Future Impact Study Guide: Connecting Child, Church, and Mission - Softcover

Brewster, Dan

9780984116928: Future Impact Study Guide: Connecting Child, Church, and Mission

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0984116923 ISBN 13: 9780984116928

Publisher: Compassion Intl, 2010

Help children become all that God created them to be, use the Future Impact Study Guide There is so much to consider in bringing the whole gospel to a generation of children in need, yet that's exactly the challenge we are called to accept, as Dan Brewster shows in his study of children and missions entitled Future Impact. This study guide will take you through dynamic sessions of thoughtful reflection that lead you to your own ministry strategies for the children you can reach. In this study guide, you'll -Discover material in Future Impact that can apply this week to your ministry setting -Reconsider the depth and breadth of practical issues common to child ministry worldwide -Combine your life experience with leading-edge child development ideas to form ministry focused initiatives for children right where you live -Gain a clearer understanding of how to connect your life and ministry to children and their families in other cultures This helpful companion to the book Future Impact will help you go deeper in your understanding of God's heart for children, the current state of children around the world today, and the church's responsibility to provide a holistic approach to discipleship.

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About the Author:

Dan Brewster is the Director of Holistic Child Development Academic Programs for Compassion International where he has served the cause of children in poverty for over 25 years. He originally prepared the material in this book for a course called "Child, Church, and Mission" which he taught in the Master of Arts Program in Holistic Child Development at Malaysia Baptist Theological Seminary in Penang, Malaysia.

Review:

Dan Brewster has spent his entire life helping the church develop children. His experience and insights are gained first-hand amongst practitioners operating in Africa, Latin America, and Asia. His passion for children's well-being flows from a consistent and tenacious walk with Jesus Christ. His work is timely, apt, and highly relevant. Study it!" - Patrick McDonald, Founder and CEO of VIVA Future Impact is a gift to all of us who care about God's mission on earth and God's kingdom. May your local church respond to Future Impact's call to shape children into world-changers for the gospel." - William C Prevette, PhD., Research Director, Oxford Centre for Mission Studies Future Impact by Dan Brewster is an excellent book, giving direction for those desiring to work with needy children and provides the resources to reach them with the gospel, discipleship, and church programs. Future Impact is probably the best book in print with practical and godly advice concerning all aspects of ministry to children." - Doug Nichols, Founder & International Director Emeritus, Action International

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