The Church of All Ages

Age-inclusive prayers are a must in age-inclusive worship.

Plan periodic worship events to be inclusive.

Encourage activities that prepare worshipers to be age-inclusive.

Worship planning should be age-inclusive.

Avoid stereotypes. Surely you’ve heard the stereotypes about generational differences, and we all have a number of them floating around in our heads. “The children all prefer . . . “ “Twos are terrible.” “Youth all really like this better . . .” “Seniors always . . .”

The “generation-specific congregation”

Consider all the chapters of life’s journey to be equally valuable.

The “blended congregation” is one where a conscious effort is made to appeal to all the generations it encompasses.

“inherited-tradition congregation”