I found this blog post refreshing. How about you?
In a day where we try to find “relevance” we are losing solid grounding through the generations. I like what Coral Ridge is doing.
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Age Segregated Worship = Racially Segregated Worship?
3 responses to “Age Segregated Worship = Racially Segregated Worship?”
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I agree, I like what they’re doing. In these days when churches are clamoring for contemporary services and traditional services to serve different age groups, I find it a trend to be concerned about. It does tend to divide churches into age groups, one congregation into two or more. We are one people in Christ; we need to find ways of worshiping together (in peace!), not separately.
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I think it is good to move away from age-segregated services, but it is also somewhat circumstantial. Two different kinds of services is not good for unity, but it may be the best short term solution for churches that have been VERY traditional (to the point of being stuck in a rut and completely unattractive to outsiders) and now want to move in a different direction. You don’t want to alienate the older, faithful saints in your congregation, but you need to make some significant changes in order to move forward at all. With good teaching and leading, you can work toward one service that incorporates the best of both traditional and contemporary, where everyone can participate.
As far as the question addressed at the end of the post about what to do when the congregation grows too big for the facilities….raise up leaders and plant another one!-
I agree with starting another church. On my sabbatical we attended liturgical services where the congregations were thriving. One church had two services in August. It was refreshing to see the vibrancy of the congregation. The other church had begun a new church plant. It was good to see.
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