The Kingdom in the Face of a Child

Mars Hill does not have courses on ministry to children. This is a deficit. What seems worse than this educational deficit is the deficit of appreciation and delight. More than a theology of ministry which we can apply to interaction with children, more than a theology of spiritual formation, we need a theology of childhood – of play, of silliness, of giggling, of dancing so unassumingly in the presence of God.

A church without children is a sad and mournful place. The emergent church, who often cul-de-sacs with college and graduate students should not settle for this. We should not seek out parents and accept children – we must seek out children and accept their parents.

How brilliant is the face of God in the face of a child!