Posted on November 18, 2019 by Dr. Will Whittaker
If you serve a church with a music ministry where various generations “rub elbows” with one another each week, you know that intergenerational relationships don’t often magically occur. Left without some intentional steps and practices, we worship pastors would probably be content to rest… Continue Reading “How to Foster Interactions Between the Generations in your Music Ministry”
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Posted on October 28, 2019 by Dr. Will Whittaker
I believe there are leaders who truly desire to be intergenerational in their approach to worship but have multiple types of services in their church. These leaders sincerely believe their church fits the definition of intergenerational in every context, except the part where services… Continue Reading “What is Modified Intergenerational Worship?”
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Posted on October 24, 2018 by Dr. Will Whittaker
Familiarity is more important than “what” in bridging the generation gap.
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“Intergenerational Worship” is worship in which people of every age are understood to be equally important.
Howard Vanderwell