Dr. Mimi Larson is the Executive Director for the Center at Faith and Children and Assistant Professor of Educational Studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.
Do Church Structures Enable Children’s & Family Ministry to Grow?
A multi-national research project by Sarah Holmes, Lawson Murray, Mimi Larson, Sue Price, Phil Whitehead, and Valerie de Abreu.
We distributed an in-depth reflective questionnaire in spring 2022, and had 207 responses, from 18 nations and a wide range of denominations. Download the PDF or visit the Nurturing Young Faith website to read the report.
Do We Need a New Plan For Children’s Ministry?
A Report Based on Research in Brazil, Canada, UK, and US in later-pandemic stages by Sarah Holmes, Lawson Murray, Mimi Larson, Sue Price, Phil Whitehead, and Valerie de Abreu.
Recent research has shown that many churches do not have a plan or strategy in place for reaching out to children and families. As a result, the engagement of many churches with children is even less than it was pre-pandemic. This report highlights the need for churches to be intentional and strategic in prioritizing this ministry, and also to genuinely partner with parents in nurturing children’s faith.
Engaging Children in Worship: Perspectives for Churches to Consider
In this paper, Dr. Larson explores the theological, developmental, and educational benefits for engaging children in worship and lays out three models of worship engagement that churches can consider. This paper, authored by Dr. Mimi Larson, was originally written as a research paper for the Christian Reformed Church in North America.
