AN ORGANIZATION OF CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO WORK TOGETHER TO 1) PROVIDE EDUCATION AND A FORUM OF VARIOUS TRADITIONS AND DISCIPLINES FOR INTEGRATION OF BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE PERSPECTIVES ON CHILDREN'S SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES, DEVELOPMENT, AND FORMATION. 2) BRING TOGETHER CHRISTIAN SCHOLARS AND PRACTITIONERS ENGAGED IN RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND WRITING ON CHILDREN'S SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT AND FORMATION. 3) SHARE INNOVATIVE APPROACHES IN CHILDREN'S MINISTRY AND PROVIDE ENCOURAGEMENT TO PRACTITIONERS IN THIS IMPORTANT AREA OF RELIGION.