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Intergenerational resources

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Intergenerational resources – Uniting Church Australia

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Intergenerational resources Read, download, share and engage with key resources for Being an Intergenerational Church shared by the Uniting Church.

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Select from the options below to find worship ideas that fit what you’re looking for.

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Including children in the congregation’s worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary

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Sensory Stories for Easter – Blackburn Diocesan Board of Education

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Sensory stories are short stories broken up into seven to ten parts designed to engage the senses. Each section is matched with a sensory input to animate it. These stories have proven to be especially effective with children with additional needs, but we think that all children will be able to enjoy them too. This collection of six sensory stories for Easter share the accounts of Jesus’ Entry to Jerusalem, The Last Supper, Jesus’ Arrest and Trial, Peter’s Denial, The Crucifixion and The Resurrection. To accompany the Story Scripts, you will find Storyteller Notes and a list of recommended sensory resources. There are also a set of Widgit Symbols to accompany these stories that can be downloaded.

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Learn to welcome, value and integrate sensory needs into corporate worship and the life of the church.

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Taketime Meditations - Christian Meditations

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Encounter Jesus now No religious knowledge or background needed Help us keep Taketime audio meditations free - donate here Testimonies

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Helping you support people with additional needs

With a visual timetable, people with additional needs can see:

what's going to happen

what's coming up next

what they might need to do.

This can reduce anxiety, decrease frustration and increase general comprehension and communication.

Many schools already use visual timetables with great success. Now Roots has developed a visual timetable for churches - depicting many common activities in Christian services and groups.
Read more about using a visual timetable

NEW Roots visual timetable

50 image cards featuring 45 different scenarios - with some activities (eg singing) repeated so that you can make a full timetable

Choose our handy box of cards for one-to-one support

Also available as a digital download that you can project, or print at the size you choose

How to get your Visual timetable for churches

Digital download

Card pack

£6 inc VAT

£12 inc VAT, plus postage and handling

Card dimensions: 56 x 87mm

At the moment, the physical card pack is available to UK customers only. We're working on making it more widely available soon.

Please allow 1 week for dispatch.

Using a visual timetable

Choose cards to represent the elements or activities you have planned for your session.

Use reusable velcro tape or Blu Tack to attach the cards to a suitable display board.

You might wish to display all the cards at once, or you may prefer to show 'what's now' and 'what's next'. If you're supporting someone on a one-to-one basis, you could encourage them to pick out the correct cards as you go along.

You can create your own display board or buy a ready-made one. Here are some examples of ready-made boards:
Please note: we offer these external links for your reference and they should not imply endorsement.

This visual timetable has been developed in collaboration with Mark Arnold, Additional Needs Ministry Director at Urban Saints. Mark's article, Going beyond inclusion, unpacks how we can move from Accessibility to Inclusion to Belonging as we welcome and support people with additional needs and disabilities in our churches. You'll be able to read it with a free trial to Roots resources.

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Helping you support people with additional needs With a visual timetable, people with additional needs can see: what's going to happen what's coming up next what they might need to do. This can reduce anxiety, decrease frustration and increase general comprehension and communication. Many schools already use visual timetables with great success.

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How to be an Intergenerational Church - Faith in Later Life

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Introductory article from the IDEA magazine.

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Spiritual Eldercare offers guidance and free resources to meet the spiritual needs of elders, especially those with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Access interactive, dementia-friendly Bible studies, nondenominational worship services, classic sing-along hymns and spirituals, and more to help you walk alongside and bring joy to the souls of elders.

Elisa Bosley, Chaplain

Hi there! My name is Amanda and I am the Activities Director at a Skilled Nursing Facility in Missouri. Every Wednesday we host a "virtual non-denominational church service" using your videos. Our residents absolutely love it, and we continue to get more interested residents every week. Please don't stop what you are doing! You are amazing and we couldn't be more grateful!

What a blessing you are to countless people and their families, Elisa! I just discovered your website yesterday through Teepa Snow's staff. My Mom has been asking for just these types of resources for a few years since her hearing, sight and cognitive decline have become more significant. ... The resources you offer would give us something to interact with together as well as for her to just listen to and be refreshed by. God bless you as you minister to those He truly loves in the midst of their unique life challenges.

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Spiritual Eldercare offers guidance and free resources to meet the spiritual needs of elders, especially those with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Access interactive, dementia-friendly Bible studies, nondenominational worship services, classic sing-along hymns and spirituals, and more to help you walk alongside and bring joy to the souls of elders.

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Scripturally-based resources for worship planners and leaders

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With Sermons4Kids, you get tons of free children’s sermons with object lessons, children’s activities, Bible coloring pages, games, and crafts. Use these fun children’s sermons for kids in children’s church, Sunday school, children’s ministry, and family ministry!

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Do you know what we are going to do this morning? We are going to have a parade! (Start passing out music instruments as you continue.) I brought a lot of musical instruments, noise makers, and flags - enough for everyone. What should we call our parade? How about the Praise Parade? We are going to have a Praise Parade for Jesus! (When you have finished passing out all of the instruments, lead the children in a parade around the room, through the hallway and back again.) Here we go, follow me. (Lead kids in shouting, "Hosannah!" and "Glory in the highest!")

Wow! That was exciting, wasn't it? There is hardly anything that is more fun and exciting than a parade. Have you ever been to a parade? Perhaps it was a circus parade, or a Christmas parade, but I am sure you have all been to a parade. Sometimes a parade is part of a really big celebration. Our parade today reminds me of something that took place in the city of Jerusalem about 2,000 years ago.

Jesus and His followers were traveling to the city of Jerusalem. The city was going to have a big celebration called Passover that would last for a whole week. Have you ever been to a party that lasted a whole week? As they were traveling, they came to a place called the Mount of Olives. They stopped there and Jesus gave His disciples some special instructions. "Go into that village over there," He told them. "As you enter it, you will see a young donkey tied there that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks, 'Why are you untying that donkey?' just say, 'The Lord needs it.' "

So the disciples went and found the young donkey, just as Jesus had told them they would. And sure enough, as they were untying it, the owner asked them, "Why are you untying that donkey?" Hmm...now what was it they were supposed to say? Right! They simply answered, "The Lord needs it."

The disciples took the young donkey to Jesus and they put coats on its back so that Jesus would have a nice, soft seat as He rode into town. Word spread quickly through the town that Jesus was coming. He had become quite famous because people had heard about His healing the sick and even raising the dead. As Jesus entered the town, a large crowd had gathered. People began to throw their coats on the road in front of Jesus. They cut branches from the palm trees and waved them and they began to shout, "Hosanna! Blessed is the One who comes in the name of the Lord."

It must have been quite the parade as Jesus went through the streets of Jerusalem with everyone waving and cheering. (Invite kids to celebrate with their parade prop.) We call this celebration Palm Sunday. But as exciting as all this was, the people really did not know who Jesus was. They thought He was going to set up an earthly kingdom and that He would do great things for them here on earth. They did not understand that His kingdom was in heaven. In just a few days, these same people who were shouting, "Hosanna!" would be shouting, "Crucify Him!" because He wasn't the kind of king they wanted.

The Good News today is that Jesus is King. He is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Today we are here to praise Him and we shout, "Hosanna!" Do you know what that word means? It means "Save now!" That is why we shout hosanna, because Jesus saves - Jesus alone.

Dear Father, our voices join with the voices of the people in Jerusalem some 2,000 years ago. Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. He is our hope and our salvation. In His name we pray. Amen.

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Children's Sermons from Sermons 4 Kids | Object Lessons & Children's Sermons

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Do you know what we are going to do this morning? We are going to have a parade! (Start passing out music instruments as you continue.) I brought a lot of musical instruments, noise makers, and flags - enough for everyone. What should we call our parade? How about the Praise Parade?

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Nick & Becky Drake - Worship for Everyone  

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Nick & Becky Drake - Worship for Everyone  

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For church leaders, children's workers and worship leaders

A practical guide bursting with ideas and resources

Brings all ages together so worship is fun, engaging and memorable for every generation

Multi-generational worship is important for most church leaders, children's workers and worship leaders - but how can you truly engage everyone so that all age worship can thrive in your church?

Worship for Everyone is a practical guide bursting with ideas and resources, and that offers an inspiring vision crucial for bringing longevity and life to all age worship.

Nick and Becky Drake, pioneers and experts in multi-generational ministry, provide a theology for bringing all ages together that draws on their years of experience. Alongside this they give advice and tips on running multi-generational worship sessions and dealing with the many challenges that church face is producing good all age worship.

Worship for Everyone contains all the resources pastors, children's workers and church leaders need to run all age worship services. Service plans, talks, recommended songs, Bible readings and more are all brought together, so you can make your all age worship fun, engaging and memorable for every generation.

Worship For Everyone by Nick Drake;Becky Drake was published by SPCK in June 2021 and is our 1930th best seller.

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Worship For Everyone 9780281085873 | Free & Fast Delivery at Eden

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For church leaders, children's workers and worship leaders A practical guide bursting with ideas and resources Brings all ages together so worship is fun, engaging and memorable for every generation Multi-generational worship is important for most church leaders, children's workers and worship leaders - but how can you truly engage everyone so that all age worship can thrive in your church?

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Messy Church - Session Plan
Messy Vintage - Session Plan

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The concept of a jubilee began in biblical times when God instructed Moses that every 50th year was to be a time of celebration, rejoicing and rest - rest for the land and rest for the people. The word 'jubilee' literally means 'ram's horn' in Hebrew, which was blown on the tenth day of the seventh month to start a year dedicated to rest, to restoration of property and to freeing people from slavery and debts.

Today, the term 'jubilee' is most closely associated with the royal family. The ceremony and spectacle which the term symbolises is used to celebrate significant periods in a monarchs' reign and in the national life of the country. No British monarch has ever achieved a reign of 70 years before, and therefore the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II will be celebrated all around the world.

Although in this Messy Church we are taking time to celebrate the 70-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II, we are also celebrating that Jesus is the king of kings who reigns forever and is our Saviour and friend.
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The concept of a jubilee began in biblical times when God instructed Moses that every 50th year was to be a time of celebration, rejoicing and rest - rest for the land and rest for the people.

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Songs have the power to express and change how we feel as individuals and within groups - no matter what age we are. We believe in the transformative power of song in children's lives to improve their health and wellbeing.

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Muddy Church is a place for people to gather together, outside and to connect with the space and God.  This site is full of resources designed for use by individual groups - these are all available free to download or use online (there are pre-printed copies available to buy).
Muddy Church is an intergenerational idea, based on groups discovering the gifts in their community.  The heart of Muddy Church is to offer spaces to 'wander and wonder' together.

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Welcome to Muddy Church...

Muddy Church is a place for people to gather together, outside and to connect with the space and God. The heart of Muddy Church is to offer spaces to

This site is full of resources designed for use by individual groups - these are all available free to download or use online (there are pre-printed copies available to buy).

'wander and wonder' together.
Muddy Church is an intergenerational idea, based on groups discovering the gifts in their community.

RESOURCES

We have a huge range of resources including reflection sheets, activity ideas and trails. All are FREE to use and adapt to your setting.

Most Muddy Church resources are available to download for free, to make them accessible to all. You can support Muddy Church and help with the ministry through donating any amount via Ko-fi.

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ALL ABOUT MUDDY CHURCH

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Every Muddy Church is unique designed around your community. Find out more about our ethos, values and how Muddy Church happens.

Muddy Church has grown into a collection of people and groups looking to build worshipping communities and opportunities outside. Muddy Church is intergenerational and unique to each space and event as people connect with the places they are in and others around them. Everyone is welcome to journey together, talk, explore, grow, have fun and be.

Muddy Church is a fun and engaging place, enjoying creation, nature and being together .

Find out more, join in and share the journey .

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Muddy Church is a space for wandering and wondering with God. Communities exploring faith together in adventure and outdoor spaces. Children, families, pets, all ages welcome

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Messy Church is a way of being church for families and others. It is Christ-centred, for all ages, based on creativity, hospitality and celebration.

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Messy Church Goes Wild is the movement within Messy Church which aims to encourage Messy Churches to meet God outdoors, love the natural world, experience a sense of awe and wonder there and to be more eco-aware in all we do, both inside and out, as gathered and dispersed church, for the good of the planet.

Watch the video below to hear all about Messy Church Goes Wild in action!

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Worship for Everyone - A Journal for All Ages

A four-week guide unpacking biblical themes with accompanying Worship for Everyone songs, and giving creative space and ideas for connecting with God through words, drawings, prayers, and action.

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Worship for Everyone - Songs for Schools and Churches

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A four-week guide unpacking biblical themes with accompanying Worship for Everyone songs, and giving creative space and ideas for connecting with God through words, drawings, prayers, and action.

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Intergenerational Church Webinars

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In the December 2020 webinar, Darren Philip shares with us some lessons from the work of Dietrich Bonhoeffer about how we can become an intergenerational chu...

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Worship For Everyone, Birmingham, United Kingdom. 5,637 likes · 4 talking about this. Uniting the Big Family of God in worship. Songs for all ages: churches, schools and homes. www.worshipforeveryone.com

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Publications written by founder of Messy Church

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Christian Books & Talks by Lucy Moore | UK Store with Fast Delivery | Eden - a Christian Business with a Kingdom Mission

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This is a ready-to-use resource for all-age worship services on the theme of Family. Using a wide range of innovative teaching activities, users will be able to simply put on family services.

It includes drama, poetry, prayers, activity ideas and lots of humour. It will make life easy – you can either use the ideas straight from the page or adapt them by adding your own ideas.

Topics covered include: Mums and Dads, siblings, money, work, conflict and household jobs.

Nick Page has written over 60 books. Claire is a writer, director and drama teacher and has written many books for children. They live in Oxfordshire with their three children.

'Nick Page is a real gift, not just to the church, but to all who enjoy the combination of profound thought and a genuinely funny sense of humour. He makes learning a pleasure, and being able to do that is a great talent.' Adrian Plass

Family by Nick and Claire Page was published by Authentic in October 2007 and is our 18350th best seller.

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Family by Nick and Claire Page | Free Delivery at Eden | 9781850787686

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This is a ready-to-use resource for all-age worship services on the theme of Family. Using a wide range of innovative teaching activities, users will be able to simply put on family services. It includes drama, poetry, prayers, activity ideas and lots of humour.

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Worship For Everyone, Birmingham, United Kingdom. 5,637 likes · 4 talking about this. Uniting the Big Family of God in worship. Songs for all ages: churches, schools and homes. www.worshipforeveryone.com

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Blog

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Supporting intergenerational church resources

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CTM Resourcing - Growing Intergenerational Worship

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CTM Resourcing - Growing Intergenerational Worship

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Intergenerational Toolkit

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Welcome

Welcome to the Intergenerational Church toolkit! The contents of this kit have been selected and designed to encourage and equip congregations to cultivate a culture in which faith in God is nurtured and relationships are fostered as all ages learn and grow, serve, and worship together.

As new tools become available, we'll add them. If there's a tool you need but don't see here, we'll try to find it. Contact us at [email protected] .

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Welcome to the Intergenerational Church toolkit! The contents of this kit have been selected and designed to encourage and equip congregations to cultivate a culture in which faith in God is nurtured and relationships are fostered as all ages learn and grow, serve, and worship together. As new tools become available, we'll add them.

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Resources, link and ideas.

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Learn more about Intergenerational Pathways. Register here.

Download the free "Becoming Intentionally Intergenerational" brochure

"As a child of the church, I feel included and loved. I like doing things at my church because they include children in almost everything. It's good to have friends my age here as well as friends younger and older. We help each other love and serve God."

What is intergenerational ministry?

Intergenerational ministry nurtures Christ-centered community by bringing together two or more generations in planned and purposeful settings, where all are mutually invested.

How does your church get started?

Curious about LOGOS weekly 4-part intergenerational ministry? Go to Get Started with LOGOS.

For all intergenerational ministries, GenOn partners with your church and provides a GenOn Guide to assess and explore ways to bring generations together with an emphasis on intergenerational experiences leading to Christ-centered community. The deep relationships formed through these experiences play an invaluable role in the development of lifelong disciples and in the renewal of energy and vitality in the whole congregation.

Guiding and Visioning

We can guide you from where you are currently with Intergenerational Ministry, to where you want to be! We recommend you begin with our or our . Contact us at 877.937.2572 or Intergenerational Ministry Starter Bundle, Growth Groups for Intergenerational Ministry cohort approach info@genonministries.org for more information.

We recommend a simple and foundational six-step path for becoming intentionally intergenerational.

Contact GenOn Ministries to begin the conversation.
Gather a diverse team of "thinkers" and "doers" to join with a GenOn Guide as you move through these steps together to develop intentional intergenerational ministry within your congregation.
Review recommended books, articles, and websites on our Why Intergenerational page. Attend Intergenerational Pathways workshop.

Use GenOn's Intergenerational Ministry Snapshot to evaluate your congregation's ministry areas: worship, study, service, and fellowship.
Choose one ministry area to focus on to modify or redesign using an intergenerational lens.
Share your findings more broadly with the congregation and continue to pray for guidance.

Led by your GenOn Guide, learn about best practices, new ideas, and resources available for your chosen ministry area.
Explore GenOn's key tenets: Christ-centered relationships, biblical process for calling leaders, and balanced ministry.
Continue to pray for wisdom and discernment.

As a team, brainstorm, ideate and sort ideas for piloting an initial intergenerational gathering
in your chosen ministry area.
With your guide, create a journey map to list action steps, develop a timeline, define leadership roles and more.
Hold a pilot intergenerational event, while seeking additional leaders and congregational support to launch more regular intergenerational gatherings.

Check in with your GenOn Guide for guidance after piloting and before launching more gatherings.
Implement steps to launch from your journey map including feedback from the congregation.
Pray for fruitful gatherings that create an arena for intergenerational Christ-centered relationships to flourish.

Continue to invite new people into leadership.
Implement steps for equipping and empowering leaders to sustain intergenerational ministry.
Stay in contact with GenOn for ongoing support through custom conversations, training, and resources.

Options for Intergenerational Ministry

Workshops & Training

WHY THE INTERGENERATIONAL CHURCH?

Sign Up for Our Newsletter

GenOn's free bi-monthly e-newsletter includes insights, articles and announcements about developing lifelong disciples through intergenerational experiences . Hear from local LOGOS leaders, parents, pastors, and intergenerational experts. Read our newsletters >

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Learn more about Intergenerational Pathways. Register here. Download the free "Becoming Intentionally Intergenerational" brochure "As a child of the church, I feel included and loved. I like doing things at my church because they include children in almost everything. It's good to have friends my age here as well as friends younger and older.

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Resources, links and downloads

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Being church is a way of life - not just a Sunday morning activity. It intentionally includes all ages, not just coming together but contributing together, learning from and with each other, worshipping together.

But trying to become an intergenerational community of faith has its challenges. This section of Going for Growth offers signposts and downloads to help you on the journey.

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Being church is a way of life - not just a Sunday morning activity. It intentionally includes all ages, not just coming together but contributing together, learning from and with each other, worshipping together. But trying to become an intergenerational community of faith has its challenges.