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Lucy Kajidori, leader of the International Council of Evangelical Theological Education's (ICETE) Impact Team on Children and Families, spoke with Christian Daily International about the urgent need to integrate ministry to children more deeply into theological education. She shared how the initiative began, what gaps exist, and what the group hopes to achieve.

Kajidori is an educator with experience in intercultural ministry and development. She has an MTh from the University of Oxford, U.K., and is a Ph.D. candidate at Fuller Theological Seminary in California, where she is researching local and contextual theologies of children. She also serves as researcher of theology and practice for the Viva Network, a Christian NGO working with children internationally.

CDI: Lucy, thanks for speaking with us. Could you share how your involvement with the ICETE Impact Team for Focus on Children began?

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