Name/Title
Intergenerational Christian formation :bringing the whole church together in ministry, community and worship /Holly Catterton Allen and Christine Lawton Ross.Description
Venturing into intergenerationality : our stories -- pt. 1: Generational realities -- What is the problem? -- How did we get here? : why churches tended to separate the generations -- Why bring the generations back together? : the benefits of intergenerationality -- What shall we name this approach? -- pt. 2: Biblical, theological and theoretical support -- Feasts, Jehoshaphat and house churches : biblical foundations -- Growing each other up : theoretical foundations -- Midwives, tailors and communities of practice : learning theory -- The Trinity, koinonia and the body : theological foundations -- pt. 3: Support from the social sciences -- Becoming Christian in community : "religious socialization" -- The very old and the very young : contributions from gerontology -- Millennials, Xers, Boomers and Silents : generational theory -- By the numbers : empirical research -- pt. 4: Intergenerational Christian formation practices -- Creating a culture of intergenerationality -- Intergenerational worship -- Intergenerational learning experiences -- Intergenerationality and story sharing -- Intergenerational service and missions -- Intergenerational small groups -- Cross-generational relationships in multicultural churches -- Intergenerationality and megachurches.
330 pages ;23 cmBook Details
Author
Allen, Holly Catterton.Publication Subjects
Church.
Intergenerational relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Church.--fast--(OCoLC)fst00860364
Intergenerational relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.--fast--(OCoLC)fst00976262Call No.
BV640 .A55 2012ISBN
9780830839810, 083083981XLCCN
2012027650Notes
Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 308-322) and index.
Carrier type: volumencrdacarrier
Media type: unmediatednrdamedia
Date: [2012]
Publication Info: {copy}2012