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SPARK
SPARK Family from Augsburg Fortress is a quarterly magazine for families and children. It provides a way to talk with children about God centered in well-known Bible stories. Family Sample copies available.
Spark Bibles from Augsburg Fortress are designed to help introduce children to age-appropriate Bibles. The Spark Story Bible and Spark Bible NRSVare for ages 2- 6th grade. Preview copies are available from the Resource Center or Augsburg Fortress.
Vibrant Faith Ministries
New from Vibrant Faith Ministries: Teaching the Bible with Children, Youth, Families: Unit 1- Equipping Households of Faith, a resource based on an understanding of baptism that informs the belief that home is the primary place for nurturing and passing on the faith. This will help congregations build a strong and vital partnership with households for a common mission – to experience God’s story and practice the Christian faith in daily life. DVD416
Among many resources produced by Vibrant Faith Ministries is their Faith Formation Learning Exchange. Check it out!
DVDs
The Way of the Child: Helping Children Experience God focuses on the spiritual formation of children. This new resource in the growing Companions in Christ family helps children learn and experience spiritual practices that will lead them into a deeper awareness of God’s presence in their lives. DVD360
For effective worship-centered ministry centered on faith nurture for young children, Helping Children Experience God is based on the book Young Children and Worship by Jerome Berryman and Sonja Stewart. It’s an effective worship-centered ministry of faith nurture for young children. The dvd provides an introductory overview of the program for pastors, Christian educators, worship teams, parents, and lay leaders. DVD126
From Paraclete Press, Tell Me About God can help parents and others talk with children about God’s presence and a God who loves them unconditionally. DVD14
More Resources
Washed and Welcome: A Baptism Sourcebook and Living the Promises of Baptism: 101 Ideas for Parents are part of new baptismal formation resources from Augsburg Fortress. These resources will help pastors and parents with ideas for celebrating the gifts of baptism in daily living including meals, bedtime, play, seasons, milestones, transitions. Ideas are appropriate for children from infant to upper elementary. K172
With humor and honesty, Denise Roy tells stories that can help readers see God’s presence in the ordinary events of family life and children in My Monastery is a Minivan: Where the Daily is Divine and Routine Becomes Prayer. B3776
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