seems to be resisting the calls of parents who insist that churches entertain and take responsibility for teaching their children about the faith. The firstis just not our job, and the second, as you point out, is the PRIMARY responsibility of the parents.

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