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Teaching Kids Authentic Worship: How to Keep Them Close to God for Life

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Teaching kids authentic worship presents a refreshing return to the basic principles of what worship means. Kathleen Chapman not only provides a meaningful presentation of corporate and individual worship, but provides it in the deft context of raising children. This is not a book about styles of worship, or styles of music. Kathleen provides principles of worship which can be applied in every context, in every style, in every generation. She demonstrates the applicable relevance of her approach with countless examples she draws from her years of experience. What Kathleen presents as authentic worship is a solidly focused time of considering and appreciating who God is. It is artfully crafted time of considered God and God alone, and can be done in a variety of settings, with or without music or song, in homes or at church. This approach has a clear impact on the minds of children--not only in how they think about God, but about life as well. It frees children from overbearing legalistic views of God and religion and excites them about the God they serve. I say this not only from having read the book, but by having seen my children experience the application of the principles in this book. Reading this book will perhaps challenge the reader by revealing how we allow self-centered activities and songs to replace our worship of God. A child raised with the principles in this book will learn to consider God before their own fears or concerns. They will be empowered to consider God's capacity in them before considering their own situations and their limits. As a father of four and former pastor and Christian missions staff, I consider this book as invaluable recommended reading for all parents, pastors, and Sunday School teachers. There are very few books that I recommend with such high regard. We must be challenged and empowered by Kathleen's return to a clear Biblical presentation of worship. As parents and teachers we often know what we want to accomplish in raising our children, but lack the ideas of how to effectly implement it. This book is repleat with examples of how to integrate authentic worship into your Sunday School classes, home life and Church. Kathleen does not wallow in theological abstracts, but presents solid Biblical principles which she applies over and over again, and then illustrates with example after example. In the end, a child who has been raised to know God in this way will be equiped with a foundation from which to ask the challenging question of life and God that we ask as we mature. When the foundation is solid, so the building endures the storm. If you are considering this book, then you likely understand who the foundation is. Teaching Kids Authentic Worship will show you how to best lay that foundation for lifetime endurance.

I started reading this book to teach worship to my grandchildren. After all I was raised in the church and a Christian school, what did I need to learn? I needed to learn WORSHIP! I realize that I was doing some worship but it was all related to what God had done for me. I have learned to just worship God for who He is. What a wonderful blessing it has been. Recommend this for everyone.

AWESOME!!! The title should be "Teaching kids/adults Authentic Worship". What a blessing! This book teaches why worship, what worship really is, how and when to worship. Last but not least the book teaches how to teach worship to kids so that they understand it on their level.

Kathleen Chapman has a simple, though profound way of communicating. Her research and expertise on why children move from God, jarred my senses. I also appreciated the easy-to-practice Worship Moments found at the book's end.
This book is a must for all who have children in their lives.

If you work with children in any type of ministry, you need this book. This is actually my second purchase of this book, I gave the first to a friend. After attending Kathleen's workshop recently, I was inspired to look at my teaching of children and try to incorporate ways to help them KNOW God. That's the key for their faith sticking with them for life.

This book is wonderful for those who have a good idea that they want to teach their children about worship, but a faint idea of how they will actually go about it. I actually am going to recommend that my church give these books out for baby dedication services - I believe it is a must read for all Christian parents.

I read almost everything I can get my hands on concerning children and worship due to my job as a director of children's ministries. Kathleen Chapman digs deep into what worship REALLY is, not just for children, but adults as well. This easy-to-read book is deep and though provoking without being hard to digest and full of two-dollar words. It gave me a fresh approach to explaining worship to my kids (and how I should view it myself). I recommend it particularly to pastors, children's directors, and worship committee chairpersons.

This is an easy read, and well worth it. It is a must for all Christians looking for authentic worship.

This book really helps you focus on leading children to recognize, acknowledge and honor the One True God! You can teach the same Bible stories but your focus becomes that God is the Hero in ALL of them because you begin to recognize the greatness of WHO HE IS. Great book for leaders of children. I highly recommend it. It is for any size of church!!!!! I am in a large church with lots of children and the concept of teaching worship works.

Very good!
A simple way to focus on God,s greatness and it turns out to be true worship,not only for young ones but me too.A must for anyone with kids,yours or others in your care.I'm a grandmother and in ministry with street kids.