Resources for family devotions
and building your children's faith
Spiritual Gifts
When it comes to feeling like you belong in a community, it's hard to beat knowing that you have something valuable to contribute. It is important that we help our kids discover and develop the unique ways they have been gifted by God to serve the church and the world. The following books are excellent resources to help parents recognize their child's strengths, and draw them out. We have both these books - so feel free to borrow them! (talk to Sarah)
Discover Your Kid's Spiritual Gifts - Adam Stadtmiller
In this accessible, practical guidebook, moms and dads will encounter the biblical evidence for childhood spiritual gifts as they look closely at the stories of David, Mary, Samuel and Jesus--all young people who demonstrated God's gifts at work in their lives. Next, parents will begin to identify their children's spiritual gifts through a uniquely designed assessment tool. And finally, they'll discover specific ways to help their children serve the Body of Christ through their gift or mix of gifts. *BOOK INCLUDES SPIRITUAL GIFT QUESTIONER AND ANSWER KEY* |
The Way They Learn - Cynthia Ulrich Tobias
Draw out the best in your children―by understanding the way they learn. If you’re frustrated that your child isn’t learning the way you did, chances are they are too! In this practical resource, Cynthia Ulrich Tobias explains that understanding how you both learn can make all the difference. Using expertise in education and learning styles, Tobias offers practical guidance for teaching to your child’s strengths―both at home and in school―even when his or her learning style is very different from your own. Enlightening and informative, this book will help with these issues:
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Featured Book
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The Field Guide to the Bible
Have you ever wanted a handbook for the Bible?
Well, it’s here! The Field Guide to the Bible will help you make some sense of what can be a complicated and challenging book. Covering topics like where to start reading, how to hear from God through the Bible and how the Bible story fits together, The Field Guide to the Bible will help you uncover the story and learn how to make the Bible an important part of your life. We made The Field Guide to the Bible in response to the key questions raised by young people in our research. Many told us that they don’t understand the Bible, find reading it hard and have no idea where to even start. Well, now there’s a practical field guide here to help. . Borrow from our Kid's Library (in the Sunday School Hall) or order your own copy from HERE. |
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Scripture Union NZ conducted a Children's Ministry Survey earlier this year, in which they investigated what is happening in children’s ministry across New Zealand. They gathered responses from a cross section of churches around the country (including Riversdale-Waikaia Presbyterian), different regions, different sizes and different denominations. Follow this link to view the results of the survey, which give some interesting insights into the state of children's ministry in NZ.
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