Spiritual Conversations with Children

We are born into this world with a natural longing to connect to God and other human beings. When children have a listening companion who hears, acknowledges, and encourages their early experiences with God, it creates a spiritualfootprint that shapes their lives. How can we increase our capacity to engage children in spiritual conversations?
In this book Lacy Finn Borgo draws on her own experience of practicing spiritual direction with children. She offers an overview of childhood spiritual formation and introduces key skills for engaging conversation—posture, power, and patterns—from a Christ-centered perspective.
"When we are fully present and open to another, we will be changed," Borgo writes. "Indeed, as you listen to God with a child, the child will lead you into a fuller experience of God's love and acceptance."
In this book you'll find:

- Sample interactive dialogues with children
- Ideas for engaging children with play, art, and movement
- Prayers to use together
Whether you are a parent or grandparent, pastor or spiritual director, you will find this to be a friendly guide into deeper ways of listening.

Lacy Finn Borgo is a human being in whom God dwells and delights and is still learning to live into those words. She is a member of the Renovaré Ministry Team. She is a faculty member and the Student Care Coordinator for the Renovaré Institute for Spiritual Formation. She has a spiritual direction ministry for adults, provides spiritual direction for children at Haven House, and hosts Listening Circles, spiritual accompaniment for parents of LGBTQ+ kids. Her books include Faith Like a Child: Embracing Our Lives as Children of God, Spiritual Conversations with Children: Listening to God Together, and the children's picture book All Will Be Well. Lacy's community includes her spouse of over thirty years, and two vibrantly different young adult kids, nearby parents, two ornery goats (not to be confused with parents), one energetic dog, and a smattering of cats and chickens. You can find her at GoodDirtMinistries.org.