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The Church of All Ages: Generations Worshiping Together (Alban Institute, 2008)
Description
This book explores the practices and purposes of intergenerational worship. It includes chapters on biblical foundations for intergenerational worship, worship planning suggestions, reflections on preaching to an intergenerational gathering, the role of drama and storytelling in intergenerational community, and more.
Editor
Howard Vanderwell graduated from Calvin Theological Seminary and has completed graduate studies in homiletics and worship. After serving four Christian Reformed congregations as pastor and senior pastor, he began his work as resource development specialist for pastoral leadership for the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship.
Endorsement
"These writers provide an enticing vision for intergenerational congregational culture that finds its center in worship. They invite us all to reconsider our recent liturgical experiments and to focus on faithful, healthy, communal participation in declaring God's greatness."
—Jane Rogers Vann
Excerpt
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Contents
Table of Contents
Sidebars
Glimpses of Intergenerational Worship
This book includes reflections from a variety of worshipers on intergenerational worship as they've glimpsed it in their church. Here are six examples.
Audio
Listen to a presentation by the authors of this book at the Symposium on Worship
Annotated Bibliography
View an initial annotated bibliography
Vital Worship Feature Stories
All Ages Needed for Intergenerational Worship
Joy: When All Ages Worship Together
Related Resources
More Resources for Intergenerational Worship
Vital Worship, Healthy Congregations Series with The Alban Institute
This series is designed to call attention to instructive examples of congregational life and to explore these examples in ways that allow readers in very different communities to compare and contrast these examples with their own practice. To find all the books in this series, go to Publications and under "Publisher," select "Alban Institute."