Every Kingdom Community
Has a Story.This Is Ours.
The Childlike Kingdom exists to help kids of all ages rediscover the joy, wonder, and simplicity of life in the Kingdom of God.
"The Spirit of the LORD is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor."
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(Luke 4:18-19)
What We Believe
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We believe the Kingdom of God is best experienced with the wonder and simplicity of a child.
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We believe rich biblical truths and childlike imagination are not opposites. They are partners. Deep theology can be playful, and playful theology can be profound.
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We believe creativity and imagination are gifts that help us see the world and our relationship with God in fresh and unexpected ways.
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We believe the Kingdom is not just for individuals. It is for families, faith communities, and anyone brave enough to come to the table together.
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We believe in speaking truth to the cultural moment with grace, honesty, and the kind of courage that comes from knowing whose Kingdom we belong to.
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We believe in love that moves. Love that rolls up its sleeves and serves the harassed, the helpless, and the hurting at home and around the world.
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We believe there is room in this Kingdom for the weary, the disillusioned, and the ones who thought faith had passed them by. Returning to childlike trust is not a step backward. It is the path forward to hope and healing.
The Heart of It
The Childlike Kingdom began with a simple conviction: that the most profound truths of faith are often the ones we learned first and forgot too quickly.
Jesus looked at the children pressing close and said something the adults didn't expect. He said the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to people like them. Not the scholars. Not the powerful. Not the ones with perfect theology and polished resumes. The children. The ones with open hands and wide eyes and an unshakable belief that good things were coming.
That invitation changed everything for Dr. Jay Anderson.
After more than 25 years of pastoral ministry, theological study, and walking alongside people through every season of faith, Jay began writing what would become The Childlike Kingdom: An Alphabet for All Ages. It was a book born from a lifetime of learning, unlearning, and rediscovering what it means to see God's Kingdom the way a child does: full of wonder, rich with meaning, and bursting with an invitation to come closer.
But this was never meant to be just a book.
The Childlike Kingdom is a growing ministry and creative platform dedicated to announcing, picturing, and living out the Kingdom of God. Through books, community resources, speaking engagements, creative content, and hands-on service, we invite people to step into a faith that is both deeply rooted and delightfully alive.
Meet Dr. Jay J. Anderson
Dr. Jay Anderson is an author, theologian, teacher, and the founding voice of The Childlike Kingdom.
With a Doctor of Ministry in Theology and more than 25 years of pastoral experience, Jay has spent his life helping people of all ages discover the profound simplicity of faith that Jesus introduced and modeled. He has a rare gift for making complex spiritual truths feel approachable, warmly personal, and deeply alive.
Jay's first book, The Childlike Kingdom: An Alphabet for All Ages, invites readers into a reimagined journey through the foundations of faith. His second book, A Taste of the Kingdom, arrives Spring 2026 and takes readers beyond the classroom and into the vineyard, where dirt meets divinity and community is cultivated.
When Jay isn't writing, you'll find him speaking at churches, retreats, and events across the Pacific Northwest, sharing the message of childlike faith with anyone who will listen.
Pull Quote: "The Kingdom of Heaven truly belongs to those who approach God with the trust, wonder, and openness of a child."
- Dr. Jay Anderson
Our Partners
in the Kingdom
The Childlike Kingdom is a fiscally sponsored project of Because People Matter, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. This partnership allows us to focus on what we do best: creating resources, building community, and serving others, while operating under a trusted nonprofit framework.
We are grateful to walk alongside ministry partners who share our heart for the Kingdom: Embrace Compassion, Agape International Mission, Africa's Kids, Children's Hospitals of Portland, Oregon Department of Corrections, and Athena's Artbeads.
