Reader Recommendation: Church Together: An Essential Guide to All-Age Ministry

Recommended by: Brad Lyons

Church Together offers a better way for all-age ministry—practical, inspiring tools to bring generations together in meaningful, faithful ways. Blending essential theological and pedagogical principles with ready-to-use practices, authors Traci Smith and David Csinos guide readers through worship elements like gathering, singing, and praying, as well as community practices like celebrating, serving, and feasting. Church Together includes creative, field-tested ideas from diverse ministry leaders around the world.

Why it might be helpful: Disciples congregations are always looking for ways to gather their full community, especially smaller congregations that may be looking for less expensive or volunteer-intense ways to care for their younger members. Traci Smith and Dave Csinos, trusted experts in faith formation with families and faith communities, guide you with over 80 practical, field-tested ideas to help your congregation move from siloed ministries to meaningful intergenerational connection. Church Together creates a clear path for bringing people of all ages together in worship, service, and community.

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Reader Recommendations are suggestions submitted by Disciples preachers and are not created or fully reviewed by the Proclamation Project.

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• A Gospel for All Ages — A Preacher Book Club selection exploring resources for communicating the gospel across generations.
• Church Anew — A ministry offering blog posts and resources for preaching and reimagining congregational community.