Jesse Joyner, PhD

Children Now Workshop

At Ascent College (where I teach), we believe that children are active participants in the kingdom of God even now. We don’t have to wait until they grow up for God do do great things through them. Furthermore, we as adults have a lot to learn in life from children (especially how to have faith). Join my colleagues and me as we lead a day-long in-person workshop for Children’s Ministry leaders and volunteers. We usually offer the workshop twice a year, once in the Spring and once in the Fall.

We cover topics such as intergenerationalism, reaching generation Alpha, neurodiversity in Children’s Ministry, and lots of practical tools you can use this Sunday in your churches.

If you want to hear updates about upcoming Children Now seminars, please subscribe to my monthly newsletter where you will hear about their times and locations: https://jessejoyner.com/free-newsletter/

Below you can find various notes, slides, and resources that we use at our trainings:

Sermon on Intergenerational Church Life: https://jessejoyner.com/out-of-the-mouths-of-children/

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