For years I have preached against becoming some niche church. I don’t want to pastor a “40-something” church, or a “30-something” church… I want to pastor THE CHURCH. The Church reflects a family, not just people my exact age with my exact income level, education level, and life circumstance. Yet, that is what we are starting these days, and have been for years.

Unfortunately, it’s on both ends. I now know of “60-something” churches. They don’t want younger families. They want the fall foliage tours and old time gospel sings. They want to talk about the good ol’ days.

We have a new form of segregation and it’s lousy. This article articulates it so much better. I am thankful for the church I pastor. We have a gamut of ages that ADDS to the life of the believer. I remember a few years ago when my oldest son was in high school and he asked one of our deacons who was my dad’s age to be a mentor. It added to my son’s life, and it was huge for that deacon.

Let’s do life together! It’s messy. That’s life.