Faith Forward: A Dialogue on Children, Youth, and A New Kind of Christianity

Knowing how to nurture faith in young people is a challenge particularly when we want to encourage a faith that is generous innovative and contextual. Faith Forward gathers 21 presentations from the 2012 "Children Youth and a New Kind of Christianity" conference held in Washington D.C. and makes them available for those in ministry with children and youth pastors parents professors - anyone called to help young people on their journey of faith. Authors and attendees alike came from several countries and many denominational inflections. Likewise the chapters express various contemporary takes on Christian faith and discipleship. This book is a gold mine of information and inspiration for those seeking to engage children and youth in respectful conversation exploration and learning in todays complex world. If you are seeking grassroots forward-thinking ecumenical innovative and collaborative ways to do children and youth ministry then this book provides the material to move you in that direction.