Intro_ Introduction: Proposals for Intergenerational Worship

① Faith is not something to be learned, but something to be acquired.
② Separate worship destroys community.
③ Customized worship undermines the essence of worship.
④ When Sunday School Closes, the Church Lives

Chapter 1_ Faith is not learned, but acquired.

John Westerhoff III's Christian Education
Faith is not "learned" in the classroom, but "acquired" in community.
Abandon the "school-and-prosecution paradigm" and follow the teachings of the Bible.
The Direction of Modern Christian Education: Not 'Textbooks,' but 'Community'!
Kara Powell's "Sticky Faith" Theory
James Smith's theory of the 'ceremonial man'
Thomas Groom's theory of 'praxis of sharing'
Craig Dykstra's theory of 'practice and community'
Maria Harris's theory of the "fivefold ministry of the church"
Summary and Organization: Forming Faith in Community Through Relationships and Habits

Chapter 2_ Separate worship destroys community

Separate worship brought about by individualism and consumerism
The Korean church's segregated worship practices have become more severe due to the influence of Confucianism.
A generation-integrated worship service that shifts from consumer faith to missionary faith.

Chapter 3_ Customized Worship Undermines the Essence of Worship

The 'worship warfare' brought about by separate worship
From passive audience to active and subjective worshipper
Intergenerational worship found in the 16th-century Reformation tradition
The core of Reformed Church worship is fellowship and unity within the community.
John Calvin: “We should worship, not watch a show.”
The Essence of Worship: Raising Children to Be Prostrating Themselves
Raise them as priests, not as audience members.
The Church as a Worshiping Community

Chapter 4_ Intergenerational Worship Creates a Horizontal Church

Intergenerational worship through a shift in community awareness
Structure Follows Theology: Building a Horizontal Church

Chapter 5_ Preparing for Intergenerational Worship

Worshiping with parents is not intergenerational worship.
Intergenerational Worship from the Perspective of the Trinity Church
A church community that practices one message in diverse ways
The first is a metaphor using 'picture language'.
The second is a sermon method that uses 'questions'.
Intergenerational worship as a confession of faith of the church that practices the Great Commission

Chapter 6_ A Church That Offers Intergenerational Worship

① Mokpo Creation Church
② Generation Church
③ Geumdang East Church
④ Dangjin Dongil Church
⑤ Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minnesota

Chapter 7_ A Case Study of Our Yedam Church's Intergenerational Worship Service

Research Question 1
RQ 1: What does ‘Our Yedam Church’ think about the church community?
SQ1-1: What differences and problems exist between the ideal community and the actual church?
Research Question 2
RQ2: Why did you choose intergenerational worship as an alternative to the problem?
SQ2-1: What were your expectations before the generation-integrated worship project?
SQ2-2: What are the differences between the actual intergenerational worship project and your expectations?
SQ2-3: What was the most meaningful part of the intergenerational worship service?
Research Question 3
RQ3: What changes in awareness of the church community occurred after the intergenerational worship service?
Research Question 4
RQ4: What insights can intergenerational worship provide to small and medium-sized church communities?
Intergenerational worship brings restoration to the church community.

Chapter 8_ Intergenerational Worship Service at Juwon Church, Presbyterian Church of Korea

Points to emphasize in intergenerational worship design
Table 8-1 _ Example of a structure for an integrated worship service
Figure 9-1 _ Connection between church and family through intergenerational worship
Figure 9-2 _ Trinitarian connection and communication between the church, small groups, and families

Outro_ Going out

You can't teach swimming or driving from a book, but you can teach faith from a book?
God is not known with the head, but through experience.
It is not the number of worship services that matters, but the practice of the preached word.

The three main features of this book are:

First, it raises questions about the school-professor model of church education that has persisted without reflection for half a century, and illuminates the theories of faith formation within the community, beginning with John Westerhoff III and continuing with Kara Powell, James Smith, and Maria Harris.


Second, in response to the problems caused by the consumer-centered, customized worship of modern churches steeped in consumerism and individualism, we embrace the theory of a missionary church that pursues the essence of the church and advocate for the restoration of the church and worship through worship as a single body community.


Third, by presenting a field-centered, integrated model, we provide concrete implementation guidelines to help churches overcome generational disconnections and advance toward becoming a community of God's kingdom.

This book goes beyond mere academic research; it is a practical theological declaration where worship and education meet.
This book, which contains a vision for intergenerational worship and faith formation that builds community, provides practical insight and inspiration to churches, pastors, and leaders in the field of faith education, and encourages them to explore together ways to build a community of the Kingdom of God.