Pure and Simple: Advice on Worship from Young People: Advice on Worship from Young People

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Ron King

Pure and Simple

Advice on Worship from Young People: Advice on Worship from Young People

Ron King

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Spirit Media
21 October 2024

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This may look like a children's book. It is not, even though kids will love it. Children have written this book to benefit anyone who designs and leads public worship. It is also a guide for anyone seeking deeper insights into what worship is all about. These pearls of wisdom are wrapped in simple stories and drawings that are just as innocent and harmless as the parables of Jesus that cracked the foundation of religious institutions and established a new kingdom. The fact that they are written by children doesn't diminish their wisdom or importance but it does reduce our hesitation to see how corporate worship can be revitalized.

The goal of Pure and Simple is not to create worship for children or prevent them from leaving church when they are old enough to choose, though it may do that. It is designed to lead us all into a new conversation about how to practice God's presence when we gather. More than 30 stories of children's experiences of traditional Sunday services open our eyes to new possibilities for corporate worship. Listening to the kids with an open heart can reveal insights that make all the difference in what happens when we meet on Sunday mornings.

Reflection questions for each story guide your worship team to discover what children already know. Use Pure and Simple to generate discussions about what is helpful and not in public worship. Each story is short (3 sentences) and illustrated by the storyteller in a visual storyboard. Children will love the stories and artwork. Adults will receive seminary-level instruction in planning and leading worship.

This book is dedicated to all God's children who help us find God's heart.

By: Ron King
Imprint: Spirit Media
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 279mm, Spine: 5mm
Weight: 259g
ISBN: 9798893071108
Pages: 74
Publication Date: 21 October 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

.Dr. Ron King is the founder and director of Sidebar Stories, Inc. He has served as a pastor to families and children and is in private practice as a marriage and family therapist. Ron believes in the innate wisdom of children. He depends on their creativity, authenticity, and transparency to unlock some of the most baffling mysteries and break up gridlocks that develop in organizations or relationships.Sidebar Stories is a nonprofit organization dedicated to training and providing a forum for ordinary experts to write, draw and tell their stories. Ordinary experts are those who get it because they've lived it. Pure and Simple grows from our belief that everyone (especially children) has a story and visual storyboards are the best way to challenge or confirm dominant social, political and religious narratives. Sidebar Stories gathered these worship narratives as part of ""Listen to the Kids!"" program.