"Daddy, I'd like you to meet my children." That's Robbie Castleman's attitude about taking her children to church. She believes that Sunday morning isn't a success if she has only managed to keep the kids quiet. And she knows there's more to church for kids than trying out their new coloring books. Children are at church for the same reason as their parents: for the privilege of worshiping God. Worship, Castleman writes, is "the most important thing you can ever train your child to do." So with infectious passion, nitty-gritty advice and a touch of humor, she shows you how to help your children (from toddlers to teenagers) enter into worship. In this expanded edition Castleman includes two new appendixes on the important issues of hyperactive children in worship and children's church for seekers. She also provides a study guide for personal reflection or group discussion. More than ever, Parenting in the Pew is essential reading for parents and worship leaders who want to help children make joyful noises unto the Lord.
Associate Professor of Theology
J.Vernon McGee Chair in Biblical Studies
John Brown University
Known to my students as "Dr. C."
Besides the books listed here, I have contributed chapters to sevral other works: For All The Saints (McGrath), My Heart, Christ's Home Devotional (IVP), and my husband and I wrote the study guide for Howard Synder's Community of the King. I also have contributed to the Baker Handbook of the Bible and have written for several journals.
My lastest work (to be published by IVPress) is focused on the biblical patterns that set the "guardrails" for Christian worship. I am passionate about God's pleasure (not our perks or preferences!) being the ultimate concern of faithful worship.
I am married once and only to a good man who loves me well, Breck Castleman. Our older son, Robert Dayton, is an art professor at Trinity Christian College near Chicago and our younger son is a pastor, like his dad, in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Breck and I also have a beloved beagle named Chesterton and four wonderful grandchildren!



