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Worship Arts: A Blessed Morning

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Worship Arts: A Blessed Morning

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By Betsy Dishman, Director of Music and Children’s Ministry, Olivet Presbyterian Church It’s Sunday, and the children are singing in worship. The scouts have gone camping, an out-of-town wedding claimed two flower girls, a birthday party was happening, and a few families probably forgot. Every child did not sing on pitch, a couple of enthusiastic children joined in who don’t attend our mid-week ministry, and one child fell off the chancel step. It was a blessed morning! Blessing #1: A mom has been visiting with her girls, and her husband joined her on the pew for the first time. Blessing...

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Children in Worship: Being intentional

Posted by Liz Perraud at

GenOn Ministries is a proponent of all ages in worship, and not just as passive observers but engaged and leading. However, there are good reasons why many faith communities choose to offer “parallel learning” for the youngest children during some of worship, particularly the sermon. Here are two ideas to help parents with re-engaging children who have been out of worship for a time. First, Carolyn Brown writes in her Worshiping with Children blog about children being clearly welcomed to the worshiping congregation and that their parents be supported at each step. She offers, as an example, a letter to...

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