Transforming Children Into Spiritual Champions; Why Children Should Be Your Church's #1 Priority

by George Barna

• ISBN13: 9780830753765
• ISBN10: 0830753761
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2011-01-01
• Publisher: Regal

Summary

No one can deny that our culture is opposed to Christian values, and the influences bombarding our children's moral development can be deadly. But few parents and church leaders realize how critical it is to start developing a child's biblical worldview from the very earliest years of life. The problem is complex: parents who themselves did not receive early spiritual training leave their children's training to the church. Yet the church often focuses on older children-not realizing that a child's moral development is set by the age of nine. The answer is for churches to recognize the need to come alongside parents to provide them biblical worldview training, parenting information, counseling, etc., that will equip them to help their children become the spiritually matuare Church of tomorrow. Profiles presented of churches who are effectively ministering to children and winning the war our enemy is waging against them\. Research orientated books on childhood spiritual development. Raising Heaven Bound Kids in a Hell Bent World by Eastman Curtis / What Your Kids Need to Know About God and When by John Trent / Introducing the Spiritual Side of Parenting by Ron Clarkson / Bringing Up Boys by James Dobson.

Author Biography

GEORGE BARNA is the directing leader of The Barna Group, a company in Ventura, California, that provides research and resources to Christian ministries. He is the best-selling author of more than 35 books, several of which have received national awards. Books he has authored include Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions, Think Like Jesus, The Power of Vision and The Frog in the Kettle. Barna also publishes The Barna Update, a free biweekly research report available online at www.barna.org. He and his family live in Southern California.