5 Ways Churches And Parents Can Help Grow Children's Faith
Direction Magazine|April 2020
Olly Goldenberg has spent the past three decades working with children and helping churches and families around the world disciple the next generation. Here, he shares his advice on how to develop faith in children
Olly Goldenberg
5 Ways Churches And Parents Can Help Grow Children's Faith

1. Include kids in your church community

A good kids’ ministry will produce children who are in love with Jesus, but you have to have the whole church behind it to achieve this. A lot of research speaks about how a community is important for faith development – it’s as important, if not more, than what you deliver to kids on a Sunday. If kids don’t feel part of the wider community, they’re more likely to walk away from church when they’re older.

2. Train children in the way they should go

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