Upcoming Event
A Reformation Sunday worship service commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Accra Confession
October 27, 2024, 5:00 PM
Teens, Worship, and Faith Formation
Sharon Veltema on how worship plays a formative role in the faith development of teens.
September 10, 2013
The Leadership Team is Assembled – Now What?
Sharon Veltema on how to move forward once you have established a youth ministry team.
September 10, 2013
Kristi Holmberg on Hope for Healing the Earth
Like many young adults, Kristi Holmberg is keenly aware of inheriting an earth damaged by previous generations. However, rather than despair or turn cynical, she began during college to connect with Christians who are working toward a just and sustainable future.
June 10, 2013
Erin DeYoung on Young Musicians Leading Worship
Erin DeYoung teaches orchestra at Calvin Christian High School in Grandville, Michigan. In this edited conversation, she shares her students’ experiences of helping to lead music at the 2013 Calvin Symposium on Worship.
May 1, 2013
Erin DeYoung on Teaching Worship in Christian High School Music Classes
Erin DeYoung teaches orchestra at Calvin Christian High School in Grandville, Michigan. Her students helped lead worship at the 2013 Calvin Symposium on Worship.
May 1, 2013
Multigenerational, Multicultural Worship: Reports and Testimonies from Worship Renewal Grant Recipients
When people of all ages and cultures are invited to bring their gifts to plan and lead worship through music, spoken word and the arts, transformation begins. Leaders from diverse congregations offered practical ideas that have engaged people of various ages and cultures and tell us what they have learned.
February 22, 2013
Worship Together for All Ages: Will it work or is it expecting too much?
Many churches today are eager to present themselves as “intergenerational” in their worship. In a society that so easily separates people by age, developmental level, and experience, can the church succeed in keeping the generations together? Is this idea new and novel, or old and tested? What are the considerations and issues we’ll have to deal with? How do we accommodate different rates of faith development? What are the benefits of succeeding? We’ll draw on each other’s experiences and reexamine the conversations that The Church of All Ages started.
February 22, 2013
Worship for Post-Modern Times
What kinds of questions should we be asking so that we think about the struggles of young people in post-modern times? How does the Gospel minister to these basic issues of life?
February 22, 2013
The New Adolescent and Sticky Faith
Research shows a decline in adolescent and young adult participation in church. An essential first step in responding to this crisis is being reintroduced to the new adolescent that dwells in our homes, schools and church communities.
February 22, 2013
150 Ways to Talk to God: Introducing Kids and Teens to the Psalms
The Psalms are vital in the life of Christians, but children and teens have a difficult time understanding this emotionally charged book.
February 22, 2013
How to Make Congregational Prayer More Participatory
Especially for children, listening to the congregational prayer can feel more like enduring a monologue than participating in the prayers of the people. But it doesn’t have to.
February 15, 2013
Robert Nordling on Orchestras as Models of Christian Formation
In December 2012, Robert Nordling gave an extended interview. In this edited excerpt, he explains how orchestras can help Christians grow together in faith.
February 14, 2013