2020Vision Conferences

Children's Ministries

Should the Church Separate, Identify, Transform or Effectively be Salt and Light in the World?

I have had people ask why it is so important to think from a kingdom world and life view perspective. Why is it important to have a right kingdom paradigm?

The Task of Christian Education

God has given us a promise in Isaiah and in Habakkuk that the knowledge of the Lord will fill the earth as the water covers the sea. The hymn writer picks up that thought. He changes the venue a bit. He says, “Jesus shall reign where’er the sun does his successive journeys run.” We believe that. We sing that. God has called upon us to maintain a faithful and energetic Committee on Christian Education

2020Vision - The Whole Gospel to the Whole Church

Christian Education and Publications is always working to help the church in her calling to make disciples. In the first half of 2012 we will hold four one-day conferences designed to equip your entire congregation with a 2020Vision – a strong and motivating desire to see our homes and churches filled with kingdom disciples in the year 2020 and beyond.

2020Vision Conferences

Read about the 2020 Vision and upcoming children's ministry conferences...

The Kingdom Misunderstood, Part 1

I begin by introducing you to Bill and Mary Wright. Bill is a 34 year old husband and father of two children, Terry 10 and Susan 7. Mary is a stay at home mom and has home schooled her children for a couple years, though they are presently attending a Christian school that meets in their church. Bill and Mary are active church members and clearly demonstrate a love for the Lord that is obvious to others.

CEP Ministry Focus: The PCA Bookstore

The PCA Bookstore operated by the Christian Education and Publications Committee is the hub of the wheel of CEP’s multifaceted ministry. When the PCA was formed and CEP was established as one of the three program committees, it was assigned the broad categories of training and resources...

An Evaluation of Gender Language in the 2011 NIV Bible

The last two attempts at revising the NIV were met with a great deal of controversy due to their use of a gender-neutral philosophy of translation. The gender-neutral approach of the TNIV (Today’s New International Version) in 2002 and 2005 became such a lightning-rod that the version never caught on with American evangelicals and has now been discontinued.

Presenting Christ to Children

Making disciples and assisting parents to disciple their children is the long term task of the church's ministry. Discipleship is more than eliciting a profession of faith and teaching Bible stories; it is helping children understand what it means to love God, and to love others with the prayer that God will make Himself known to them and bring them to Himself.

How We Teach and How They Learn, Part 9 - Learning Styles, Culture, and Denominations

In every culture, all four learning styles exist.  However, not all cultures fit the same learning style(s).  Let me explain.  We live in a Western culture.  The characteristics of Western thinking are that we like things to be done in a logical, sequential, and time-honoring way.  When we teach something like Church History, we make sure we start from the very beginning and work straight through to today.

Growing the Church Through Ministry to Youth and Children

These resources are designed to help your church minister to youth and children, discipling them to become men and women of God.