My oldest has stated several times how he wishes "kid's church" was done differently. How the Bible is full of more than just the "fun" stuff where everything works out in the end. He has mentioned several times how he wishes he had learned about some of the "bad" parts of the Bible, where there are characters who have flaws, who don't believe and where things go bad because of not trusting and not following.
He's been turned off of helping in children's church by this as well. The lessons are all happy and everything works out. "Dad we all know life isn't like that"
I'm glad you're finding them engaging and relevant. I feel the frustration of your oldest son. There's only like 4 people mentioned by name without flaws in the Bible. One's Jesus and the others show up for like half a verse. It's fun to think about David's mighty men but it doesn't mean that kids shouldn't learn about his issues.
It's interesting that he doesn't want to do children's ministries because of that. I think that would be an interesting study, seeing how the emphasis on kid's worship being fun affects the leaders/helpers.
My oldest has stated several times how he wishes "kid's church" was done differently. How the Bible is full of more than just the "fun" stuff where everything works out in the end. He has mentioned several times how he wishes he had learned about some of the "bad" parts of the Bible, where there are characters who have flaws, who don't believe and where things go bad because of not trusting and not following.
He's been turned off of helping in children's church by this as well. The lessons are all happy and everything works out. "Dad we all know life isn't like that"
It's been engaging to read these posts.
I'm glad you're finding them engaging and relevant. I feel the frustration of your oldest son. There's only like 4 people mentioned by name without flaws in the Bible. One's Jesus and the others show up for like half a verse. It's fun to think about David's mighty men but it doesn't mean that kids shouldn't learn about his issues.
It's interesting that he doesn't want to do children's ministries because of that. I think that would be an interesting study, seeing how the emphasis on kid's worship being fun affects the leaders/helpers.