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Sonja M. Stewart

Sonja Stewart is a professor of Christian education and director of the Master of Religious Education degree program at Western Theological Seminary, Holland, Michigan.

Articles by this author:

  • Letting the Story Stand; Developing a Separate Worship Center for Children

    By Sonja M. Stewart
    June 1989

    Worship is the heartbeat of the Christian community. Yet increasingly, children below the age of seven spend part, if not all, of the Sunday worship hour having experiences that range from baby-sitting to mini-worship. If you believe, as I do, that young children encounter, experience, and worship God, then perhaps you are also concerned with the kind of opportunities available for their worship experience. I have addressed this issue since 1985 when I developed "Children and Worship," a multisensory approach to worship with young children.