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Reflections |
| Issue #93 - Big News from Little Children |
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Tracy Young
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“After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, ‘Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw hi...
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Feature |
| Issue #92 - Table Fellowship |
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Stanley Mast
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For the last fifteen years LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church has welcomed children to the Lord’s table by means of a Table Fellowship liturgy. We want to encourage our children to walk b...
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Lord's Supper |
| Issue #91 - A New Order of Christian Nurture |
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Michael F. Abma
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The unfortunate history of the Lord’s Supper is that we have always managed to find a way to fight over the very thing that was meant to bring us together. So what are we disagreeing about this...
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Faith Formation |
| Issue #88 - Praying for Illumination at Church and at Home |
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Robert J. and Laura Keeley
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This is the fourth in a series of articles with suggestions for how to be deliberate about encouraging faith nurture in your congregation’s worship. Prayer is an essential part of our Christian...
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Feature |
| Issue #84 - Vertical Habits |
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Betty Grit
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When children are young, they learn words that build relationships. Some come easily: “Help!” “Why?” Parents and grandparents persistently teach them to say to others: “T...
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Thanksgiving |
| Issue #84 - Giving Thanks in the Words of Our Children |
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Pete Post
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This service centers on the theme of giving thanks for country, church, and children. Each of the three sections features a litany, meditation, and prayer that involve a number of participants from th...
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Feature |
| Issue #74 - Traveling on Easter Sunday: What About Worship? |
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Jane Tiemersma Vogel
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Easter sometimes falls during spring break, when many families travel. This piece is not so much for worship planners as for families in your congregations who may be away from their ho...
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Hospitality |
| Issue #70 - Beyond the "Children's Message": Welcoming Children in Worship |
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Mary S. Hulst
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The little boy came running over at a church gathering. “Pastor Mary!” he said, with a finger in his mouth. “Look!” I saw a fresh gap where his tooth used to be....
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How to... |
| Issue #57 - How to...Encourage Your Children to Worship: Part 2: Tips for parents |
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Kathy Sneller
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Sunday morning has arrived. The children are dressed in clean clothes. Once seated in the pew, mom and dad breathe a sigh of relief and worship begins. Or does it? In our attempts to ke...
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How to... |
| Issue #55 - How to...Encourage the Children in Your Congregation to Worship |
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Kathy Sneller
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The worship planning team has the mandate to plan services that enfold the whole congregation. However, often our good intentions to include children actually separate them from adults...
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