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Growing Up Christian
A Congregational Strategy for Nurturing Disciples

by C. Ellis Nelson

Introduction

Part One: Patterns of Influence

1: Why the Strategy of the 1800s Is Inadequate for the 2000s

2: Parents: The Primary Source for Children’s Image of God

3: Family and Community: The Secondary Source for Children’s Image of God

Part Two: A Congregational Strategy for Christian Formation

4: The Persuasive Power of Congregations

5: Informal Processes of Nurturing

6: Formal Processes of Nurturing: Worship and Sermon

7: Formal Processes of Nurturing: Instruction

Discussion Guide