Sonja Stewart

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  Following Jesus : More About Young Children And Worship

  $30.00

  In this sequel to the best-selling “Young Children And Worship,” Sonja Stewart offers another valuable educational resource to help introduce three to eight-year-old children to the wonder of worship. She applies the method first presented in that book to the life and teachings of Jesus; her goal is to extend and deepen children’s understanding of Jesus and his teaching in preparation for Christian discipleship.

  Stewart believes that children need a special environment where they can meet and worship God and where their faith can be nurtured in preparation for joining in the full life of the congregation. Her approach, which integrates religious education and worship, has been presented at numerous workshops and training sessions.

  Stewart provides clear and specific instructions to teachers about how to create and use the children’s worship center, a unique environment where children are introduced to the meaning of worship through biblical stories and parables. She uses felt and wooden materials to enable children to experience the stories visually as well as to hear them. The stories then become incorporated into a fourfold order of worship that is both parallel to adult worship and age-appropriate for young children.

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  Young Children And Worship

  $32.00

  1. Introduction
  2. Getting Ready To Be With God
  Worship Center Order
  3. Presentations
  Stories
  4. Patterns And Instructions

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  Young children need a special environment where they can meet and worship God. They should have their own experiences where their faith can be nurtured and they can be prepared to join in the full life of the congregation.

  Sonja M. Stewart and Jerome W. Berryman have taken the needs of children into account and devised. an exciting way to introduce three- to seven-year-olds to the wonder of worship. Their approach, which integrates religious education and worship, has been presented at numerous workshops and training sessions. Based on the authors’ experiences, the methods described here will be invaluable to teachers helping children understand and participate in worship. For their part, children will be led to experience God, using all their senses.

  Activities are developed around the order of worship commonly used in Reformed churches: assemble in God’s name; proclaim God’s Word; give thanks to God; go in God’s name. Stewart and Berryman suggest
  beginning with the most essential parts of the service, adding to these as the children progress.

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