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Children Hearing God's Voice

child-earBook: Redefining Children's Ministry in the 21st Century
Author: Becky Fischer
Chapter 11: Children Hearing God's Voice

Premise of the Book: We have a crisis in the modern and postmodern church concerning ministry to children. According to George Barna, 70% of the children we have raised in church will leave the church as young adults.

Chapter 11 – Children Hearing God's Voice
Becky Fischer suggests that there are three essential things in our walk with God: 1. Salvation. 2. Baptism of the Holy Spirit. 3. Hearing God's Voice. In order to do anything effective for the Kingdom, you need to know how to hear and follow him. We need to teach them regularly, repeatedly, deliberately, and thoroughly.

The remainder of this chapter is devoted to about a dozen stories of children who acted on the voice of God. In some Christian circles this is known as a "word of...

Practical Guidelines in Leading Children into the Baptism

tongueBook: Redefining Children's Ministry in the 21st Century
Author: Becky Fischer
Chapter 10: Practical Guidelines in Leading Children into the Baptism

Premise of the Book: We have a crisis in the modern and postmodern church concerning ministry to children. According to George Barna, 70% of the children we have raised in church will leave the church as young adults.

Chapter 10 – Practical Guidelines in Leading Children into the Baptism
This chapter is devoted to Becky Fischer's praxis for leading children into the baptism of the Holy Spirit (speaking in tongues). She shares the methods that have been most helpful and even shares methods that have backfired. I won't get into all of the details except to point out that one should never "teach" a child how speak in tongues. She encourages us to teach why we speak in tongues, or teach how we can receive the gift (God likes to give good...

Children and the Holy Spirit

holy_spirit_skyBook: Redefining Children's Ministry in the 21st Century
Author: Becky Fischer
Chapter 9: Children & the Holy Spirit

Premise of the Book: We have a crisis in the modern and postmodern church concerning ministry to children. According to George Barna, 70% of the children we have raised in church will leave the church as young adults.

Chapter 9 – Children & the Holy Spirit
Becky Fischer asserts "it is imperative that the baptism of the Holy Spirit goes to the very top of the list of things needing to be changed in the way we currently minister to children." From my [Brian] point of view, this is an incredibly bold statement. Becky demonstrates, from her perspective, the fundamental need of being filled and speaking in tongues and why it's essential for the supernatural lifestyle.

She suggests that preschool is the best time to...

Musicians & Children's Ministry

children_worshipBook: Redefining Children's Ministry in the 21st Century
Author: Becky Fischer
Chapter 7: Musicians & Children's Ministry

Premise of the Book: We have a crisis in the modern and postmodern church concerning ministry to children. According to George Barna, 70% of the children we have raised in church will leave the church as young adults.

Chapter 7: Musicians & Children's Ministry
In this chapter Becky emphasizes the power of worship music to bring children to the throne of God, as well as, making an appeal to those gifted with music to consider the call to Children's Ministry.

Becky has facilitated worship times during Children's Church that have been very powerful. When children have been taught how to worship and why we do it, it's not uncommon to see children get lost in the presence of God. When we show them the meaning...

The Role of Parents in Discipling Children

brawl-simpsonBook: Redefining Children's Ministry in the 21st Century
Author: Becky Fischer
Chapter 6: The Role of Parents in Discipling Children

Premise of the Book: We have a crisis in the modern and postmodern church concerning ministry to children. According to George Barna, 70% of the children we have raised in church will leave the church as young adults.

Chapter 6: The Role of Parents in Discipling Children
Over the years, many parents have abdicated their responsibility to be the primary discipler of their children. According to recent Barna polls, a great children's ministry is one of the number one things parents will look for when selecting a church. As a result, churches feel pressured to take on that responsibility.

Becky suggests that Jewish model of parents training and discipling their children deserves more attention. The Bible is full of...

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