Create a space where all ages are welcome.
Rev. Meredith Brown, lead pastor at Douglas Avenue UMC shares ideas to make groups intergenerational.
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Meeting outside of church makes it more welcoming to new people. Keep all ages together, which makes new families comfortable.
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Keep it simple!
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Make it interactive (think Children's Time).
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Share leadership before with planning and during with leading.
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Develop an opening and closing ritual.
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Be brave and go for it.