Comments on: Book Review: Family-Integrated Church http://ministry-to-children.com/family-integrated-church/ Free Children's Ministry Lessons & Ideas Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:59:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Charlie Wallace http://ministry-to-children.com/family-integrated-church/#comment-10927 Charlie Wallace Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:40:40 +0000 http://ministry-to-children.com/?p=4167#comment-10927 Mark, No problem! Mark,

No problem!

]]> By: J. Mark Fox http://ministry-to-children.com/family-integrated-church/#comment-10905 J. Mark Fox Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:55:08 +0000 http://ministry-to-children.com/?p=4167#comment-10905 Charlie- Thanks for writing an excellent review of my book! I wonder if I could convince you to go to Amazon and add your review on my book's site? I would appreciate it. Blessings, Mark Charlie-
Thanks for writing an excellent review of my book! I wonder if I could convince you to go to Amazon and add your review on my book’s site? I would appreciate it.
Blessings,
Mark

]]> By: Walk of Faith Church http://ministry-to-children.com/family-integrated-church/#comment-9434 Walk of Faith Church Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:24:01 +0000 http://ministry-to-children.com/?p=4167#comment-9434 The great exodus comes from the difficulty of deprogramming people who have been told for years that the church is there to teach and entertain their children while the they can come in and avoid distraction by their children. Because my parent's generation, 1940's, was one of the last major generations that kept families together in the church service, most in my generation, Gen X and onward, have no other model to look to except what they grew up in their whole lives. That's demanding and takes time to digest and most aren't interested. There is an old saying I was once told, "People know what they like, but, more importantly, they like what they know." The great exodus comes from the difficulty of deprogramming people who have been told for years that the church is there to teach and entertain their children while the they can come in and avoid distraction by their children.

Because my parent’s generation, 1940’s, was one of the last major generations that kept families together in the church service, most in my generation, Gen X and onward, have no other model to look to except what they grew up in their whole lives.

That’s demanding and takes time to digest and most aren’t interested.

There is an old saying I was once told, “People know what they like, but, more importantly, they like what they know.”

]]> By: Charlie Wallace http://ministry-to-children.com/family-integrated-church/#comment-9430 Charlie Wallace Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:56:59 +0000 http://ministry-to-children.com/?p=4167#comment-9430 Jeri, Thanks for the kind words! Richard, 50-75%? That much? I would expect a large amount but 75% - even if after thoroughly educating your congregation - still seems like a ton...wow. It is a complete reversal of thinking, however. Jeri,

Thanks for the kind words!

Richard,

50-75%? That much? I would expect a large amount but 75% – even if after thoroughly educating your congregation – still seems like a ton…wow. It is a complete reversal of thinking, however.

]]> By: Walk of Faith Church http://ministry-to-children.com/family-integrated-church/#comment-9361 Walk of Faith Church Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:45:19 +0000 http://ministry-to-children.com/?p=4167#comment-9361 I agree that it is not a good idea to try to flip an oil tanker around on a dime. It is better to progressively educate the congregation and of course it is important to have the elders on board, hopefully there are elders. But you should plan on losing at least 50%-75% of your congregation when you make the switch. It differs with each church. Mark Fox also has a <a href="http://familyintegratedchurch.com/" rel="nofollow">directory</a> that he is running if you are looking for a family integrated church. Richard I agree that it is not a good idea to try to flip an oil tanker around on a dime. It is better to progressively educate the congregation and of course it is important to have the elders on board, hopefully there are elders. But you should plan on losing at least 50%-75% of your congregation when you make the switch. It differs with each church.

Mark Fox also has a directory that he is running if you are looking for a family integrated church.

Richard

]]> By: Jeri http://ministry-to-children.com/family-integrated-church/#comment-9354 Jeri Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:31:36 +0000 http://ministry-to-children.com/?p=4167#comment-9354 Excellent review, Charlie, thanks for bringing this book to our attention. It sounds like a very helpful one. Excellent review, Charlie, thanks for bringing this book to our attention. It sounds like a very helpful one.

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