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The Church of All Ages
Generations Worshiping Together
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2007
Summary
Many congregations today experience collisions between parents who ant to spend time with their children and age-segregated church programming, as well as between the children worshiping in their pews and the increasing number of seniors in the same pew. Among the questions these congregations struggle to address are these: Should we try to hold the generations together when we worship/ Is it even possible? Led by pastor and resource developer Howard Vanderwell, nine writers--pastors, teachers, worship planners, and others serving in specialized ministries--offer their reflections on issues congregational leaders need to address as they design their worship ministry. In addition, numerous sidebars illustrate the diversity of practices in the church today. Contributors do not propose easy answers or instant solutions. Rather, they guide readers as they craft ministries and practices that fit their own community, heritage, and history. Each chapter includes questions for reflection and group discussion, and an appendix provides guidelines for small group use. The thread that connects these varied contributions is the belief that there is no greater privilege for Christians than worshiping God, and there is no better way to do that than as an intergenerational community in which all are important and all encourage and nurture the faith of the others.
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Copyright year
2007
ISBN-Print
978-1-56699-358-6
ISBN-Online
978-1-56699-650-1
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
226
Product type
Edited Book
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Contents No access
Editor's Foreword No access
Foreword No access
Preface No access
The Same Stories No access
Casey’s New Family No access
Five Generations No access
Whose Party Is This Anyway? No access
Karyn No access
Teaching Skills for Worship No access
My Church Formed Me No access
No, Never Alone No access
Web Logs and Worship No access
Mary No access
A Norm No access
Welcoming Children No access
Advent Wreath No access
Learning Together No access
Evelyn No access
Sunday Morning Parenting No access
Sharing the Bible Story No access
Eight-Year-Olds Listen Too! No access
An Intergenerational Study No access
Worship in Malawi No access
Blessed Distractions No access
The Church at Prayer No access
The Oldest and the Youngest No access
Blending a Bible Study Group No access
Singing the Catechism No access
Trumpet Partners No access
Advent Dance No access
Jack’s Place at Faith Church No access
Family Sign-ups No access
Every Member Is a Minister No access
Merely Cute or Deeply Profound? No access
Epilogue No access Pages 187 - 190
Appendix A Sample Worship Resource Bank No access Pages 191 - 194
Appendix B The Chapters of Life: A Six-Week Series of Worship Services No access Pages 195 - 200
Appendix C Using This Material in Small Group Discussions No access Pages 201 - 204
