Issue 39 Welcome to the WAY2GO magazine for people who work with children in their
“ Ooh the Bible...
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church and local community. We are including it as part of The Adventure so that you can see what else Scripture Union
I REMEMBER MY FIRST BIBLE. I was 8 and it came from my Aunt. I liked getting it. But after I’d looked at the families ministries. Pull it out pictures, I put it away. The problem was and pass it around or that the text was quite small and hard to read. And anyway I felt like I knew what was in it. I did give it the occasional outing reference. to church on Sunday but most of the time it stayed forgotten on my bookshelf. I found it boring.
does as well as get lots of good ideas for your children and
Contrast that with the attitude of a boy I met when I was visiting a SUPAkidz Club in Wellington. “Ooh, the Bible,” he said when he saw someone getting it out. “Cool.” Two children with two very different attitudes to the Bible. Wouldn’t it be great if all our children had the same attitude to the Bible as the boy in Hataitai – if they found the Bible exciting? How can we help our children feel like this? This edition of WAY2GO looks at some practical ideas to help children engage with the Bible so they come face to face with God in ways that will change their lives. Hilary Hague Team Leader, Children and Families Ministry
CHILDREN TALK ABOUT THE BIBLE Find out what some of the children we know think about the Bible. Watch online at
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Maybe you could ask some of your children the same questions.