Intergenerational Christian formation :bringing the whole church together in ministry, community and worship /Holly Catterton Allen and Christine Lawton Ross.

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 cm

Book Details

Author

Allen, Holly Catterton.

Place Published

City

Downers Grove, IL

Publication Subjects

Church. Intergenerational relations--Religious aspects--Christianity. Church.--fast--(OCoLC)fst00860364 Intergenerational relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.--fast--(OCoLC)fst00976262

Call No.

BV640 .A55 2012

ISBN

9780830839810, 083083981X

LCCN

2012027650

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 308-322) and index. Carrier type: volumencrdacarrier Media type: unmediatednrdamedia Date: [2012] Publication Info: {copy}2012