I came across this very insightful article by Noel Piper, John Piper's wife, over at the Desiring God Blog.
She echoes many of my thoughts. I remember waiting until Chase was old enough to "finally" go by himself to "children's church". Oh, how I now regret getting him used to church being a play time rather than a special time of the week to spend worshiping our Lord and savior.
We are now working to reverse our error, both with Chase and Alyssa. We fully expect that soon they will both stay with us for the entire service on most Sundays.
Here is an excerpt from Noel's article:
In this article, we hope to do two things: 1) demonstrate that parents (or some responsible adult) should bring little children to the Sunday morning worship service rather than send them to a "children's church"; 2) give some practical advice about how to do it.
When my kids were much younger, we actually "practiced big church" at home. We lined up the chairs, talked about attentiveness a lot (looking the speaker in the eye and listening, not being a distraction to others), had them sit still and watch a man talking on a video (an actual preacher) a little longer each time until they were able to do it for 20-30 minutes with no problem. We did this as part of our "school time" when they were little. They were in church services with us from a very early age and never understood why kids would want to go to children's church. It might help to practice at home.
Come with me as I find my way in the world of homeschooling and raising young children for the Kingdom of God. I will share my heartfelt prayers and inspirational images for your journey. May this blog, as all that I do, be for the glory of God alone. Soli Deo Gloria!
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