As I look back on my life journey, I realize that my vision and passion for keeping the next generation in the Faith began with my own children. My husband Dave and I could not imagine eternity without our three children. We recognized the privilege and responsibility God had entrusted to us to lead our children to Him, and as we tried to find fun and creative ways to teach our children about God’s amazing plan for eternal life, the foundational ingredients of the ministry I’m now involved in began to take shape.   -->read more of Julie's Bio	GOD'S DESIGN FOR SPIRITUAL FORMATION I have been reading a book by Catherine Stonehouse, Joining Children on the Spiritual Journey. She stresses that the foundation for passing faith in God to our children is contained in this chapter in Deuteronomy. There are three principles here that God is teaching us through Moses. First of all, we must believe in the one in the One True God who created the universe, who is sovereign over everything, and who gave us principles for life. -->read more of this article and others
April 20th was a very significant day in the history of our ministry to the Church of the Next Generation! A group of likeminded, passionate people met at Group Publishing in Loveland, CO, to discuss the need for a task force to be formed in the Rocky Mountain District to address the roles of the church and the home in keeping the next generation in Faith. I remember what Bruce Redmond, former Church Planting Director in the RMD, told me in response to my initial desire to have a regional team working with me. He said, “Julie, it will take you about 3 years to develop a regional team that will multiply your ministry.” He was right—it will be three years in September! I am amazed at and grateful for these people who want to join me throughout to district to multiply my efforts! We unanimously agreed that the task force was needed, and we spent most of our time bonding as a team and developing our mission statement.  -->read more of her latest newsletter	A PRAYER FOR ALL THOSE WHO SEEK TO LEAD CHILDREN I am indebted to my niece and her husband for finding this prayer written by Amy Carmichael, the missionary and gifted writer, who rescued 'temple children' in India over one hundred years ago. It is a beautiful prayer that I think expresses our honest fears as parents, grandparents, pastors and children's directors/volunteers... -->read more of this article and others