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Have you found your church caught in a pattern where worship is seen as a show performed by the pastor with the congregation being the audience? If so, you have a lot of company. The good news, however, is that worship services can be created that have that added spiritual crackle and energy that often results when more people are involved in leading worship. In this episode, Rev. Anna Tew shares some specifics of how her congregation has intentionally evolved in this direction.
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Many pastors say that multigenerational worship is important, yet admit that finding a healthy balance between togetherness and separateness is elusive. In this episode titled, “Multigenerational Worship: How We Found the Balance, and What It Looks Like,” Rev. Allison Palm and Sadie Kahn-Greene of the Unitarian Universality Church in Nashua, NH, share their journey of innovation and discovery to finding a format that works well for their congregation and why.
It has been a journey of trying to figure out what it is we want our Sunday mornings to look like, and what really serves our community, which is a very multigenerational one.
Multigenerational – all together all the time – worship was the ideal I believed in for faith formation when I started my ministry here 10 years ago.
Why a consistent rhythm of programming is important and what ours looks like;
The Wonder Box &
Switch-it-up Sundays
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Multigenerational thriving is the dream of every pastor for their congregation. And yet, it doesn’t happen simply by bringing people together. Rather, it results from having evolved a good strategy through careful listening and negotiating the needs and interests of people in their various stages of life.
In this episode titled, “Building Multigenerational Community: How We Found the Balance,” part 2 of the multigen series with Rev. Allison Palm and Sadie Kahn-Greene, they share specifics about their strategy and programming that is making authentic and joyful multigenerational community a reality for the Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashua.
Coming out of COVID, the challenge we had was, How can we learn how to be in community together again when we haven’t been together in a while?
How can we welcome in new folks who are joining us so that they can get to know the community? And how can we help our community get to know our newer members?
Sadie Con Green explains the decision to focus on having fun together as a congregation in the spring of 2023.
The congregation organized multi-generational events like game nights, a talent show, and a camping trip to foster interaction across age groups.
The success of these events led to the introduction of more age-specific events to cater to different needs and preferences.
The introduction of circle dinners and kids’ movie nights allowed for both multi-generational and age-specific connections.
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