Forbid Them Not: Involving Children in Sunday Worship Based on the Revised Common Lectionary, Year C

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Summary: Kids belong in worship
Review: Carolyn Brown's "Forbid Them Not" begins with the premise that kids really do belong in worship, and that good worship includes kids as well as adults. This book is a resource for worship planners and preachers to help them do just that. Beginning with a separate article on the liturgical season "From a child's point of view", Brown then takes each Sunday's readings, helping adults look at them from a child's perspective, including "watch words"--vocabulary helps and warnings about words kids are likely to misunderstand, suggesting better alternatives. For each week there are suggestions for hymns that appeal to children, ways to include children in the liturgy and sermon suggestions for ways to include kids as listeners. Finally, for each week there is a "Worship Worksheet"--a reproducible sheet of games, puzzles or questions related to the day's readings. Overall, a great resource for the challenging work of planning and leading worship that appeals to everyone, including kids.

Rating:
Summary: Kids belong in worship
Review: Carolyn Brown's "Forbid Them Not" begins with the premise that kids really do belong in worship, and that good worship includes kids as well as adults. This book is a resource for worship planners and preachers to help them do just that. Beginning with a separate article on the liturgical season "From a child's point of view", Brown then takes each Sunday's readings, helping adults look at them from a child's perspective, including "watch words"--vocabulary helps and warnings about words kids are likely to misunderstand, suggesting better alternatives. For each week there are suggestions for hymns that appeal to children, ways to include children in the liturgy and sermon suggestions for ways to include kids as listeners. Finally, for each week there is a "Worship Worksheet"--a reproducible sheet of games, puzzles or questions related to the day's readings. Overall, a great resource for the challenging work of planning and leading worship that appeals to everyone, including kids.