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St. Patrick’s Bad Analogies

In FunTags Humor, theologyPublish DateMarch 17, 2023185 ViewsLeave a comment samluce

Happy St. Patrick’s Day. Enjoy this classic from Luthern Satire. Ten years later, it is still so good. I grew up hearing lots of bad anthologies around the Trinity. Explaining the Trinity is not easy. Explaining the Trinity to kids is nearly impossible. Parents and kidmin leaders, if you are looking for a resource to help with this, I highly recommend Big Truths For Young Hearts by Dr. Bruce Ware. …

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Really Radical Book for Kids

Really Radical Book for Kids

In Bible Lessons, Gospel, ParentingTags Book Review, books, Discipleship, Leadership, theologyPublish DateMarch 11, 2023469 ViewsLeave a comment samluce

Champ Thornton released his first book in this series, The Radical Book for Kids, nearly nine years ago. Our family enjoyed this book. It was a unique take on theology, Church history, science, history, and random …

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What do you think of when you think about God?

What do you think of when you think about God?

In Gospel, GratitudeTags Gospel, Parenting, theologyPublish DateMarch 2, 2020159 ViewsLeave a comment samluce

What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us. A. W. Tozer What we think about God reveals a lot about what we believe God is and is …

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Pastor as Theologian

Pastor as Theologian

In Gospel, LeadershipTags children's pastor, Gospel, Pastor, theology, Youth PastorPublish DateMay 8, 201737 ViewsLeave a comment samluce

I am wrapping up my Pastor as…. series. Pastor as Theologian may be the most controversial out of all four. Why you need to be a theologian is because you as a shepherd, leader, and disciple need to think …

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Why Revisionism Matters.

Why Revisionism Matters.

In Gospel, Leadership, MinistryTags Children's Ministry, Gospel, Leadership, theologyPublish DateApril 5, 201625 Views1 Comment samluce

I have been reading a book by Os Guinness entitled “Fool’s Talk: Recovering the Lost Art of Christian Persuasion.” In his book Dr. Guinness talks about how we have to move from convincing people to become …

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You Don’t Need To Be Theologian To Teach Kids.

You Don’t Need To Be Theologian To Teach Kids.

In Gospel, Links I Like, MinistryTags Gospel, Leadership, Parenting, theologyPublish DateNovember 17, 201540 Views5 Comments samluce

In my last post I made the case for systematic theology and why kids need it. I know many of you might be thinking that there is no way that you could teach your kids systematic …

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My name is Sam Luce and I have been a pastor at Redeemer Church in Utica NY for the past 24 years. 18 of those years serving as children’s pastor. Currently, I am serving as the Global Pastor to Families. This is my personal blog it is focused on Discipleship, Family Ministry, and Theology.

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5 responses to “You Don’t Need To Be Theologian To Teach Kids.”

  1. Frank Tan Avatar
    Frank Tan
    November 18, 2015

    Sam, I’ll suggest Alan Root’s Tween study books series as another resource for teaching kids systematic theology. It’s available thru Kidology (http://www.kidology.org/store/catalog.asp?item=5605).

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  2. Brad Prothero Avatar
    Brad Prothero
    November 20, 2015

    We are just starting our Family Ministry here at our church and I have started using the first three books in the same way you have mentioned. They are great books and they incrementally teach about who God is and what we believe in very age-appropriate ways. Adding Grudem’s book is a great addition. Since my domain is kids, I never thought about the next step but agree that his Bible Doctrine is the logical extension of the “series” of books. Thanks.

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  3. Why Kids Need Systematic Theology | Aim Lower Journal
    December 15, 2015

    […] This article is from writer and children’s ministry leader Sam Luce – find much more at how to do what he is suggesting with this article […]

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  4. Cindy Brown Avatar
    Cindy Brown
    February 6, 2017

    I gave the Jesus Storybook Bible with the cd to one of our Kindergarten kids. He really enjoyed it and listened to it several times. Both of his parents appreciated the investment into their son’s life. His mother is a school teacher and recommended it to other parents for their children.

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  5. How Do We Train Our Kids to Stand Firm - samluce.com
    February 12, 2019

    […] Systematic Theology – Kids need to understand that the Bible is more than a story. It is that to be sure but it has practical implications for how we live. Biblical theology doesn’t answer life’s difficult questions. It shows us the beauty of Christ and Systematics shows us the implications of that picture of beauty. Here is a post I wrote that has resources I would recommend for this. […]

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