TY  - BOOK
AU  - Allen,Holly Catterton
AU  - Ross,Christine Lawton
TI  - Intergenerational Christian formation: bringing the whole church together in ministry, community and worship 
SN  - 9780830839810 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - BV 640 .A55 2012
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Downers Grove, IL
PB  - IVP Academic
KW  - Church
KW  - Intergenerational relations
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [308]-322) and index; Venturing into intergenerationality : our stories -- Part 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? -- Part 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 -- Part 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 -- Part 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
ER  -