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given responsibility for the spiritual

well-being of their children, they

began to expect the church and

children’s workers to shoulder that

responsibility and persuade their

children to attend church by providing

fun activities and entertainment for

them — and most churches today have

accommodated those expectations.

“Fun-filled” is a very popular slogan

in most promotional fliers and church

bulletins that announce upcoming

church activities for young people.

Parental Responsibility

At the time of this writing, I had just

recently resigned from my responsibilities

as a children’s leader at my church. In

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