Here is an issue that up until fairly recently was never an issue that I was concerned about.
The Church I attend has all ages attending the same worship service together. Sometimes this can cause a few minor problems when young children cry or make a fuss. However, two years in a row now when some friends from out of town visited, that issue was brought to my attention and I am not sure what to think about it.
My friend and his wife adopted a 2 ½ year old girl a few years back. This young girl although quite intelligent was born with fetal alcohol syndrome. When she is not mentally stimulated she can act up and cause a lot of stress to her parents and those around her. My friend told me that at the Church they attend, this isn’t a problem because they have children’s Church during worship services. They told me that the people who lead Children’s Church make sure that this time isn’t just play time, but worship and teaching geared towards young children.
When my friend brought this up to me, he tried to make sure that he was not criticizing our Church for not having Children’s Church. However, he made it clear that he believed that given the fact that we have quite a few young children attending, he thought we should have Children’s Church, at least until the children are a little older.
Personally speaking I am not even sure I should bring this matter up with the elders. But I think I can understand where my friend is coming from.
Any thought?

Tom

Last edited by Tom; Fri Jul 26, 2013 10:27 PM.