Bringing Your Children to Church: Does it Matter?
Worshiping as a family in Church can be a challenge! Sometimes, we wonder if the kids get anything out of it. We worry about disturbing others and not being able to focus on worship ourselves. All the evidence tells us that one of the most important things we can do to help our children form a life-long relationship with Jesus is to worship together with the gathered community of faith. Take a look the articles on this page for tips about worshiping with your children and the reasons why this is so important!
Is It Worth the Effort? As your children wiggle and shift in the seats next to you at worship, do you wonder sometimes if it is worth the effort to get them there? Are they getting anything out of it? Here is one Mom's answer to the question! |
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The Sunday Morning Struggle
Every parent knows the Sunday morning struggle to get kids ready for Church in the face of sometimes strong push back. This article from the New York Times helps us think through our reasons for being part of a faith community and what we want for our children's spiritual lives. |
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This parental team shares their thoughts, stories, struggles and practical solutions for worshiping together as a family on Sunday.
It is available in a kindle edition from Amazon. |