2. What well cover today The return to intergenerational
awareness Biblical witness Generations Together Project Spotlight
programs & approaches Resources
3. Who is with us?
4. Reflect: Who from another generation (older or younger) has
helped you grow?
5. Pitfalls of Age-Specific Grouping Why do we get a little
crazy with our peers?
6. 20th Century Developmental Theories Jean Piaget Cognitive
Development Erik Erikson Psycho-social Development Lawrence
Kohlberg Moral Development (boys) Carol Gilligan Moral Development
(girls) James Fowler Faith Development Erik Erikson Carol Gilligan
James Fowler
7. Benefits of Intergenerationality Generativity &
Mutuality (Erikson) Disequilibration (Piaget) Holding Environment
(Kegan) Prayer Maturity (Holly Allen) Youth Ministry Works Better
(Martinson, Black, Roberto) Support Assets (Search Institute)
8. Biblical Witness to Intergenerationality
9. Matthew 18:3 Truly I tell you, unless you change and become
like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
10. The Plural Body -1 Corinthians 6:19 Do you not know that
your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you? Do you (Gk
plural) not know that your (Gk plural and therefore collective)
body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you (Gk plural)? Paul
spells this out more explicitly in 1 Corinthians 12 - Body of
Christ imagery.
11. Holy Infant Church, Durham, North Carolina Lynn Sale
12. Generations Together Caring Praying Learning Celebrating
Serving
13. Caring Across the Generations Signs of Affection/Support
Expressions of Admiration Spending Time Together Hospitality 5/1
positive to negative ratio
14. Spotlight Idea for Caring Best Parenting Practices Book
Team of elders & someone with parenting expertise Workshop to
recall best parenting principles and practices Develop a gift book
Elders present it to each family at birth of first child
15. Martin Seligman & Shelly Gable Active Constructive
Responding Active Passive Constructive Destructive
16. Praying Across the Generations Developing a prayer life
Practicing rituals Blessing
17. Spotlight Idea for Praying Intergenerational Meditation
Gong Designate a gong/bell for this purpose. Use only at
intergenerational gatherings. Introduce and teach a simple
one-minute meditation practice. Sound the gong for integration
moments. Process the integration in intergenerational groups.
18. One Moment Meditation
19. Learning Across the Generations Teach Scripture Teach
Tradition Inform and Form Disciples
20. Spotlight Idea for Learning Event-Centered Learning
Congregational life is your curriculum Build learning & living
around key events Imagine a total 52- week transformation
21. Celebrating Across the Generations Its all about Sunday
Whole community rituals Sacraments and/or milestones Church year
feasts
22. Spotlight Idea for Celebrating Reverse Trick or Treat Teach
mutuality, a key intergenerational developmental task Children prep
by making a small gift for adults Distribute during regular
trick-or-treat or develop a church program for trick-or-treat Dont
be afraid of the scary stuff
23. Serving Across the Generations Mission to the poor Caring
for creation Justice & Advocacy Local & Global
24. Spotlight Idea for Serving Intergenerational VBS
Service-Style Transform VBS into a family program Spend part of
each day serving Spend part of each day reflecting/learning
25. Resources www.intergenerationalfaith.com
www.vibrantfaithathome.org www.genonministries.org
www.fashioningfaith.org www.faithformationlearningexchange.net
Generations Together by Amidei, Merhaut, Roberto Intergenerational
Christian Formation by Allen & Ross Faithful Generations by
John Mabry The Decades of Life by Donald Capps The Journal of
Lifelong Faith, Lifelong Faith Associates