Children ask all kinds of questions—some easy, some difficult. As church leaders, how do we help people respond to these complex questions?
My 6-year-old daughter keeps asking me the same question: “Why can’t I see God?” We talk about God a lot at home, and my wife and I are committed to giving her thoughtful, meaningful answers—not just basic ones—when it comes to matters of faith and life. I thought this would be an easy question to answer. As a minister, I’ve spent years reflecting on this topic through books, sermons, and conversations, but no matter how carefully I explained it to her, she kept asking: “Why can’t I see God?”
One Sunday morning, the children joined us in the main service at church. Our pastor was preaching and said from the stage, “Here, we see Jesus…” My daughter perked up. Her question was finally going to be answered! She turned around and loudly asked, “WHERE IS HE?” We couldn’t help but laugh as we explained the pastor was referring to seeing Jesus in the Bible.
Children ask all kinds of questions—some easy, some difficult. In today’s culture, it seems kids are facing tough questions at younger and younger ages. Elementary-aged children are grappling with issues of identity and safety, while parents are navigating challenges like online content and school bullying. As church leaders, how do we help people respond to these complex questions?
There are too many questions to cover in a single parenting class. What one family is dealing with might not even be on another family’s radar. To truly help families, we need to provide them with a foundation—a framework for understanding and engaging with the world through a biblical worldview.