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The Church of All Ages: Generations Worshiping Together (Alban Institute, 2008)

Table of Contents

Editor's Foreword by John Witvliet

Foreword by Jane Rogers Vann

Preface

1. A New Issue for a New Day
by Howard Vanderwell

Sidebars:
"The Same Stories" by Norma deWaal Malefyt
"Casey's New Family" by Carol Rottman
"Five Generations" by Howard Vanderwell

2. Biblical Values to Shape the Congregation
by Howard Vanderwell

Sidebars:
"Whose Party Is This Anyway?" by Robert Nordling
"Karyn" by Mark Stephenson

3. Worship and Faith Development
by Robert J. Keeley

Sidebars:
"Teaching Skills for Worship" by Beth Ann Gaede
"My Church Formed Me" by Bethany Keeley
"No, Never Alone" by J. George Aupperlee

4. 'Intergenerational' as a Way of Seeing (excerpt)
by Gil Rendle

Sidebars:
"Web Logs and Worship" by Young Kim
"Mary" by Robert Nordling
"A Norm" by Jimmy Setiawan

5. Fostering an Intergenerational Culture
by Darwin Glassford

Sidebars:
"Welcoming Children" by Taka Ashida
"Advent Wreath" by Karen DeMol
"Learning Together" by Norma deWaal Malefyt
"Evelyn" by Robert Nordling
"Sunday Morning Parenting" by John Witvliet

6. The Power of Telling a Story
by Jeff Barker

Sidebars:
"Sharing the Bible Story" by Jeff Barker
"Eight-Year-Olds Listen Too!" by Eleazar Merriweather
"An Intergenerational Study" by Jan Zuidema

7. The Power of Preaching to All Ages
by Timothy Brown

Sidebars:
"Worship in Malawi" by Edward Seely
"Blessed Distractions" by Howard Vanderwell

8. One Congregation's Story
by Stanley Mast

Sidebars:
"The Church at Prayer" by Randy Engle
"The Oldest and the Youngest" by Carol Rottman
"Blending a Bible Study Group" by Cathy Robbs Turner

9. Intergenerational Connectors in Worship
by Laura and Robert Keeley

Sidebars:
"Singing the Catechism" by Bruce Benedict
"Trumpet Partners" by Norma deWaal Malefyt
"Advent Dance" by AnnaMae Bush
"Jack's Place at Faith Church" by Mark Stephenson

10. Worship Planning in a Church of All Ages
by Norma deWaal Malefyt and Howard Vanderwell

Sidebars:
"Family Sign-ups" by Mary Elder
"Every Member Is a Minister" by Anne Zaki
"Merely Cute or Deeply Profound?" by Jan Zuidema

Epilogue

Appendix A: Sample Worship Resource Bank

Appendix B: The Chapters of Life: A Six-Week Series of Worship Services

Appendix C: Using This Material In Small Group Discussions

Notes

Suggested Resources

Contributors

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