All Tags Resource Type Academic Article Article Audio Bibliography Book Excerpt Book Signing Conversation Enacted Scripture Feature Story Image News Item Online Discussion Podcast Prayer Reflection Resource Guide Slideshow Topic Showcase Video Website Worship Service Category All Christian Year Daily Prayer/Reflection Dance Drama Grants Interdisciplinary Intergenerational Worship Language Arts/Words Music Preaching Sacraments (Baptism and Lord's Supper) Teaching Technology Visual Arts Worshipers Worship- Leading Worship- Meaning of Worship- Planning Worship- Preparing for Occasion All Funerals Symposium Resources War Lessons and Carols Ascension Hymn Festival Advent Weddings Weekday Services Epiphany Natural Disasters Pentecost Teaching Worship Commissionings Thanksgiving Easter Christ the King Christmas Healing Services Anniversaries Taize Ordination/Installation Heidelberg Catechism Summer Passion Week Lent Dedications Search results 41 - 53 of 53 Sort by: Title | Date Shaping a Generation - Psalm 78, Ephesians 6 The third service plan in a series entitled "Chapters of Life." This service reinforces the significance of parenthood in the plan of God and the importance of Christian parenting for the sake of well-trained children. Worship Service | June 01, 2005 The Joy of Being a Child - Psalm 139, Mark 10 The first service plan in a series entitled "Chapters of Life." This service focuses on the chapter of childhood. The intent is to speak to children, with children, and to those of other ages about children. Worship Service | June 01, 2005 Children's Choirs Shape Worship Habits Many adults find that their children's choir experience instilled a homing instinct that brings them back to church. A feature story exploring the importance of Children's Choirs for spiritual formation. Feature Story | November 12, 2004 Worship That Is Friendly to Children - Part 2 Perhaps the most common way of trying to include children in worship is by providing a "children's message" during the service. Article | September 04, 2004 Worship That Is Friendly to Children - Part 1 Though there are many voices and influences that would lead us in the direction of separating the various age groups in worship, we consider the worshiping congregation to be an intergenerational group of worshipers. Article | August 29, 2004 Joy: When all ages worship together Geoffrey, age 7, interrupted the vicar's prayer. Hands on hips, he demanded, "You mean Jesus died?" What happened next reveals how one congregation answered a classic dilemma of intergenerational worship. A feature story exploring the importance of intergenerational worship. Feature Story | August 23, 2004 Nine Tips for Designing Intergenerational Worship Looking for simple ways to introduce intergenerational worship ideas without totally overhauling everything about your worship services? Here are nine tips to get you started. Feature Story | August 23, 2004 A Precious Feast, a Tangled Web: A Case for Welcoming Children at the Table An article outlining several arguments for including children at the Lord's Supper in the Christian Reformed Church, including questions for discussion. Article | June 01, 2004 How Well is your church doing? Questionnaire A questionnaire for evaluating how well your church is doing at including children in worship. Article | June 01, 2004 The Sermon for Children An article of suggestions for making the children's message, or children's sermon, thoughtful, engaging, and integrated into the rest of the liturgy. Article | June 01, 2004 Children's Messages An article on how to effectively deliver children's messages week after week. Article | June 01, 2004 Preparing Students for a Lifetime of Worship An article encouraging teachers to introduce their students to a lifetime of worship through healthy, thoughtful worship practices in the classroom. Article | June 01, 2004 Kinesthetic Prayer: An Example with the "Prayer for the Holy Spirit's Illumination" An idea for making large-group prayer more meaningful. Article | June 01, 2004 « Previous 1 2 3