Sivin in Malasia

So, I guess I'm shocking Malasia now.

I've never been accused of that before, but I kind of like the sound of it.

In Sivin Kit's article from the Youth pecialties site, the founding pastor of Bangsar Lutheran Church in Malaysia makes reference to what we're trying to do to end the age-segregation in the church. Enjoy his  article:

Second Thoughts on Children and More...

Sivin also ties what we're doing with GIFT (Generations In Faith Together) together with some provoking thoughts from Ivy Beckwith's wonderful book, PostModern Children's Ministry:

"The church's ministry to children is broken…It's broken when church leaders and senior pastors see children's ministry primarily as a marketing tool…Something is broken when we trivialize God to our children…It's broken when we depend on our programs and our curriculum to introduce our children to God—not our families and communities…And perhaps most importantly, it's broken when the church tells parents that its programs can spiritually nurture their children better than they can." - Ivy B.

Sivin is a church planter, a futurist, a thinker, and the coordinator for the "Emergent Malaysia" conversation. Stop by his blog at www.sivinkit.net. Ivy is a passioinate and insightful speaker, writer, developer and consultant on issues that relate to Christian ed, faith formation, and children in the church. Find her at www.soulshepherds.com.

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Comments

[Sivin]

wow .. my moment of fame on your blog! :-)BTW, someone else from my church wrote a follow-up piece more related to Godly Play ideas.

futurist? ... I'm speechless ..