What is Family Integrated Church?

Our family practices what some people call Family Integrated or Non Age-Segregated worship when it comes to church. We have been asked what this means and/or how we practice this. Basically, we believe that the father is responsible for the training of our children in these matters. Therefore, we do not participate in in age-segregated Sunday School or in Children's Church. Instead, we keep our children with us during these services so that they can also participate in the singing, preaching, and seeing lives changed by the gospel message. We are seeing that children, even from good, godly, Christian homes, are leaving the church as young adults at alarming rates! What can we do to stop this trend? It is my opinion that after the entertainments of Children's Church and such are finished, they become bored with "big" church. Again, this is my opinion and what my family practices-you need to do what is right for your own family.

We know that all children do not have the same type of family unit-Dad, Mom & kids. There are many in the church today that have only one parent in the home, which no doubt is a challenge. Children also come to church on bus ministries, with no parent coming to church with them. How can we better minister to these folks? We could take some of these kids under our wing and have them sit with us. We could help these single parent families by providing a meal and some fellowship. The ideas are endless.

My husband has written an article on the topic called "10 Reasons Why: Family Integrated Church". This is something that we have practiced for a few years now and our new church plant also practices this. We have seen good fruit come from it. I pray that it is a blessing to you.