Faith Forward: A Dialogue on Children, Youth, and A New Kind of Christianity - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1770645748 ISBN 13: 9781770645745

Publisher: WoodLake, 2013

Synopsis

Knowing how to nurture faith in young people is a challenge, particularly when we want to encourage a faith that is generous, innovative, and contextual. Faith Forward gathers 21 presentations from the 2012 "Children, Youth, and a New Kind of Christianity" conference held in Washington, D.C., and makes them available for those in ministry with children and youth, pastors, parents, professors - anyone called to help young people on their journey of faith. Authors and attendees alike came from several countries and many denominational inflections. Likewise, the chapters express various contemporary takes on Christian faith and discipleship.

This book is a gold mine of information and inspiration for those seeking to engage children and youth in respectful conversation, exploration, and learning in today's complex world. If you are seeking grassroots, forward-thinking, ecumenical, innovative, and collaborative ways to do children and youth ministry, then this book provides the material to move you in that direction.

About this title

About the Author

Melvin Bray is founder and Director of Kid Cultivators, a missional youth development organization concerned with training youth and the adults in their lives in habits of sustainability (related to ecology, faith, art, etc.). He is a contributing author to The Audacity of Faith and coordinating author of The Stories in Which We Find Ourselves. www.melvinbray.com

David M. Csinos is founder and Executive Director of FaithForward, the organization spawned by the 2012 Children, Youth, and a New Kind of Christianity conference. He is the auothor of Children's Ministry that Fits and co-author (with Ivy Beckwith) of Children's Ministry in the Way of Jesus. www.davecsinos.com

Review

"This is a seminal book in every sense of that word... It describes for us an entirely accessible landscape of hope and holy purpose." - PHYLLIS TICKLE, author of The Great Emergence and Emergence Christianity

"Faith Forward is full of light and warmth. It is a treasure for coming generations, and present ones as well." - EBOO PATEL, Founder and President, Interfaith Youth Core

"This book is a treasure trove of wisdom from leaders who share the best of what they have to offer in the quest to nurture faith and spirituality among the young." - PARKER J. PALMER, author of Healing the Heart of Democracy and The Courage to Teach

"This book has the right priority and I hope many people read it." - JIM WALLIS, President, Sojourners, and author of God's Politics and On God's Side

"Faith Forward challenges us to rethink how we offer the gospel to children and youth." - MARY HAWES, National Children's Advisor, Church of England

Edition details

• Publisher: WoodLake
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1770645748
• ISBN 13: 9781770645745
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: David M. Czinos, Melvin Bray