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Letters to a Young Pastor: The Children’s Sermon — Metaphors

October 18, 2018 by Gary Neal Hansen 4 Comments

Dear ______: Sorry I haven’t written for a while. I launched a new class, and that took my attention from most other things. But it sounds like in your field education position you are getting to continue your thinking about children’s sermons. As you wrote, My supervisor has a unique way of doing his children’s […]

Filed Under: Ministry, Worship Tagged With: child-centered interaction, Children's Sermons, Metaphors, Mr Rogers, Random Grab Bag

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