Slides to accompany Bill Drewett's talk at Bristol VIneyard on 18th November 2012.

1. The Place of Children
in Church

2. “A picture of Bill speaking to a field of wheat. The
wheat was blown and moved as Bill was speaking.
This was a picture of what was happening during the
service, the holy spirit moving.”
“God is saying that he is well pleased with us as a
church.”
“If we give God the time and the space, then he will
bless us through it.”

3. “We are on a journey. We haven’t arrived and we
need to realise that.”

4. “Our children are the future of the kingdom of God,
our future as a church, and we need to serve them
with all our hearts.”
“Out of the lips of children I have ordained praise.”

5. 13 Then people brought little children to Jesus for
him to place his hands on them and pray for them.
But the disciples rebuked them.
14 Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and
do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven
belongs to such as these.”
Matthew 19: 13-14

6. Q: What can we learn from children about
the qualities needed in the Kingdom of
God?

7. Q: What can we learn from children about
the qualities needed in the Kingdom of
God?
A: Their values are different…

8. Q: What can we learn from children about
the qualities needed in the Kingdom of
God?
A: They don’t compartmentalise their
lives…

9. Q: What can we learn from children about
the qualities needed in the Kingdom of
God?
A: They’re transparent…

10. Q: What can we learn from children about
the qualities needed in the Kingdom of
God?
A: They don’t treat Christianity as an
intellectual exercise…

11. Q: What can we learn from children about
the qualities needed in the Kingdom of
God?
A: They’re happy to depend on others…

12. Q: What can we learn from children about
the qualities needed in the Kingdom of
God?
A: They don’t tolerate religion…

14. What are we going to do?
• More family services
• Get children & youth more involved in grown-
up stuff
• Kid’s church…