Imaginative Prayer
A Yearlong Guide for Your Child's Spiritual Formation
by Jared Patrick Boyd
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Pub Date Jul 09 2017 | Archive Date Jul 07 2017
InterVarsity Press | IVP Books
Description
How do we help our kids connect with God? Most parents want their kids to learn to love God. But most of us struggle to facilitate real spiritual experiences.
Jared Patrick Boyd discovered that children's spiritual formation is rooted in the imagination. This book provides six units of weekly guided imaginative prayer, themed around core topics: God's love, loving others, forgiveness, God as king, the good news of God, and the mission of God. Each unit has six sessions, providing a yearlong experience of spiritual formation for children ages five to thirteen.
When we lead our children through guided times of imaginative prayer,
they can experience a connection with God that transcends mere Bible
knowledge or doctrinal content.
Advance Praise
"Jared Boyd has given Christian families a gift
with this imaginative and practical guide to Bible study and prayer.
While attending the same church as Jared, I saw firsthand the ways that
his masterful storytelling and simple ideas for next steps excite
children and adults alike with the message of Scripture, inspiring them
to live out the story of the Bible in their own families."
—Ed Cyzewski, author of A Christian Survival Guide and Coffeehouse Theology
"I loved this book! If only it were around thirty years ago, when our
family was exploring devotions! This book is an imaginative game, a
devotional guide, and a theology text all rolled into one. It will
nurture your own spiritual formation as much as your child's. The guided
prayers that form the core of this book are well constructed, creative,
and simply delightful. Boyd is not afraid to introduce difficult
questions, but he helps me as a parent talk about them with my children.
Imaginative Prayer develops essential
skills of Christian spiritual formation—skills that are often neglected
in the training of our children. I would recommend this book to parents,
Christian education workers, and theology professors. We all need to
imagine the gospel!"
—Evan B. Howard, author of Praying the Scriptures, A Guide to Christian Spiritual Formation, and The Brazos Introduction to Christian Spirituality, and coauthor of Discovering Lectio Divina
"As a pastor, I have regularly taught that parents are the most
important spiritual influencers in their child's life. But how do we
parents do that job well? I would highly recommend Imaginative Prayer
to anyone who wants to help their children know and experience God.
Jared Boyd engages not only the life of the mind, but also the life of
the imagination through each session. His exercises help transform large theological themes like God's love,
forgiveness, and the mission of God from the head to the heart, so that
parents can be the spiritual influencers we want to be."
—Rich Nathan, senior pastor, Vineyard Columbus
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780830846252 |
| PRICE | $19.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 304 |
Featured Reviews
Jo P, Reviewer
This book is perfect for use in a church youth group, particularly if, like me, you have children with a variety of learning difficulties and disabilities. These prayers cater to their need to visualise stories - even prayers now! I cannot wait to try some of these out on the kids I teach, I think they will be really glad for a change of pace!
