Posted on January 30, 2020 by Dr. Will Whittaker
Last night I was approached by an octogenarian woman during our family night meal. She looked me dead in the face and said something to the effect of, “Will, you’ve made me learn to love contemporary music.” As I’ve thought about this over the… Continue Reading “You’ve Made me Learn to Love Contemporary Music”
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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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Posted on October 8, 2018 by Dr. Will Whittaker
In my last post, Finding Value and Purpose for the “Builder” Generation in Your Music Ministry, I discussed the impact being in an intergenerational choir had on a choir member from the Builder generation. Because the post was getting a little long due to the narrative… Continue Reading “Ways to Demonstrate Value to the Builder Generation”
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“Intergenerational Worship” is worship in which people of every age are understood to be equally important.
Howard Vanderwell