Intergenerational Ministry with Preschoolers

When multiple generations learn, worship, and serve together, it’s a win for everyone. When prechoolers see their peers, older children, youth and adults serving in the church. They begin to understand that as Christfollowers, we are encouraged to participate in the work of the church no matter our age. Consider these tips for cultivating intergenerational ministry for preschoolers in your church. 
  • Enlist senior adults as mentors for preschool parents, promoting “grand” type relationships. 
  • Encourage preschoolers to act as prayer partners for teens when they go on mission trips. They can create cards that say, “I’m praying for you.”
  • Recruit people to come to class as guest missionaries to share their story of how they spread the Gospel. 
  • Encourage preschool families to be on mission together and do family mission projects. 
  • Encourage older children to be helpers alongside their parents in a preschool class. 
  • Invite preteens to lead the songs or do skits during class. 

* Excerpt taken from “Intergenerational by Design, written by Brooke Gibson, Children’s Ministry Magazine, 2017”

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