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Prayer of the Children, a 4-minute video suitable for several settings and age groups. Produced by United Methodist Communications and available for viewing at UMCom.org or purchase from Cokesbury. You can learn more about the composer and purchase the music CD at KurtBestor.com/pages/prayer.html .

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Book List

Couture, Pamela. Seeing Children, Seeing God: A Practical Theology of Children and Poverty. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2000.

Heitzenrater, Richard P. ed. The Poor and the People Called Methodists. Kingswood Books 2002.

Beckmann, David and Arthur Simon. Grace at the Table. Paulist Press 1999.

Bunge, Marcia, ed. The Child in Christian Thought. Eerdmans 2001.

Drimmilen, Rob van. Faith in a Global Economy: A Primer for Christians. Geneva: WCC Publications 1998

Goudzwaard, Bob and Harry de Lange. Beyond Poverty and Affluence: Toward an Economy of Care with a Twelve Step Program for Economic Recovery. Translated into English and edited by Mark R. Van der Vennen. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans 1995

Olson, Diane C. Out of the Basement: A Holistic Approach to Children's Ministry. Nashville: Discipleship Resources 2001

Kozol, Jonahtan. Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation. New York: Harper Collins 1996

Meeks, Douglas. God the Economist: The Doctrine of God and Political Economy. Minneapolis: Fortress Press 1989

Putting Children and their Families First: A Planning Handbook for Congregations, General Board of Global Ministries service center.

Safe Sanctuaries: Reducing the Risk of Child Abuse in the Church, General Board of Discipleship.