tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970683153008645393.post1895510881502664791..comments2024-01-09T16:17:22.327-06:00Comments on Bring the Books: The Church and the ElderlyAdam Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05826908205996140341noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970683153008645393.post-66962133489678909092010-08-24T08:25:21.047-05:002010-08-24T08:25:21.047-05:00One of the ways in which I've been guilty of &...One of the ways in which I've been guilty of "age-ism" for lack of a better word is that when my wife and I were visiting churches in our community, we would deem a church 'dead' in our minds if it was mostly "old" people and if there weren't very many young families.<br /><br />My confession for the day.Adam Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05826908205996140341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5970683153008645393.post-17496927858424392202010-08-24T07:42:05.392-05:002010-08-24T07:42:05.392-05:00Adam,
I find this call particularly challenging i...Adam,<br /><br />I find this call particularly challenging in light of our culture's preoccupation with youth and segmentation. One of my chief criticism's of the Emerging Church has always been it's devaluation of previous generations and preoccupation with the young and the hip.<br /><br />Unfortunately, I am not sure if we, who are in the Reformed world, are any better. I see just as many Reformed churches adhering, in practice if not in theory, to the homogeneous principle of church growth and tailoring their ministries to a particular age segment. It is rare for me to find a Reformed church that practices multi-generational ministry where all age segments are ministering to one another.<br /><br />In that respect, traditions such as the Brethren and the Hutterites, seem to have a better grasp of what it means to care for whole Church, regardless of age or "usefulness."Kenneth Kang-Huihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17462262498017238682noreply@blogger.com