Children, Church is Not Boring!

Mortification of Spin

Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals

Religion & Spirituality

4.4 • 879 Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Todd is thrilled to fly solo today as Carl dons his bathing attire (BMP) to soak up some much-needed sun at the Jersey shore. It’s just as well; Dr. Trueman doesn’t really get along with cheerful guests! Todd is delighted to share a fun conversation with Lisa Updike, the decidedly cheerful director of Children’s Ministry at Covenant Presbyterian Church (where Todd also serves). Lisa works closely with the discipleship ministry of the PCA and is the author of three wonderful children’s books. She talks about what seemed to be the focus of children’s ministries in the US for the past many years, and the pressing need to turn that around into equipping children to live in today’s world. Should children know about the nature of suffering? How do we teach them? Should they be in “children’s church” or “adult church”? What can parents do to prepare their children for Sunday services? How can churches equip parents to teach children at home? Lisa shares some wonderful advice on such topics and suggests how we might equip our children to defend themselves—even engage—in the culture wars that have come to our doors. Show Notes and Resources ·The Bible is Not Boring! by Lisa Updike ·Church is Not Boring! by LIsa Updike ·About Being a Boy or a Girl: Discussing Gender and Marriage With Little Ones in Light of God’s Word by Lisa Updike ·Lisa’s Worship Service material (at the bottom of the linked webpage) ·Children and Suffering material ·SkitGuys.com

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0:00.0	This podcast is sponsored by Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
0:04.6	Listen for more at the conclusion of today's program.
0:32.4	Welcome. Welcome to Mortification of Spin, a casual conversation about things that count with Carl Truman and Todd Pruitt.
0:39.7	Mortification of Spin is a weekly podcast from the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. Let's join this week's conversation.
0:40.5	Welcome to Mortification of Spin.
0:53.8	My name is Todd Pruitt.
0:55.2	I'm one of your hosts, as always.
0:57.9	Now, this is a very, very special episode.
1:00.8	It's special for a couple of reasons, but primarily because we are not joined by my regular
1:07.6	co-host, Carl Truman.
1:09.8	We enjoy these times because for just a moment,
1:13.8	we don't have to be annoyed by his fake English accent. I mean, I think the reason he's gone is
1:19.8	he's back at the beach of the beaches of New Jersey at his hometown, Wildwood, and just
1:26.1	kind of soaking up the rays with Snooky and the rest.
1:29.5	So it's just me, but here's what's even better is it's not just me.
1:35.1	I have a special guest, someone that I've known and that I work with on a near daily basis for
1:42.2	almost the last eight years. Her name is Lisa Upteke. Lisa is the
1:47.4	director of children's ministries at the church where we are both privileged to serve Covenant
1:53.6	Presbyterian Church in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Lisa also does a great deal of work with our
1:59.8	denomination. That is the PCA. She works closely
2:03.1	with the discipleship ministries of our denomination in the area of children's ministry. She
2:09.5	teaches regularly and speaks at events. And she has also authored three books, which I'm a fan
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