Beyond the Children's Corner

<p><em style=color: rgb(0 0 0);>Beyond the Children's Corner</em><span style=color: rgb(0 0 0);> is a practical handbook to help churches become more welcoming to children and families in worship. It encourages PCCs and ministry teams to reflect on the spiritual needs of children the pastoral needs of families and how to remove barriers and manage change effectively.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgb(0 0 0);>Based on multiple training sessions and extensive casework informed by research by the Church of England's Life Events team and the Methodist Church it explores:</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgb(0 0 0);>• The changing needs of modern families;</span></p><p><span style=color: rgb(0 0 0);>• What tells you it's time for change;</span></p><p><span style=color: rgb(0 0 0);>• 'Quick wins' to make the worship space more welcoming and spiritually imaginative;</span></p><p><span style=color: rgb(0 0 0);>• Engaging children in spiritually nourishing worship;</span></p><p><span style=color: rgb(0 0 0);>• Children and contemplative worship - what to do about noise;</span></p><p><span style=color: rgb(0 0 0);>• Building and sustaining relationships with families and children.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgb(0 0 0);>Many books on All-Age Worship focus the service itself. </span><em style=color: rgb(0 0 0);>Beyond the Children's Corner</em><span style=color: rgb(0 0 0);> explores how children and adults can be truly integrated as the church community covering parents' perspectives the church building and the challenge of change as well as what happens in worship.</span></p>