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How do children worship best? How can worship help young people through the teen years? What practices of worship resonate most with adults and elderly people?

This workshop looks at the human life cycle and the developmental stages that all people grow through (cognitive, sensorimotor, psychological, moral, and faith development), and considers what this means for all ages to participate fully in worship.

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