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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titlepageCopyright © 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.
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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.