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Understanding Children Understanding God

  • Paperback
  • 176 pages
  • Publisher: SPCK Publishing
  • 12.9 x 19.9 x 1 cm

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For church leaders working with children and families

Bridges child development and faith for effective teaching

You will engage children with meaningful spiritual lessons

This book explores child development and spirituality in a church setting.
A practical book that outlines (at a lay level) current thinking on child development and spirituality, and brings them together to propose effective ways to work with children in the church. This book engages with the ideas of Godly Play, an approach developed by Jerome Berryman in the US and gaining ground and enthusiasts among those involved in faith development here, and puts them into a UK context. The grounding in theory and the case histories from the author's own work fill out a rounded picture.
Understanding Children Understanding God and Children's Spirituality: What It Is And Why It Matters
Children's Spirituality: What It Is And Why It MattersUnderstanding Children Understanding God
  • Author

    Ronnie Lamont

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    SPCK Publishing

  • Published

    October 2007

  • Weight

    182g

  • Page Count

    176

  • Dimensions

    12.9 x 19.9 x 1 cm

  • ISBN

    9780281058204

  • ISBN-10

    0281058202

  • Eden Code

    1100385

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    Jesus proclaimed “Let the children come to me” so children are important in God’s family. Understanding Children Understanding God works on two levels to help us understand why. Firstly it is an introduction to developmental psychology. Do Sunday School teachers need an understanding of child psychology? Yes and no. This psychological aspect is possibly the weakest part of the book. Children develop at different speeds so to have a strict guide can be less than helpful. Also developmental, or child, psychology is a contentious subject – just think about how often education styles change to suit the newest theory. Even so, the use of developmental psychology can help us take the children in our churches more seriously than is often the case. Where Understanding Children Understanding God is stronger is as an introduction to the Godly Play scheme. This is a religious education system that can be used in Sunday Schools but can also be used in secular schools, hospitals and other “non religious” situations. If Godly Play has a weakness it is its reliance on a specific style of psychology. But if a church is looking to build its children work, especially reaching out to the community Godly Play is a tool worth considering.