5 Ways to Instill Faith in Your Children (and Why it Matters)
July means a lot of things as a mom of three boys: camp rotations, golf tournaments, swimming, and even some summer studying (though not with enthusiasm), for instance. But it also means Vacation Bible School. This past week, I had the privilege of talking to 200 children about Jesus. The camp theme was “SCUBA: Diving into Relationship with God.” As the evangelism leader, I taught the children how to dive into relationship with Jesus. While I have served as an evangelism leader before, I feel a greater sense of urgency about the role. In another article I wrote for Crosswalk recently , I talk about how we are currently living through the fastest and most significant religious shift in American history—but instead of adding numbers to the church like in previous shifts, people are leaving it. Over 40 million people have left the church in largely the last twenty-five years, according to the book The Great Dechurching . No doubt, the ripple effects of this shift are wide—it’s affecti