Recently, a megachurch pastor drew fire for saying, “Don’t attend a church that teaches your children to hate church.” The larger context of his statements indicated that smaller churches are the kind of churches that cause children to hate church. This pastor, who I will leave nameless, has since apologized for his disparaging comments. The… Continue reading What Makes a Church Attractive to Kids?
Author: Jonathan Watson
Jonathan D. Watson is an Assistant Professor of Christian Studies and Director of the MA in Christian Studies at Charleston Southern University. He and his wife Karen have four children. You can follow him on Twitter at @jonathandwatson.
A Review of Donald Whitney’s “Family Worship”
The phrase “family worship” is a term that was unfamiliar to me until a few years ago. I grew up familiar with the term “corporate worship”—the gathering together of believers to study God’s word, celebrate the ordinances of the church, and sing praises unto God—but “family worship” was new. “Family worship” simply refers to the… Continue reading A Review of Donald Whitney’s “Family Worship”