tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30060884.post116135961777910742..comments2023-10-29T02:58:10.500-05:00Comments on promise and pleasure: Family-Centered, Intergenerational, God-Exalting WorshipAaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12659211054881634938noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30060884.post-32879898152461078232006-11-21T14:13:00.000-05:002006-11-21T14:13:00.000-05:00@,
I've got a friend from college who has started ...@,<br />I've got a friend from college who has started a church a few years ago on this model - they don't do anything that divides the families up. Rather, the church serves as a catalyst for the families to train and teach the kids on site and off. The more I learned, the more radical (and beneficial) it seemed to me. Thought you may want to check it out at matthewmcdill.com.<br /><br />Of note are his entries on "Church and Family" in the entry index.<br /><br />Looking forward to Sunday.Drew Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057215528710593438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30060884.post-1161573541428761872006-10-22T22:19:00.000-05:002006-10-22T22:19:00.000-05:00Rainer,I wouldn't say that these ideas are "implem...Rainer,<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't say that these ideas are "implemented" at CBC right now, but I think we are making positive steps in that direction. There is a focus on intergenerational relationships within our structure on Sunday evenings at Connection, and we don't have a separate youth service on Sunday mornings during our main worship gathering.<BR/><BR/>I'd like to see less segregation during our main discipleship/bible study opportunities on Sunday mornings, and in the future I'd like to see age-integrated small groups meeting on a bi-weekly basis (at a minimum). Ideally there would be a multitude of Titus 2 relationships taking place in the congregation as well, which isn't happening with any regularity at Concord. <BR/><BR/>I don't think that having student pastors is a bad thing. They serve a good purpose in the church. However, by nature they make the ideas posted in the blog more difficult to achieve, particularly when the student pastor holds to the contemporary view of student ministry. I think most student ministries do a below average job in integrating students into the overall life of the local church.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12659211054881634938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30060884.post-1161568670825036692006-10-22T20:57:00.000-05:002006-10-22T20:57:00.000-05:00I agree with Rainer... Great Post! I appreciated y...I agree with Rainer... Great Post! I appreciated your mention of apostasy. ;-) We can't forget that one. The next question is, when will you come on over and join my side of the debate about the New Covenant and Covenant Succession? That will make "family" centered worship even more consistent with the Bible! =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30060884.post-1161406476752350842006-10-20T23:54:00.000-05:002006-10-20T23:54:00.000-05:00Great post! I was also excited to see what SBTS is...Great post! I was also excited to see what SBTS is doing since the whole idea of family integrated worship I learned from reformed presbyterians teaching from Scripture in my days in Lville. How do you implement this currently at Concord? Is it your quarterly sunday evening meetings? Do you think having the title "minister to students" and that as your main focus makes integration more difficult? Wax eloquent wisdom my way!DRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08448106892513536585noreply@blogger.com