Helping kids engage with church

As Christians, church is a huge part of our lives. We want our children to grow to love the church and engage with it fully.

Session 8 of our original course is our foundational teaching on helping children and teens engage with church. If you have teens, you might want to watch session 5 of the teens course and if you have a baby or toddler, we have a video here about how to introduce your child to the beauty of church.

Helping all kids engage with church

Our children and teens grow up and change, and each will have their own needs and preferences.

• Here are some common questions about children and young people with additional needs and church.
• Two mums share how they help their under 3s make sense of church services and Becky has some suggestions to help make church the best possible experience for your under 5.
•  Many children and teens go to Christian summer festivals – some ideas for keeping the momentum going when they come home, and top tips for surviving a summer festival with very small children.
• Here are some suggestions for debriefing a church service with your kids.

Different churches and services

We experience church in different ways, so we have posts thinking about:

• How you can frame church for your kids when they visit different churches.
• The power of exposing kids to different Christian traditions
• This training video for leaders with Becky Drake on intergenerational services includes some helpful tips for parents and carers.
• Here is one mum’s story of their intergenerational home group.

If your child or teen is considering a public declaration of faith, you’ll find helpful posts here.