Shallue cited some ways to engage children in worship: have them place hand-drawn pictures in the offering plate, include them in processionals, allow children to lay offerings or artwork on the altar, and let them help pass offering plates. The next week they might preface the intercessory prayers with basic information to help people understand things they might not have known before.
As faith formation has seen changes, so has curriculum. More and more congregations are creating their own materials. For example, after a young person was shot and killed near the church, they talked about how afraid the disciples were while in the upper room.
The discussion allowed children to voice their fears of living in one of the most impoverished and violent communities in the country. It requires pulling from many resources.
You need very creative people to do that. There are no materials that really address what it means to be in a setting like this. Faith formation also takes place during worship. They consider themselves a faith community, the body of Christ. They put on puppet shows, re-enact radio-theater, create artwork, and write haikus and lyrics as ways to learn Bible stories.
Eighty-year-olds share highs and lows with teens. Parents do skits with their children. And year-olds train 5-year-olds on how to distribute communion. It flips Sunday school on its head. It has empowered our lay and young people. It has been exciting to see them take ownership of the service.
Christina Gray and her daughter Sarah, 4, put their heads together at Trinity to create a wind chime during an intergenerational, highly interactive worship service that provides faith formation. Congregations facing decline in Sunday school attendance can explore new approaches rather than hold out for success of the Sunday school of bygone days. Talking with other congregations can help, said Karen Matthias-Long, associate of the bishop for youth and family ministry, and curator of synodical resources for the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod.
People will be different and the situation will be different. Rather, look at how you can use resources in a new way and in a new context. Listening to children can provide valuable insights, as well.
It provides a sense of humility that kids have things to teach us. The bad news is that traditional Sunday school no longer works as the primary way to teach the faith. Kids and preschoolers will understand the Bible is not just a collection of stories, but one unified story. Given automatically at checkout! Continental US only. Our goal is to make you a satisfied customer.
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