Podcasts - Ask the Experts: Talking About God's Great Big Global Church with Tim Challies

Today we welcome author and blogger Tim Challies to the Rooted Parent podcast! Tim talks with Anna about his lifelong passion for global missions, which has recently led him to write his first children’s book: God’s Great Big Global Church: Visit 10 Kids and Their Churches All Around the World.

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The Beauty of the Global Church

What does it mean for children to understand that the church is bigger than their own congregation? In this episode, Anna Meade Harris sits down with pastor, author, and blogger Tim Challies to talk about his children’s book, God’s Great Big Global Church. Tim shares how parents can help their children develop a heart for Christians worldwide and grow curious about other cultures. Anna and Tim also discuss how to help children develop a healthy relationship with the church. We can faithfully point our children to Jesus, but ultimately God works in their hearts. Although Christians around the world worship in different cultural contexts, we all belong to God’s family.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

How parents can introduce children to the global church
Why learning about other cultures can deepen our understanding of the gospel
How to talk with children about persecuted Christians
How parents can encourage their children to attend church
How the global church points us toward the worship of Jesus in Revelation

About Tim Challies:

Tim Challies is a blogger, pastor, and author. His blog, challies.com, is one of the most widely read Christian blogs in the world. Tim’s books include From the Rising of the Sun; Epic: An Around-the-World Journey Through Christian History; and the award-winning Seasons of Sorrow. Tim serves as an elder at Grace Fellowship Church in Toronto.