Children in This Church Were Sexually Abused. Then They Began Abusing Other Kids. Some Continued as Adults.

As ProPublica and the Minnesota Star Tribune investigated child sexual abuse in the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church, reporters ...
The Christian Century

In praise of unruly children in church

Churchgoing is, except for all the other parts, the part of being a Christian that I am worst at. I go, but I don’t like it as much as you’re supposed to. I didn’t like it as a kid, when it involved ...
The Christian Century

Children behaving in church

One day during the coffee hour after church I mentioned to someone that I enjoyed the fact that there were more children in worship than there used to be. “I think it’s important for them to be there, ...
Christianity Today

Let the Little Children Come to ‘Big Church’

One lesson from COVID-19: Don’t underestimate the model set by worshiping alongside your kids. Since last year, COVID-19 has asked all of us to adapt in myriad ways. As we begin to emerge from ...