{"id":10765,"date":"2022-03-24T09:32:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T13:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faith-andover.org\/?p=10765"},"modified":"2022-03-21T11:34:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T15:34:06","slug":"becoming-a-51-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faith-andover.org\/?p=10765","title":{"rendered":"Becoming a 5:1 Church"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/faith-andover.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ben-white-EMZxDosijJ4-unsplash-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Becoming a 5:1 Church\" class=\"wp-image-10766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faith-andover.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ben-white-EMZxDosijJ4-unsplash-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/faith-andover.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ben-white-EMZxDosijJ4-unsplash-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/faith-andover.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ben-white-EMZxDosijJ4-unsplash-768x1150.jpg 768w, https:\/\/faith-andover.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ben-white-EMZxDosijJ4-unsplash-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/faith-andover.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ben-white-EMZxDosijJ4-unsplash-1367x2048.jpg 1367w, https:\/\/faith-andover.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ben-white-EMZxDosijJ4-unsplash-16x24.jpg 16w, https:\/\/faith-andover.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ben-white-EMZxDosijJ4-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1709w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m so excited for something new this Sunday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our Christian Ed team got together last month and parents said they\u2019d love to have their children with them in worship sometimes. They said that some of their children have never been to an entire worship service and don\u2019t really know what happens. They said that they\u2019d like their children to receive communion with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And they also said that their children don\u2019t tend to sit still for long and sometimes make some noise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I said, \u201cGreat!\u201d Joyful noise in worship is the sign of a vibrant church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want children to stay involved in church? There\u2019s some good science saying that young adults who chose to stay in church often did so because of relationships they have with adult members (not their parents). Researcher Kara Powell calls it an important factor in having a \u2018sticky faith.\u2019<a href=\"#_edn1\">[i]<\/a> She advocates a 5:1 model for the church \u2013 each child\/teen has five adults other than their parents who know them, look for them on a Sunday, talk to them, and know about their lives outside of church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our youth director Tom Schauer gets this \u2013 he involves youth and adults together in events as much as he can. Our music director Abby Schoppe gets this \u2013 she has parents and children playing the chimes together. Our praise band leader Ingrid Marstaller gets this \u2013 she loves to have teens playing in the band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s time to expand our multi-generational ministry to include worship. So\u2026about once a month at the 10:30 AM service, we are going to have a radically-family-friendly worship service. Adults and children will worship together. There will be singing, there will be movement, there will be prayers, there will be Scripture, there will be communion\u2026and there will be smiles and a joyful noise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To our parents\u2026as someone wise once said, \u201cRELAX! God put the wiggle in your children; don\u2019t feel like you have to suppress it in God\u2019s house. We\u2019re glad you\u2019re here!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To our other worshippers\u2026\u201dThe presence of children is a gift to the church and a sign of a healthy congregation. Please welcome our children and give a smile of encouragement to their parents. The way we welcome children directly affects the way they respond to the church, God, and to each other.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m so excited for something new this Sunday at 10:30 AM! &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Christ,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pastor Jen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"#_ednref1\">[i]<\/a> https:\/\/www.lifelongfaith.com\/uploads\/5\/1\/6\/4\/5164069\/__the_church_sticking_together.pdf<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m so excited for something new this Sunday! Our Christian Ed team got together last month and parents said they\u2019d love to have their children with them in worship sometimes. They said that some of their children have never been to an entire worship service and don\u2019t really know what happens. 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