Webinars, Podcasts:
- GENeratiONs Together with GenOn, a recorded webinar from PRC: Click here
- Intergenerational Ministry from PCUSA Faith Formation Leader Connection, 2/2023 on demand session: Click here
- Building an Intergenerational Church Culture, a 40 minute video to help you with the ins and outs of multigenerational ministry. It can help launch you if this is a new ministry endeavor for you, or it can give you a booster shot of encouragement if you’ve been involved for a while: Click here
- A Messy Church for a Messy World, 3/2022 PRC webinar, Messy Church is a global movement that focuses on a way to be church for all-ages together to engage in faith formative activities celebrating the centrality of the love of Jesus Christ.: Click here
- Get to Know GenOn Ministries, 3/2022 PRC webinar, GenOn Ministries is a non-profit organization that partners with churches to nurture intergenerational Christ-centered community. Explore resources and training that GenOn offers for intentional intergenerational ministry for worship, study, service, and fellowship.: Click here
- We Are All Children of God – creating intergenerational church Online, In-Person, and Hybrid, PRC webinar: Click here
- The Power of Intergenerational Play in an Online Era, 5/18/2021 (PRC webinar): Click here
- Small Church Series: Intergenerational Ministry, 3/4/2021 (PRC webinar): Click here
Articles, Resource pages:
- Prayer Partners: Building Intentional, Intergenerational Community, an article by Shivaun Wilkinson with Building Faith: Click here
- A POAMN article on helping people move into retirement: Click here
- Practices for Forming Faith Intergenerationally from Lifelong Faith: Click here
- Creating a Thanks Jar: Click here
- A series of 4 papers from the United Church of Australia looking at how to be an intergenerational church. Designed to inspire and resource church in which all ages are welcomed and valued, 8/2023: Click here
- PCUSA Intergenerational Resources: Click here
- Intergenerational Activities on the Faith Practice of Gratitude, an article from CRC: Click here
- Intergen, free resources – Resourcing and supporting best practice ministry and mission with children and their families, with a focus on intentional intergenerationality: Click here
- Intergenerational Indoor Fellowship in the Winter, a Sparkhouse blog article full of ideas: Click here
- The Value of Intergenerational VBS, 5/2021 Sparkhouse article: Click here
- Simple Things: A Story Journey, 5/2022 APCE article: Click here
- Simple Things: A New Arena for Simpler Sundays, 5/2022 APCE article: Click here
- Presbyterian Older Adult Ministries Network keynoter tosses out ideas for creating authentic intergenerational ministry, 10/2021 article: Click here
- Intergenerational: The Ministry Shift That Changes Everything, 9/2021, CRC, Christian Reformed Church article: Click here
- Intergenerational Mission Toolkit – New from the Office of Christian Formation is a group of resources related to Intergenerational mission. Looking to plan an intergenerational mission experience or mission trip? Or are you wanting to make suggestions for at home mission opportunities? This toolkit includes the why, the what and the how: Click here
- VBS & Summer Resource for Intergenerational Ministry (GenOn Ministries): Click here
- PRC Inter-generational resource page: Click here
Opportunities:
- Intergenerate 2025, June 10-12, at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmington, VA. Intergenerate is a conference for academics and practitioners together, a place to connect research and practice as we bring generations together for worship, discipleship, and service, $: Click here
Resources:
- Intergenerational Ministry resources from PRC: Click here
- Regenerational: Introducing churches to intergenerational ministry from Intergen, free, four services: Click here
- A curated list from Building Faith of the top curriculum for intergenerational ministry, 7/2023: Click here
- Opening Doors to Discipleship section on Intergenerational Ministry: Click here
- Intergenerational Christian Education: Bringing the Whole Church Together in Ministry, Community and Worship by Holly Catterton Allen, 2012, $
- Intergenerational Worship and Gathering Resources based on the Faith Practices Project from Christian Reformed Church, 4/2022: Click here
- A Worship Service on the Faith Practice of Celebrating, Christian Reformed Church: Click here
- Engage All Generations: A Strategic Toolkit for Creating Intergenerational Faith Communities (Abilene Christian University Press, 2021) This book suggests how every church can build on its potential and become a more vibrant witness of God’s Kingdom. Divided into three sections, the book focuses on key growth edges in the unfolding conversation about intergenerational ministry: Learning and Growing Together, Praying and Playing Together, and Leading and Changing Together. $22.99