By Dustin Bruce
Recent years have witnessed a recovery of biblical teaching related to the responsibility of Christian parents to be their children’s primary disciplers. Groups like The Center for Christian Family Ministry and events like the D6 Conference have championed the Bible’s command to “bring them [children] up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord” (Eph. 6:4).
In Deuteronomy 6:7, God instructs Israel to teach their children his commands throughout the course of the day. In Joshua 4, Israel constructs a monument of stones as a teaching tool to educate the coming generations of God’s mighty saving acts. And while it is vital to teach children God’s commands and how he has worked through salvation history, it is also important to educate children on how God has worked to preserve a people for his own possession throughout the history of the Church.
While this can seem no easy task, thankfully, there a number of good resources available to help. Here are a few of my personal favorites:
Reformation Heroes by Diana Kleyn and Joel Beeke
The Christian Biographies for Young Readers Series by Simonetta Carr
History Lives: Chronicles of the Church by Brandon Withrow and Mindy Withrow
Heroes of the Faith Series by Sinclair Ferguson
The renewed emphasis on biblical family discipleship is something to celebrate. But let’s not forget to equip our children with a working knowledge of Church History.
Join in:
What are some of your favorite tools for teaching children Church History?
Are there any children’s books that focus on Baptist history?
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Dustin Bruce lives in Louisville, KY where he is pursuing a PhD in Biblical Spirituality at Southern Seminary. He is a graduate of Auburn University and Southwestern Seminary. Dustin and his wife, Whitney, originally hail from Alabama.