CECE 2015: Workshop: Beyond Music-Worshiping with Children with Brian Suggs
Channel: Church of The Messiah
Date: 2015-11-07

Understanding that faith formation in children is primarily concerned with cultivating their relationships with God and realizing that we as Children’s Ministry leaders would do well to allow children opportunity to encounter the majesty, awe, and mystery that is God’s presence amongst His people, this workshop will examine ways to worship (pray, wonder, serve) with children. Participants will have the opportunity to both share their own experiences of worshiping with children and listen as others share their experiences. In addition, this workshop will discuss challenges to worshiping with children and practical ways to overcome them.

Brian Suggs is a Family Pastor at St. Philip’s on-the-hill Anglican Church, Unionville, ON. Having grown up in a home where God, faith, and church were central parts of everyday life, he has fond memories of being part of a nurturing and encouraging faith community. It is his desire as a Family Pastor to support and encourage families wherever they find themselves on the journey of faith. Brian also teaches a course on Children’s Ministry at Tyndale University and serves as the Area Youth Coordinator for York-Simcoe with the Anglican Diocese of Toronto. His wife, Naomi, and he are blessed with two beautiful girls and are enjoying their life adventure as they seek to pass on their faith to them and make disciples of Jesus in the next generation.