Introducing the topic with a personal story highlighting the complex issues faced when dealing with children and Christian missions, the first section defines who counts as a child reads better and screens the scriptural references to Jesus and children. Sections two and three list what happened in the history of Christianity with regard to minors from earliest times to the present. Section four documents the actual impact Christian missions had on children and their lot, while the fifth looks at structures, strategies, and concepts at work in respective programs. The last part followed by a summarizing conclusion, addresses questions arising for a missiology for all of God’s people when the focus is on children.

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儿童和基督教宣教：历史方面和宣教挑战

以个人故事介绍主题，强调在处理儿童和基督教宣教时面临的复杂问题，第一部分定义了谁算得上是儿童阅读得更好，并筛选了对耶稣和儿童的圣经参考。第二节和第三节列出了基督教历史上从最早到现在发生的关于未成年人的事情。第四部分记录了基督教宣教对儿童及其命运的实际影响，而第五部分则着眼于各自项目中工作的结构、策略和概念。最后一部分是总结性结论，当重点是儿童时，针对所有上帝子民的宣教学提出了一些问题。