This week, two of my colleagues from divinity school welcomed new babies into their lives.  How wonderful it has been to hear about the first hours and days of the babies’ lives instantaneously through Facebook.  The chance that I will see these children in person before they are walking and talking and graduating is very [...]

Imagine that you are a small elementary school child and something at school has upset you to the point that you do not feel safe.  Now imagine that your church sits right across the street from your school.  Would you be tempted to run away from school to your church? 
Recently in a small town in South Carolina, that [...]

 
Romans 12 churches that list children’s ministries as one of their strengths frequently follow up by commenting that they attract married couples with children, single parents with children, and families with children to their church community. Once these families enter the doors of the church, how do churches faithfully form young children by cultivating intentional [...]