One Generation from Extinction: How the Church Connects with the Unchurched Child

by Mark Griffiths (Author), Mark Griffiths (Author), Lord George Carey (Foreword)

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2009
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When Robert Raikes started his first Sunday School in 1780, he saw his idea grow to reach 300,000 unchurched children within five years - this in a nation widely ignorant of Christian ideas and values. Mark Griffiths has used Raikes' pioneering work in examining child evangelism in the UK. Working from extensive local and national research (leading to a PhD), he considers how children 'tick', what basic theology is at work in Christian outreach, and what constitutes best practice in child evangelism. His text is studded with insights and observations, and brings together the author's passion for his subject with the rigour of careful research. This is an unparalleled resource, laying the foundations of future growth.

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When Robert Raikes started his first Sunday School in 1780, he saw his idea grow to reach 300,000 unchurched children within five years - this in a nation widely ignorant of Christian ideas and values. Mark Griffiths has used Raikes' pioneering work in examining child evangelism in the UK. Working from extensive local and national research (leading to a PhD), he considers how children 'tick', what basic theology is at work in Christian outreach, and what constitutes best practice in child evangelism. His text is studded with insights and observations, and brings together the author's passion for his subject with the rigour of careful research. This is an unparalleled resource, laying the foundations of future growth.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Edition: New
Publisher: Monarch Books
Published: 20 Nov 2009
ISBN 10: 1854249290
ISBN 13: 9781854249296

Author Bio

Mark was Head of Children and Family Ministry for New Wine for over a decade and until recently was senior minister at one of the larger churches in the Oxford Diocese. He has written 7 previous books primarily on family ministry and its links to church growth, is adjunct lecturer for Cliff College's MA in Mission and has spoken at many of the countries theological colleges. He has worked at several churches in the UK with a mixture of denominations and has spoken at a wide range of churches and conferences nationally and internationally. His PhD is in church growth and child evangelism. He remains part of the national New Wine children and family ministry team.