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Tag: Discipleship

Really Radical Book for Kids

In Bible Lessons, Gospel, ParentingTags Book Review, books, Discipleship, Leadership, theologyPublish DateMarch 11, 2023207 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 fun facts and activities. It was filled with truth that was captured in beautiful illustrations. The follow-up of Thornton’s book was more of the same. (Here is a link for 40% OFF!!) I love how Champ connects the beauty and the mystery of our …

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How To Included Parents in Your Easter Egg Hunt.

How To Included Parents in Your Easter Egg Hunt.

In MinistryTags Discipleship, Easter, Easter Egg, Easter Egg Hunt, Family, Palm Sunday, ParentsPublish DateJanuary 28, 20228 Views1 Comment samluce

Here is a repost of a post I did explaining how to do an indoor easter hunt. We do this for all of our campuses. I want to add that you do not need to have …

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But, What About… The Bible?

But, What About… The Bible?

In Gospel, Leadership, MinistryTags Discipleship, faith, Gospel, LeadershipPublish DateMarch 30, 20204 ViewsLeave a comment samluce

In a recent blog post, I wrote for David C. Cook’s content site for kids ministry leaders called Spark. I talked about in recent years there has been similar language used by apostates in explaining their “de-construction” …

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What Do You Do When Sundays are Taken Away?

What Do You Do When Sundays are Taken Away?

In Leadership, Ministry, UncategorizedTags Discipleship, kidmin, Kidmin Leadership, Leadership, MinistryPublish DateMarch 21, 20200 Views8 Comments samluce

Recently I read *Resilient – Child Discipleship and the Fearless Future of the Church. One of the things that stood out to me was when the authors described that most kids’ ministry leaders don’t have a …

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How to Deal with Difficult Kids

How to Deal with Difficult Kids

In Leadership, MinistryTags Children's Ministry, Discipleship, kidmin, Kidmin Leadership, Kidmin ResourcesPublish DateJanuary 30, 20201 ViewsLeave a comment samluce

When I was new to children’s ministry, one of the most challenging things for me to deal with was kids who misbehaved. I so wanted difficult kids, all kids actually, to like me and parents to …

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Who is Responsible to Disciple my Kids?

Who is Responsible to Disciple my Kids?

In Gospel, Links I Like, Ministry, PersonalTags Catechism, Classics, Discipleship, New City Catechism, ParentingPublish DateMarch 5, 20196 Views2 Comments samluce

Discipleship is something parents and pastors need to take seriously and engage in together. When I first started in kids ministry over twenty years ago, the primary discipleship of children was the responsibility of the church. Over …

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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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2 responses to “Who is Responsible to Disciple my Kids?”

  1. Who Is Responsible to Disciple My Kids?
    March 9, 2019

    […] This article originally appeared here. […]

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  2. Brian Doyle Avatar
    Brian Doyle
    March 13, 2019

    Hi Sam
    It would be good to give Deut 6:4-7 a mention when tackling this topic

    In 2017, we surveyed men and asked them one question: ‘Who is primarily responsible for the spiritual growth and dvelopment of your children’ and they answered …

    53% Dad with Mom’s Help
    27% Mom and Dad Equally
    13% Mom, Dad and the Church Youth Ministry Equally
    4% Mom with Dad’s Help
    3% Church Youth Ministry with Parent’s Help

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