tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270960116424555220.post5200069843732328797..comments2023-05-21T01:07:20.609-07:00Comments on Thoughts of a preschool aide...: From the Pipers on sitting together at churchAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14451447874155623353noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270960116424555220.post-40691240237137106562011-01-16T01:45:19.298-08:002011-01-16T01:45:19.298-08:00@ David-Thanks for the clarification. I agree wit...@ David-Thanks for the clarification. I agree with what James said above. Also, when I say there's "something of deeper value to be found in the pews with parent's", I'm talking about the modeling of parents thats being watched by the children. <br /><br />Mainly, the best way to learn how to worship, the best way to learn to sit still, the best way to learn to listen to the word of God, the best way to learn how to revere God, is to see it done by the people whom God has placed in their every day lives-the parents. Those things can happen in everyday life but as a family together it can also happen in a church service.I believe along with J.C. Ryle when he says, "The best of school masters will not imprint on their minds as much as they will pick up at your fireside."<br /><br />(Not just to David but for further clarification) There is definitely a place for Sunday School. I don't think it's wrong to have it or less to bring your kids to it. There are tons of things for individual churches to consider.<br /><br />Thanks for the comments. Comments help me to further think through what I am trying to get at. I appreciate it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14451447874155623353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270960116424555220.post-76466023504702352592011-01-14T20:30:51.872-08:002011-01-14T20:30:51.872-08:00I'm not sure what the service setup is for bet...I'm not sure what the service setup is for bethlehem, but in my experience mostly what you come across are two services (children's and adult's) that run simultaneously. I think the Pipers make an excellent case for keeping them with you if you have to choose between the two.Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270960116424555220.post-80843088315802751862011-01-14T08:23:36.578-08:002011-01-14T08:23:36.578-08:00Heather, this isn't to disagree but to perhaps...Heather, this isn't to disagree but to perhaps clarify.<br /><br />I am almost sure that the background context from which Piper is speaking is a church where a family may attend for two hours back to back: one being a Sunday School time where adults may be in one class and children in another, and another hour where the family goes to a worship service.<br /><br />Piper is not addressing whether children should go to their own Sunday School class, but rather whether they go to some kind of "Junior Church" service while their parents are in a separate one for all ages. I think Piper is primarily speaking against having a separate junior church for kids after they reach a certain age, but rather encouraging the parents to bring the children into the service with them.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206801530223646739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270960116424555220.post-27390380378504297692011-01-13T14:06:44.217-08:002011-01-13T14:06:44.217-08:00That's cool-there definitely should be a choic...That's cool-there definitely should be a choice. Also, at our church there are a couple of kids that come without parents so it's important to find families that can in a sense can be their "adoptive" parents with hope through prayer that their parents will eventually come & know Jesus.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14451447874155623353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270960116424555220.post-12476072353162467962011-01-13T12:29:59.196-08:002011-01-13T12:29:59.196-08:00At Grace Fellowship, we have the kids 3 and older ...At Grace Fellowship, we have the kids 3 and older sit in service until it is time for the teaching. Then the parent's have the choice of whether or not they want to send their kids to Sunday school or not.The Professor's Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16729608417909675769noreply@blogger.com