Date of Award
4-2022
Document Type
Project Portfolio
Degree Name
Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
Department
Seminary
First Advisor
Aaron Friesen, PhD
Second Advisor
H. Colleen Butcher, DMin
Third Advisor
Leonard I. Sweet, PhD
Abstract
In this Project Portfolio, I will address the following NPO: Teachers of children have underappreciated or not recognized the faith formation possibilities found in children’s literature. The overall key finding of my research is that children’s literature is an ideal medium through which adults can facilitate conversations about God with children. This finding emerged from the ministry setting of the local church, and as an extension, the Christian university. My project is a thorough, informative book on the faith formation possibilities of children’s literature, and a more accessible companion resource: a universal bookmark guide. The book contains 5 chapters plus an introduction and conclusion. The bookmark is standard size, front and back with a side that appeals to children and a side that helps adults facilitate God-conversations with any children’s book.
Recommended Citation
Beck, Matthew, "Eucatastrophic Tales: Tell the Story of God through Children's Literature" (2022). Doctor of Ministry. 440.
https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/dmin/440