Year

2018

Organisation

De Nieuwe Koers (Dutch magazine)

Objective

To contribute to the public debate on raising children, with a particular focus on parenting within Christian families.

Approach

De Nieuwe Koers organised the public debate ‘Weet je dat je een prinsje bent?‘    (‘Do you know that you are a little prince?’), focusing on Christian parenting and faith education in today’s society.

The central question was whether Christian approaches to parenting have become too strongly influenced by secular ideas, and what parents need in order to put their Christian values and ideals into practice when raising their children.

JIP’s contribution to the project

JIP Foundation’s contribution helped cover the practical costs of organising the event, including fees for the speakers, moderator, comedian and hosts, as well as part of the costs of preparing and organising the programme.

Together with other financial contributions and ticket revenues, this made it possible to organise and deliver the event.

End of Project Report

A total of 224 tickets were sold through Eventbrite, with more than 250 people attending the event. The venue was filled to capacity.

The audience was diverse, with a notable number of young adults, as well as parents, educators, catechists and teachers from across the Netherlands. The event also attracted media attention from Reformatorisch Dagblad and Nederlands Dagblad.

RD: https://www.rd.nl/vandaag/binnenland/druk-van-succes-versus-geloofsvragen-1.1517858

ND: https://www.nd.nl/nieuws/geloof/fijne-opgewekte-jezuspraat-helpt-kind-niet-verder.3146264.lynkx