Bring People Together

Bridging the generational gap at church is possible through rather straightforward ways. And anyone can help bring people together. Whether you’re a church member or leader, you can play a role in proposing, volunteering for, or developing one of the following avenues for multi-generational church activities.

• Small Groups: There’s a time and place for age-based groups, but small groups organized in other ways can bring together people of all generations and backgrounds. Teaching and fellowship are the focus here. Small groups are a great way to develop relationships within the church.  

• Mentoring: A formal ministry for mentoring can connect younger and older Christians. Older believers can disciple and guide younger believers, as Paul exhorted in Titus 2. Reverse mentoring can be valuable as well, helping to challenge the older generation. After all, younger and older Christians can learn a lot from each other. 

• Outreach: Projects spanning service, missions and evangelism work should be a focus for any church. They’re the perfect opportunity to bring people of all ages together. Working alongside each other — whether it’s building a church across the world or beautifying a local school playground — creates bonding opportunities. 

• Prayer: A prayer ministry is a tangible way to join people in an essential spiritual practice. It can be incredibly simple, too. People can pray at specified times whether they’re in the same place or not. By establishing a formal prayer ministry, churches can help people cherish the power of prayer and experience the joy of praying for each other.

Extracted from: online.betheluniversity.edu