Discipleship

Morality-based curriculum is generally different from gospel-centered curriculum in several ways (some of these characteristics will be fleshed-out later): As noted in the last row, a gospel-centered Bible story will seek to demonstrate how it ties into the bigger story of Redemption in Jesus. This means the teacher seeks to go “up” from the smaller, […]

Unfortunately, this gospel-centered emphasis appears to be a rare commodity in children’s curriculum which far too often devolves into mere moralism – Sesame Street with a little Jesus sprinkled on top. Every Sunday in churches all across America kids are given the impression by children’s ministries that the main reason God gave the Bible is

Like most parents, I have certain dreams for my children. At the top of the list: I want my three boys to “fly the coop” of my home loving Jesus with all their hearts. In order to do that I believe they must seek to be gospel-centered children as early as possible. And while the