In this blog post, you will find the resources that I curated for the workshop I presented in October 2023 for the fall leadership gathering. Thank you to all who participated! We had rich experiences and conversations, and I look forward to continuing to partner with you in all things intergenerational.

Intergenerational Worship:  The Work of ALL People 

What if it is possible to include, involve, and engage all generations, both in worship and in worship leadership?  What if worship leadership could be reframed as a generous out-pouring of God’s generosity toward us?  And what if it’s not as hard as it sounds?  Join Pastor Breen Sipes as we experience pop-up intergenerational worship together, learn a framework for shifting to this type of worship, and formulate a plan for introducing intergenerational worship in your own context. 

Experience: Intergenerational Worship

Liturgy cards: https://pbsipes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ig-worship-liturgy-cards.pdf (all of the resources for worship are on the back of these cards)

Worship Leadership Roles Cards: https://pbsipes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ig-worship-workshop-worship-roles-cards.pdf (print two pages per sheet, two sided, flip on short edge)

Fish Prayer Squares: https://goodgodideas.wordpress.com/2023/06/09/fish-prayer-squares/

Connecting Generations cards: https://pbsipes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/connecting-generations-cards-feeding-the-5000.pdf

Theory & Practice: Resources for Implementing Intergenerational Worship

What is your ONE next step?

Learner Resource: https://pbsipes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ig-worship-questions-for-learners.pdf

Expanded Leadership

Sabbath Sunday Worship Roles: https://pbsipes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sabbath-sunday-leadership-roles.pdf

Worship Roles cards: see above

Grace-Filled Hospitality

Liturgy cards: see above

Learning Styles article from VARK: https://vark-learn.com/introduction-to-vark/the-vark-modalities/

Lower Barriers Discussion Cards: https://pbsipes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/lower-barriers-discussion-cards.pdf

Reimagined Worship Experience

Prayer Resources: https://pbsipes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/creative-prayer-practices-resource.pdf

Musical Possibilities in the ELW and ACS hymn books: https://pbsipes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ig-worship-songs-in-hymn-books.pdf

Music that Makes Community Resources: https://www.musicthatmakescommunity.org/resources

Experience the Word:

Spark Story Bible: https://www.amazon.com/Spark-Story-Bible-Thisted-Arthur/dp/0806670495/

Whirl Story Bible: https://www.wearesparkhouse.org/store/product/9781451484786/Whirl-Story-Bible-Lectionary-Edition

My First Hands-On Bible: https://www.amazon.com/First-Hands-Bible-Group-Publishing/dp/1414348304/

Experience the Word script example: https://pbsipes.com/2023/09/28/experience-the-word-gods-story-of-rebekah-and-isaac/

Story Sharing Resource: https://pbsipes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/story-sharing-questions-resources.pdf