It's Just a Phase So Don't Miss It: Why Every Life Stage of a Kid Matters and at Least 13 Things Your Church Should Do About It
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Overview
Every church knows that kids matter. That’s not in question. A better question is, does your church act like every kid matters at every phase in their lives? A phase is a timeframe in kids’ lives when we can leverage distinctive opportunities to influence their future. That means the whining toddler, the dramatic fifth grader, and the stressed-out tenth grader are not just “going through a phase” that should be wished away; rather, they are transitioning through critical periods that we are called to discover, celebrate, and navigate strategically with them. It’s Just a Phase presents a challenge to churches to treat every kid who breathes like they are made in the image of God. When we keep acting like every kid and teenager has the potential … to believe, imagine, and love to care, relate, and trust to reason, improve, and lead … it can change how the parents next door see your church. how your elders value teenagers. how your executive staff views children and youth ministry. how you organize what you do every week. how kids see themselves. But, more importantly, it can change how every kid sees God, and that could change every kid’s future.
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Top Highlights
“‘Children are most like adults in their feelings. They are least like adults in their thinking; more information does not make them think like us.’” (Page 91)
“Just remember, you shouldn’t prioritize your content based on how adults feel. You need to prioritize based on how kids learn.” (Page 204)
“If you want to help a kid develop a moral conscience, you have to interpret and influence their motive.” (Page 119)
“‘Trusting Jesus in a way that transforms how you love God, yourself, and others.’” (Page 178)
“What Moses knew was this. The role of a leader is not to simply present accurate information. The role of a leader is to keep presenting, to keep translating, to keep creating experiences until someone has learned what they need to know.” (Page 90)
