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Intentional Grandparenting
Grandparents have incredible potential to influence the next generation — and a Biblical mandate to do it. The Legacy Coalition website has tools to help grandparents.
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November 2, 2017
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Overflowing Plates: Possibly the Best Church Potluck You Will Ever Experience
Rather than adding another program or creating a new ministry team, here’s one idea for enhancing one event most church members already enjoy: Add a storytelling activity to your next planned potluck.
October 25, 2017
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8 Ideas to Try With Intergenerational Small Groups
Spiritual growth can’t be programmed, but great resources are important. As someone who is part of an intergenerational small group, I wanted to share some of my favorite resources!
July 2, 2017
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Ten Ways to Be a More Intergenerational Church
This two-page resource from Faith Formation Ministries shares ten practical tips for building intergenerational ministry with children, teens, and adults.
May 24, 2017
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Creative Youth Ministry Initiatives
Youth ministry often gives opportunities for our creative energies be used in many ways. . .From organizing a snowball fight at a Classis meeting to hockey games between church councils and youth to modifying curriculum.
February 28, 2017
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Intergenerational Church Toolkit Includes 25 Ideas for Intergenerational Service
At Faith Formation Ministries we believe so strongly in the benefits of intergenerational service that we devoted a whole section of our online Intergenerational Church toolkit to serving together.
February 15, 2017
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Learn the Lord's Prayer With All Ages
This free resource on The Lord's Supper gives instructions for worship stations that connect people with each part of the prayer. You'll also find links to songs, ways to include younger children, and more.
February 14, 2017
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When God Calls Us to Ministry, What Happens to Our Kids?
My parents always saw my sister and I as integral parts of their ministry, knowing that we had valuable contributions to make. And yet they did not force us to get involved; they extended an invitation.
February 9, 2017
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The Life-Changing Impact of Belonging
The day 5-year-old Axel brought his plastic blue guitar to church, he found a place between the drummer and guitarist, and began to play. No one laughed or made a fuss. Axel knows his gifts are valued.
February 1, 2017
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Opportunity to Partner With Families Impacted by Disability at Camp
Christian Horizons Family Retreat, taking place at Elim Lodge in Peterborough from August 27 to September 1, 2017, is seeking short-term missionaries to partner with families affected by disability.
January 12, 2017
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#EatTogether
A Canadian grocery store chain recently released a video as part of their mission to get people to #EatTogether. I love the video because it demonstrates how intergenerational community is created!
December 13, 2016
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Welcoming All at Christmas
Many congregations experience an influx of visitors over Christmas. And sometimes in the rush to welcome those who are new, we forget to enfold those who used to be more familiar—like the teens, young adults and students.
December 5, 2016
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Intergenerational Events on Holy Ground
After 22 years of full-time youth ministry, I’ve come to realize that I'm no longer passionate about youth ministry. What I am passionate about is the intergenerational faith formation of our youth and young adults.
November 22, 2016
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An Intergenerational Bible Reading Plan for Advent
How do we engage our congregations in Advent? How do we get people reading their Bibles? In response to these questions, my church (Oakdale Park CRC) created this Advent community reading plan.
November 11, 2016
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Intergenerational Ideas for Advent
Check out this treasure trove of faith forming, intergenerational Advent tools and ideas for how to use them.
November 7, 2016
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The Older People
A while back I sat around a table listening to a bunch of people quite a bit older than I talking about faith. Though our vocabulary and context is different, I was deeply humbled by their impeccably relevant questions.
November 1, 2016
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How Your Church’s Nursery Can Become an Incubator for Intergenerational Ministry
That nursery programs hold this much intergenerational ministry potential is often overlooked in churches where nursery is viewed as the hard to staff, catch all for kids who can’t be, or don’t want to be, in worship.
October 10, 2016
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A Lesson in Hospitality From My Visit to First Zion Baptist Church
While on vacation in South Carolina, my wife and I worshiped at First Zion Baptist Church. And though it was immediately clear that we were visitors in a strange land, this little church with a big heart welcomed us. . .
October 5, 2016
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Save the Date for InterGenerate!
InterGenerate is the first multi-denominational conference about bringing generations together! It will be held at Nashville’s Lipscomb University from June 25-27, 2017. Sound exciting? We think so!
September 27, 2016
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A Lesson From 3rd Graders at the Sheldon, Iowa, Christian Grade School
He could no longer even stand, so he simply laid himself down on the ground. “Did anyone do anything?” his mom asked. “Yes,” he said quietly. “My friends ran over and laid on the ground right next to me.”
August 22, 2016
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Back-to-School Blessings for Children, Youth and Educators
Back to School Litanies includes 3 great resources: an encouraging Back-to-School Liturgy for children, a positive Back-to-School Liturgy for Youth, and an understanding Back-to-School Liturgy for Educators.
August 16, 2016
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Olympic-Sized Faith
Do you love the Olympics? If so, here is a great devotional for your family to use as you cheer on athletes, root for underdogs, and learn how Jesus paints a different picture than what we see at the Olympics.
August 8, 2016
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Upcoming Youth Ministry and Intergenerational Conferences
Looking to attend a conference or educational event on youth and/or intergenerational ministry? Here's a list of what's coming up this fall and into 2017. Please add your favorites to the list!
July 28, 2016
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Congregational Culture: Fertilizing Soil and Pulling Weeds
Congregations always have a culture. You won’t find it written down in mission statements or council minutes but walk into any congregation on a Sunday morning, and you will gradually gain a sense of who is welcome.
July 27, 2016
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The Beautiful Mess of a Multigenerational Church
It was not until we moved to a new town and a new church that I really saw and felt the contrast between a young, homogenous (in age) community and one that spans many generations.