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Worship as a True Family Table

Carolyn C Brown | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Article about Worship and the Sacraments and 1 more types

In this article, Carolyn C. Brown talks about intergenerational worship and in particular she draws attention to exploring ways pastors and worship leaders can include children in corporate worship.

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Worship, Intergenerational Worship, Parenting, Community

How Do I Explain Easter to My Child?

Carolyn C Brown | Ministry Matters

Article about Children or Youth Ministry

Recognizing children have a hard time grasping the finality of death, Carolyn C. Brown proposes different narrative frameworks for younger children and elementary children when talking about Jesus' death and resurrection.

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Death, Easter, Resurrection Of Jesus Christ, Children

Teaching Kids Worship Skills

Carolyn C Brown | Ministry Matters

Article about Worship and the Sacraments and 1 more types

Carolyn C. Brown proposes the need to identify what children need to be able to do, know, and understand in order to participate in gathered worship and encourages intentionality in equipping them for those things.

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Worship, Teaching, Congregation, Children

Parable of the Talents

Carolyn C Brown | Re-Worship

Scripture Drama or Paraphrase

Carolyn Brown's drama in which several children act out Jesus' parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14-30). Brown paper lunch bags marked "$$$$" are used to represent the talents.

Matthew 25:14-30

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Children, Parables, Talent, Master

Ten Commandments for Children

Carolyn C Brown | Re-Worship

Scripture Drama or Paraphrase

A children’s version of the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1-20; Deuteronomy 5:6-21) written by Carolyn Brown. "Don’t make pictures or statues that you think look like me and worship them. You’ll get them wrong."

Exodus 20:1-20; Deuteronomy 5:6-21

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Ten Commandments, Worship, Children

Children's Church: Gateway, Not Detour

Carolyn C Brown | Ministry Matters

Article about Worship and the Sacraments and 1 more types

Carolyn C. Brown argues children should be in the sanctuary for part of worship gatherings so that they begin to view worship as a life-long activity into which they grow. She also provides examples for inclusion.

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Worship, Congregation, Parenting, Children

Children, Money, and the Sanctuary

Carolyn C Brown | Worshiping With Children

Article about Children or Youth Ministry

Carolyn Brown's article for worshiping with children presents ways that children can be encouraged and trained to be cheerful givers from a young age.

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Money, Worship, Offering, Parenting

Taking Field Trips in Worship

Carolyn C Brown | Worshiping With Children

Article about Children or Youth Ministry

Carolyn Brown's article for worshiping with children encourages worship planners to creatively include children in worship by giving them a "tour" of the sanctuary, explaining the significance of items that are included in the worship service.

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Worship Space, Children

Intergenerational Ten Commandments

Carolyn C Brown | Re-Worship

Scripture Drama or Paraphrase

Written for children attending school, Carolyn Brown's version of the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1-20) tells children to prioritize church attendance, to say God's name respectively, not to cheat, to be loyal, and not to get jealous.

Exodus 20:1-20

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Ten Commandments, Children

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Praying in Color

Carolyn C Brown | Worshiping With Children

Article about Children or Youth Ministry

Carolyn Brown's article suggests helping children engage with worship and prayer through using their hands to draw and write out their ideas of a theme or topic within a previous scribbled mess.

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Worship, Children, Prayer

Helping Children Sing, Say, and Pray

Carolyn C Brown | Worshiping With Children

Article about Worship and the Sacraments and 1 more types

Carolyn Brown's article suggest that there are some songs, prayers, and words that are helpful to know when participating in a congregation’s worship and advises on how and when to teach children these aspects of worship.

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Prayer, Congregation, Children, Song

Connect Children to Worship Space

Carolyn C Brown | Worshiping With Children

Article about Children or Youth Ministry

Carolyn Brown's article for worshiping with children provides activities for incorporation into a worship service that encourage children to learn the names and purposes of the items in the space, fostering their active participation.

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Worship Space, Children

Twelve Things Children Miss When They Aren't in the Congregation

Carolyn C Brown | Worshiping With Children

Article about Children or Youth Ministry

Carolyn Brown's article for worshiping with children highlights the value of including children in congregational worship by offering a list of valuable things they miss when they are excluded.

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Worship, Congregation, Parenting, Children

Worship Writing

Carolyn C Brown | Worshiping With Children

Article about Worship and the Sacraments and 1 more types

Carolyn Brown's article for worshiping with children suggests giving children worship bags when they begin attending worship full time to encourage them to explore creative ways to record their worship experience through art, poetry, and prayers.

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Worship, Children, Creativity

Reading Scripture So Children Can Hear It, Too

Carolyn C Brown | Worshiping With Children

Article about Worship and the Sacraments and 1 more types

Carolyn Brown's article offers practical suggestions for helping children better understand scripture readings during a worship service by the use of props, utilizing a variety of readers, and implementing pantomime.

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Scripture Reading, Children, Worship Planning