Kid’s Krusade
April 3– 6
Randy Tramp, author of Night to Knight, parent of 11 children (8 adopted), traveled around the globe in the Navy, camp director for mentally/physically disabled, safari in Africa, worked at a Federal Prison, Children’s Pastor before turning his full attention to writing.
He writes books, blogs and short stories.
Raising a Modern-Day Princess
Pam Farrel & Doreen Hanna
A Jewish girl’s rite of passage is called a bat mitzvah.
Age of 12 she is paired with a women mentor
This mentor will stay with the 12 year old girl for 1 year training her in the ways of Jewish womanhood.
In preparation for her mitzvah, she memorizes a passage from the Torah
On her 13th birthday she celebrates her rite of passage.
She and her mother shop for equivalent to a wedding dress.
On her special day she stands in her synagogue and reveals her knowledge of the Torah by quoting a portion from memory.
She demonstrates her talent, expresses her future goals and states where she will share 10 percent of the gifts with the poor.
Climactic Moment: Her rabbi and father publicly bless her
The dinner after the ceremony is usually quite elaborate as many family and friends are invited to celebrate and many attend bring very generous gifts.
Pam Farrel & Doreen Hanna
A Jewish girl’s rite of passage is called a bat mitzvah.
Age of 12 she is paired with a women mentor
This mentor will stay with the 12 year old girl for 1 year training her in the ways of Jewish womanhood.
In preparation for her mitzvah, she memorizes a passage from the Torah
On her 13th birthday she celebrates her rite of passage.
She and her mother shop for equivalent to a wedding dress.
On her special day she stands in her synagogue and reveals her knowledge of the Torah by quoting a portion from memory.
She demonstrates her talent, expresses her future goals and states where she will share 10 percent of the gifts with the poor.
Climactic Moment: Her rabbi and father publicly bless her
The dinner after the ceremony is usually quite elaborate as many family and friends are invited to celebrate and many attend bring very generous gifts.
Randy Tramp, author of Night to Knight, parent of 11 children (8 adopted), traveled around the globe in the Navy, camp director for mentally/physically disabled, safari in Africa, worked at a Federal Prison, Children’s Pastor before turning his full attention to writing.
He writes books, blogs and short stories.
Over Churched Kids (Part 1)
1. Familiar Stories Lose Their Power: When kids hear the same Bible stories year-after-year they can become a little boring. Even worse - these stories are often told without imagination or any listener interaction. Most over-churched kids have heard the same 100+ Bible stories since they were in the Toddler Sunday School. They no longer connect with the characters or feel moved by the plot resolution.
2. Knowledge Can Promote Pride: Something happens inside of us when we become the expert. Children feel that same sense of superiority when they have more religious knowledge than their peers. Too often over-churched kids build their identity around that achievement, even when it doesn't involve a growing relationship with Christ.
3. They Have Learned to Pretend Pray: A real struggle for grown-ups is connecting with God through prayer. Too often it becomes routine and dry. Most younger children learn prayer as an act of imitation. Many don't even realize that something cosmic is happening when we address our words to God. They don't feel the presence of God or even expect that they should.
1. Familiar Stories Lose Their Power: When kids hear the same Bible stories year-after-year they can become a little boring. Even worse - these stories are often told without imagination or any listener interaction. Most over-churched kids have heard the same 100+ Bible stories since they were in the Toddler Sunday School. They no longer connect with the characters or feel moved by the plot resolution.
2. Knowledge Can Promote Pride: Something happens inside of us when we become the expert. Children feel that same sense of superiority when they have more religious knowledge than their peers. Too often over-churched kids build their identity around that achievement, even when it doesn't involve a growing relationship with Christ.
3. They Have Learned to Pretend Pray: A real struggle for grown-ups is connecting with God through prayer. Too often it becomes routine and dry. Most younger children learn prayer as an act of imitation. Many don't even realize that something cosmic is happening when we address our words to God. They don't feel the presence of God or even expect that they should.
Randy Tramp, author of Night to Knight, parent of 11 children (8 adopted), traveled around the globe in the Navy, camp director for mentally/physically disabled, safari in Africa, worked at a Federal Prison, Children’s Pastor before turning his full attention to writing.
He writes books, blogs and short stories.
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