This Spiritual Waimai is a part of a series entitled: Kids are Awesome: Leading the Next Generation of Faith. These articles are specifically written for anyone who is leading young children to grow in faith. We hope they can also be applied to leading younger generations of all ages.
这篇属灵外卖是 “小羊的力量：如何引领下一代的信仰”系列文章之一。本系列专为帮助引导孩童在信心之路上成长的同工而作。我们希望这些文章也能应用在不同年龄阶段的青少年事工中。
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How can you help the children in your life become doers of the Word and not just hearers?
在你的生命中，要如何帮助孩子们成为一个“行道的人”而非只是一个“听道的人”呢？
Making disciples through participation and partnership
通过“提高参与度”和“并肩合作”的方式培养门徒
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Matthew 28:19-20 NIV
所以，你们要去，使万民作我的门徒，奉父、子、圣灵的名给他们施洗。凡我所吩咐你们的，都教训他们遵守，我就常与你们同在，直到世界的末了。
马太福音28：19-20
As we serve kids, we welcome children to become disciples of Jesus. They are not students who sit quietly and listen to their leader’s instruction. They are children who will actively participate in our lessons and club so that they can become doers of the Word of God, not just hearers. When we do, we learn!
在我们服事孩子的时候，我们欢迎孩子们成为耶稣的门徒。他们不是那种只安静坐着听主领指令的学生，而是积极参与到我们的课程和俱乐部活动中，成为“行道的人”，而不仅是“听道的人”。我们实践出真知！
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.
James 1:22-25 NIV
只是你们要行道，不要单单听道，自己欺哄自己。因为听道而不行道的，就像人对着镜子看自己本来的面目，看见，走后，随即忘了他的相貌如何。惟有详细察看那全备、使人自由之律法的，并且时常如此，这人既不是听了就忘，乃是实在行出来，就在他所行的事上必然得福。
雅各书 1：22-25
We are inviting children to join us in following Jesus. Jesus did this by inviting his disciples to participate with him in his ministry and actually become partners. The disciples did not only learn from Jesus by listening to him and observing him, they learned by doing the work that Jesus was doing. They watched him model, then they worked side by side with him and he supported them and finally he empowered them to go out and serve on their own.
我们邀请孩子们加入我们一同跟随耶稣。耶稣邀请门徒们与他在传福音的事上一起同工。门徒们不仅通过聆听和观察耶稣的方式来向他学习，他们还通过做耶稣所做的工来学习。他们看他为榜样，然后和他并肩工作并得到他及时的支持，最后他授权给他们自己出去服事。
Examples of Jesus the Master Teacher
耶稣教导的榜样
Jesus used a combination of directly teaching His disciples and modeling for them His teaching, inviting them to serve alongside Him and empowering them to serve independently.
耶稣采用了综合的方式，他直接教导门徒，为他们做教导的榜样，邀请他们与他一起服事，并最终赋予他们独立服事的能力。
1. Lecture-style teaching and modeling
讲课式教学及示范
- Sermon on the Mount: The Beatitudes
登山宝训：八福
- Storytelling: Parable of the Lost Sheep
讲故事：迷失的羊的比喻
- Modeling care: Healed people
体现关爱：医治人
- One-on-one meetings: Nicodemus and the Woman at the Well
一对一的会见：尼哥底母 和 井边的妇人
- Follow up questions to check for understanding: Who was the neighbor in the Good Samaritan story?
跟踪问题并检查是否理解：谁是好撒玛利亚人故事中的邻居？
2. Invitation to participate with support
邀请门徒参与并给予及时帮助和支持
- Asked disciples to provide food for 5000 and had them hand out the food and gather leftovers
请门徒们提供食物给5000人，并让他们分发食物和收集剩余
- Brought three of the disciples to the room of the dead girl to witness her healing
带三位门徒进入死去女孩的房间，见证她得医治
- Went to the mountain top with three disciples to witness the transfiguration
与三位门徒一起到山顶见证登山变像（主显圣容）
3. Empowered to independently serve
授权去独立服事
- Sent them out two by two to practice and report back
派遣门徒两人一组外出服事练习并回来汇报
- Gave them the Great Commission to change the world
吩咐给他们大使命去改变世界
All ages and levels can become disciples of Jesus
所有年纪和水平的人都可以成为耶稣的门徒
Jesus took everyone seriously wherever they were at. No one had to wait until they grew up to get closer to Jesus. Jesus met tax collectors and pharisees but just gave them little by little teaching. He went deeper with Nicodemus who had an eagerness to learn more. When Jesus went to Zacchaeus’ home, Zacchaeus was ready to make a greater commitment. Jesus talked to the woman at the well about her personal life and answered her questions. He took Peter, James and John to the mountain with Him to witness the transfiguration but told them not to tell others. He met each person where they were at and gave them what they were able to receive from Him. No one is too young, too immature, too sinful, too lost to become a disciple of Jesus.
耶稣对待每个人都很认真，无论他们在哪里。没有人非要等到长大后才能接近耶稣。遇见税吏和法利赛人时，耶稣只是一点点地教导他们。但因为尼哥底母渴望学到更多，耶稣对他的教导就更加深入。当耶稣去到撒该的家时，撒该已经准备好做出更大的委身和承诺。耶稣和井旁的妇人谈论她的私生活，并回答她的问题。耶稣带着彼得、雅各和约翰同去山上，看他变形显像，但嘱咐他们不要告诉别人。他在每个人所在的地方会见他们，并把他们能从他那里获得的东西给他们。没有人因为太年轻、太不成熟、太罪恶、太迷失而不能成为耶稣的门徒。
As leaders we will follow Jesus model of welcoming our children as disciples of Jesus Christ. We do not want to just tell them about the life of Jesus, we want them to become active participants and partners with us as we all follow Jesus together.
作为主领，我们将跟随耶稣的榜样，欢迎孩子们成为耶稣基督的门徒。我们不想仅仅告诉他们关于耶稣的生平，更希望他们成为积极参与者和伙伴，与我们一起跟随耶稣。
Engage the Body – Mind – Spirit
身心灵的参与
As leaders, we strive to have as high a level of participation as possible in all of our activities and lessons. The leader should not just be a “show” that our kids watch, but our leader should be inviting our kids into the action. A goal to aim for is reaching 100% participation in every activity.
作为主领，我们努力在所有的活动及课程中有尽可能高的参与度。主领不应该只是孩子们观看的“表演秀”，而应当邀请孩子们参与其中。力争目标是在每个活动中达到100%参与度。
What will the children do to participate in your teaching?
孩子们如何参与到你的教学中？
Listening 聆听
Listening is one of the most common ways children participate in the learning process. It is important for children to learn to listen to the leader. How can you know if the children are listening? The leader should take the time to make eye contact with each child. Observe their body language, are they receiving what you are sharing?
聆听是儿童参与学习过程中最常见的方式之一。孩子们学会听主领的话很重要。你怎么知道孩子们是否在听呢？主领应该花时间和每个孩子进行眼神交流。观察他们的肢体语言，他们是否理解了你所说的内容？
Moving 移动
Children love to move! Both big movements with their whole bodies and small movements with their hands and arms will help children to learn. As you tell the Bible story, you can use hand motions and ask the children to follow your motions.
儿童喜欢移动身体！无论是全身的大动作还是手、臂的小动作，都能帮助孩子学习。当你讲圣经故事的时候，可以用手势并让孩子们跟着你的动作一起做。
Speaking and Thinking 发言和思考
Children will learn as they respond to the leader verbally and also when they communicate with one another. What questions can you ask to give the children an opportunity to speak?
儿童们通过口头响应主领的提问以及彼此交流的时候都是一种学习。你会提出怎样的问题给孩子们机会来发言呢？
1. Knowledge Questions “What happened?”
知识性问题 ”发生了什么？”
“What did the father give the son when he returned home?” A ring, new shoes, a lamb…
当这个儿子回到家时，父亲给了他什么？一个戒指，一双新鞋，一只羊。。
‘Who can recite the Bible verse?”
谁能背诵这节经文？
These questions help the children to think about what happened in the Bible story. They are the first level of thinking about the contents of God’s Word. As a leader you can use these questions to check for understanding of the stories and Bible verses you are teaching.
这些问题帮助孩子们思考圣经故事中发生了什么。这是思考神话语内容的第一个层次。作为主领，你可以用这些问题来检查你对故事和圣经经文的理解。
2. Comprehension Questions “What does it mean?”
理解性问题“这是什么意思？”
“Tell us in your own words what you think this means?”
用你自己的话来告诉我们，你认为这是什么意思？
“Who can give a summary of the story?”
谁能给这个故事做个总结？
When the leader asks questions such as “Why?” And “What does this mean?” it will lead children to consider the deeper meaning of the stories they are learning.
当主领问诸如“为什么？”以及“这是什么意思？”之类的问题时，有助于引导孩子们思考他们正在学习的故事更深层次的含义。
3. Application Questions “What does this mean to me?”
应用性问题“这对我意味着什么？”
“How can you love your neighbor this week?”
这周，你如何爱你的邻居？
“When you have disobeyed your parents, what should you do?”
当你不听父母的话时，你该怎么办？
Ultimately, we want to guide our children to apply what they have learned from the Bible to their daily lives. As you teach God’s Word, look for ways to link the biblical concepts to our children’s own reality. In this stage of learning, our children will learn how to make decisions for themselves based on the Bible, they will become doers of the Word!
最终，我们要引导孩子们把从圣经中学到的知识运用到日常生活中。当你教导神的话语时，寻找方法将圣经的概念和孩子们自己的现实生活联系起来。在这个学习阶段，我们的孩子将学习如何根据圣经的教导来为自己做决定，他们将成为神话语的践行者！
Serving 服事
Even young children can find ways to serve others. Experiences of serving will give children the opportunity to do the things they are learning from the Bible. How can our children serve? Can they help the leader, share with friends, welcome someone who is feeling nervous to join in or comfort someone who is feeling sad?
即使是年幼的孩子也能找到服事他人的方法。服事的体验会给孩子们机会去做他们从圣经中所学到的。我们的孩子该如何参与服事？他们能帮助主领分担一些简单的任务，愿意与朋友分享，去欢迎刚加入的感到局促不安的新同学，或安慰某个伤心难过的人吗？
Step-by-step instruction leading to participation: I do-we do-you do
循序渐进的指令引导孩子的参与：我做-我们做-你做
To help our young children participate in all of our activities, as leaders we can use three simple steps to guide our children to know how to join in.
为了帮助年幼的孩子参与我们所有的活动，作为主领，我们可以采用三个简单的步骤，指引孩子明白如何参与其中。
1. I do: modeling (the leader and assistant model the activity)
我做：示范（主领和助教做示范活动）
Before we ask our children to jump into our activity, we need to model for them what we would like them to do. If we are going to play a game, first we model the game. If we are going to act out a story, first we model how to act it out. The leader and assistant can work together and even ask one child to be an example for the others.
在要求孩子们参与活动之前，我们需要为他们示范怎样做。如果要玩一个游戏，首先我们要对游戏进行示范。如果要表演一个故事，我们要先示范如何表演。主领和助教可以一起合作，或者邀请其中一位孩子为其他的孩子做示范。
2. We do: support (the leader and assistant help the child to do the activity together)
我们做：支持（主领和助教帮助孩子一起做活动）
Once the leader models what the children are to do, the leader and assistant can come alongside the child to support them. If they are putting a puzzle together, the leader may come next to the child and help them with the first few pieces.
一旦主领示范了孩子要做什么，主领和助教可以走到孩子身边帮助他们一起完成活动。如果他们在拼拼图，主领可以走到孩子旁边，帮助他们先拼出前几个。
3. You do: empower (the children are able to do the activity on their own)
你做：赋能（孩子们能够自己做活动）
After the children have seen the activity modeled and tried it with the support of their leader, then they are ready to work independently. The leader should always be looking for ways to empower the children to be as independent as possible.
当孩子们看过活动示范并且在主领支持下尝试过后，他们就做好准备独立完成了。主领应该始终寻找方法使孩子们尽可能独立地完成活动。
Spiritual participation
属灵参与
Our children can learn to read their Bibles, pray, obey and follow God and even to listen to God’s voice at an early age. They have a special gift of faith, so let us teach them to grow spiritually. We can ask our children to pray, think about spiritual things, memorize Bible verses and even obey and ask for forgiveness. God will lead our children and even speak to them. Let us give them an opportunity to engage in learning on a spiritual level.
我们的孩子在很小的时候就可以学习读圣经、祷告、顺服、跟随神，甚至倾听神的声音。他们有特别的信心和恩赐，所以让我们教导栽培孩子们属灵生命的成长。我们可以请孩子们祷告、思想属灵的事，背诵经文，顺服或是请求他人宽恕。神会引导我们的孩子，甚至对他们说话。让我们给他们机会，让他们的智慧、身量并神和人喜爱的心，都一齐增长。
As we teach our children God’s Word, let us always have the goal in mind of making disciples. We can lead our kids to not just be hearers of the Word but also doers of the Word as we welcome them to actively participate in putting God’s Word in their hearts.
当我们教导孩子们神的话语时，让我们心中始终有一个“培养门徒”的目标。当我们欢迎孩子们积极参与把神的话语放在他们心中时，我们不仅可以引导孩子们听道，而且可以行出道来。
