Books
Children’s Ministry that Fits: Beyond One-Sized-Fits-All Approaches to Nurturing Children’s Spirituality. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2011. Foreword by Joyce E. Bellous. Afterword by Brian D. McLaren.
Essays, Articles, and Other Resources
“‘What Shall I Say to Them?’ Messages about War and Peace in a Mennonite Children’s Periodical During World War II.” Journal of Mennonite Studies (forthcoming, 2013).
“What’s in a Name? Forming the Identity of Children through Christian Naming Ceremonies.” In Children’s Spirituality: Theology, Research, and Practices, edited by Donald Ratcliff and Kevin Lawson. Eugene, OR: Cascade, (forthcoming, 2012).
Csinos, David M. “Presence.” In What Matters Now in Children’s Ministry: Early Childhood Edition: 21 Perspectives on Influencing Faith from Birth to Age 4, edited by Jill Crew and Amy Dolan, 32-33. Chicago: WMNCM, 2011.
“Children in the Church: How Do We Welcome Them?” Faith Today (Jan-Feb, 2011), 18-22.
“Four Ways of Knowing God: Exploring Children’s Spiritual Styles.” Journal of Childhood and Religion 1:8 (2010), 1-32.
“But Why? The Vital Role of Asking Questions when God Speaks to Us.” In Part (Fall, 2010), 6-9.
“Saturated Spirituality: Creating Environments that Nurture All Children.” Lifelong Faith 4:3 (Autumn 2010), 3-15.
“Where are the Children? Keeping Sight of Young Disciples in the Emerging Church Movement,” co-authored with Daniel L. Jennings, Brian D. McLaren, and Karen Marie Yust. Family and Community Ministries: Empowering Through Faith 23:4 (2010), 10-21.
“Questioning the ‘Right’ Answers: Faith Formation in the Postmodern Matrix.” In Shaped by God: Twelve Essentials for Nurturing Faith in Children, Youth, and Adults, edited by Robert J. Keeley, pp. 153-164. Grand Rapids: Faith Alive Christian Resources, 2010.
“What to do with Postmodernism?” Canadian Mennonite 14:9 (2010), 14.
“Will Boys be Boys and Girls be Girls? Subverting Gender Stereotypes through Ministry with Children.” Priscilla Papers 24:2 (Spring 2010), 23-28. (This article first appeared in the Spring 2010 issue of Priscilla Papers (www.cbeinternational.org), which is available for purchase from CBE’s bookstore.)
“‘Come, Follow Me:’ Apprenticeship in Jesus’ Approach to Education. Religious Education 105:1 (Jan-Feb 2010), 45-62.
“Spiritual Styles: Creating an Environment to Nurture Spiritual Wholeness,” co-authored with Joyce E. Bellous. International Journal of Children’s Spirituality 14:3 (Jul-Sep 2009), 213-224.
Spiritual Styles: Assessing What Really Matters, co-authored with Joyce E. Bellous and Denise A. Peltomaki. Edmonton: Tall Pine Press, 2009.
Spiritual Styles–Children’s Version: Assessing What Really Matters, co-authored with Joyce E. Bellous and Denise A. Peltomaki. Edmonton: Tall Pine Press, 2009.
“Building a Strong Foundation: Biblical Equality and Ministry with Children.” Mutuality: The Voice of Christians for Biblical Equality 15:3, “Children of God,” (Autumn 2008), 7-9. (This article first appeared in the Autumn 2008 issue of Mutuality (www.cbeinternational.org), which is available for purchase from CBE’s bookstore.)
“The Biblical Theme of Welcoming Children.” McMaster Journal of Theology and Ministry 8 (2007), 97-117.
Book Reviews
Ethics in Light of Childhood, by John Wall. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2010. Journal of Childhood and Religion (in process).
Drinking from the Same Well: Cross-Cultural Concerns in Pastoral Care and Counseling, by Lydia F. Johnson. Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2011. Toronto Journal of Theology (forthcoming).
God’s Big Table: Nurturing Children in a Diverse World, by Elizabeth F. Caldwell. Cleveland: Pilgrim, 2011. Religious Education 107, no. 1 (forthcoming, 2012).
Teaching that Transforms: Why Anabaptist-Mennonite Education Matters, by John D. Roth. Scottdale, PA/Waterloo, ON: Herald, 2011. Conrad Grebel Review (forthcoming).
Children’s Voices: Children’s Perspectives in Ethics, Theology, and Religious Education, edited by Annemie Dillen and Dieder Pollefeyt. Leuven: Peeters, 2010. Toronto Journal of Theology (forthcoming).
Just Hospitality: God’s Welcome in a World of Difference, by Letty M. Russell. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2009. Toronto Journal of Theology 27, no. 2 (2011), 300-301.
Children and Childhood in World Religions: Primary Sources and Texts, edited by Don S. Browning and Marcia J. Bunge. Piscataway, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2009. Religious Education 106, no. 4 (Jul-Sep 2011), 440-442.
Women’s Faith Development: Patterns and Processes, by Nicola Slee. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2004. Religious Education 106, no. 3 (May-Jun 2011), 350-52.
No Room for Grace: Pastoral Theology and Dehumanization in the Global Economy, by Barbara Rumscheidt. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998. Postcolonial Networks (2010).
Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood: A Cultural Approach, fourth edition, by Jeffrey Jensen Arnett. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2010. Religious Education 105:4 (Jul-Sep 2010).
Children and Childhood in American Religions, edited by Don S. Browning and Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore. Piscataway, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2009. Religious Education 105:1 (Jan-Feb 2010), 118-120.
Reasons for Living: Education and Young People’s Search for Meaning, Identity, and Spirituality: A Handbook, by Marisa Crawford and Graham Rossiter. Camberwell, Australia: ACER, 2006. International Journal of Children’s Spirituality 14:4 (Oct-Dec 2009).
Children, Youth, and Spirituality in a Troubling World, edited by Mary Elizabeth Moore and Almeda M. Wright. St. Louis: Chalice, 2008. Religious Education 104:4 (Sep-Oct 2009), 453-456.
Nurturing Children’s Spirituality: Christian Perspectives and Best Practices, edited by Holly Catterton Allen. Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2008. Religious Education 104:2 (Mar-Apr 2009), 217-220.
Child Poverty: Love, Justice, and Social Responsibility, by Pamela D. Couture. St. Louis: Chalice Press, 2007. Religious Education 103:5 (Sep-Oct 2008), 587-9.
