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Worship Resources

We believe ALL ages should worship together as a whole community of faith. There must, however, be intentional conversation around how best to make intergenerational worship work.

Below are some resources to help meet your congregation's needs, where you may be now and for the future. You may also contact us

for help along the way.

We do encourage younger

children to participate in

Children Worship & Wonder.

Articles about Intergenerational Worship and Children's Participation

Children’s Church is the Church, October 28, 2013 by Jessica Tate

Joy: When all ages worship together, August 23, 2004 by Joan Huyser-Honig

The Family: Together in God's Presence by Noel Piper and John Piper, January 1995

Books

Children at Worship: Congregations in Bloom by Caroline S. Fairless

Creative Ideas for Children's Worship (Years A, B, and C) by Sarah Lenton

The liturgy is for little ones

Godly Play (The Circle)

This page was last updated by JK 9/26/14

Week-to-Week

Bulletins

Check out Liturgical Resources (Click here)

Children In Worship

Incorporating Children in Worship by Kate Epperly

Making Room for Children Brochure Template

Children's Worship

Children's Worship & Wonder

Building A Children's Chapel: One Story at a Time by Bill Gordh

Children's Moment/Time

Children's Moment/Time "Dos and Don'ts" (Click here)

Sacred Steps: A series of weekly exegetical notes and suggestions for children’s sermons to which you can subscribe.

Textweek.com (Online Lectionary Resource)

Helpful Hints

Do not hand out children's activities or bulletins until just before the sermon.
Make sure the leadership is aware of children and designs elements of worship that relate to all ages.
Celebrate when a child starts to become a regular worship attender and help the entire congregation see it as their responsibility to participate with each child in worship.