Children in churches, again

From God's Plan For Children, by Dave Roberts, here are some really good questions.

• Do the adults in our church greet the children by name?
• Is there any cross-generational conversation?
• In the case of toddlers and younger children, are we willing to crouch down to their level to talk with them?
• Are the facilities we provide for their classes warm, comfortable, age-appropriate and well kept?
• How many times a year does the church leadership meet with the children's ministry team?
• Is there a role for a children's activity in the main congregational worship time?
• Do we use younger people and children in servant roles in church life, such as ushering, worship groups and a myriad of other tasks, thus significantly increasing their sense of belonging?
• Do we publically affirm those who teach our children in the same way that we honour others in the congregation who undertake major projects or foreign trips?
• Do the children in our church ever get asked to read the Bible publicly or pray?
• If the church prays for people who respond to what God may have said to the congregation, are their children amongst those doing the praying?

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