Intergenerational Christian formation : Bringing the whole Church together in ministry, community and worship /

Main Author:	Allen, Holly Catterton.
Other Authors:	Ross, Christine Lawton.
Published:	Downers Grove : IVP Academic, 2012
Subjects:	CHURCH. INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS - RELGIOUS ASPECTS - CHRISTIANITY.
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Table of Contents:

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.