(English) 04 Leading Kids through Storytelling

This Spiritual Waimai is a part of a series entitled: Kids are Awesome: Leading the Next Generation of Faith. These articles are specifically written for anyone who is leading young children to grow in faith. We hope they can also be applied to leading younger generations of all ages. 

A story captures the imagination and a simple story told well can teach truth to people of all ages and spiritual maturity levels. The stories in the Bible teach about God’s character, the nature of humans, God’s laws for holy living, the way of forgiveness and redemption and His ultimate plan for all people. How can we use these timeless stories to pass God’s truth on to the next generation? 

As we teach the stories of the Bible, our goal should not be to just teach the facts of the story that the children repeat. Our goal should be to awaken our children’s minds, hearts and spirits to engage with the story and allow the truths to touch their lives. When Jesus told stories, He often engaged His followers in discussion or invited them into action. How will we connect our children to the stories?