“We more fully embody the body of Christ when all bodies, of all ages, are not only present in worship, but actively engaged and equitably valued. The process of empowering the worship leadership of the oppressed in our midst – our oldest, our youngest, our disabled, our neurodivergent members – turns things upside down in exactly the way Jesus did when he spoke to women, ate with tax collectors, and welcomed children.”
Sarah Bentley Allred (she/her/hers)
Project Director, Roots & Wings: Intergenerational Formation Collaborative
About the Initiative
Roots & Wings: Intergenerational Formation Collaborative (R&W) is a five-year grant awarded to VTS by Lilly Endowment Inc. through their Nurturing Children in Worship and Prayer Initiative. Our leadership team has chosen to focus our work on empowering congregations to practice vibrant intergenerational worship. We have a three-pronged approach in which we will research the ways in which intergenerational worship forms faith, resource church leaders with culturally contextual offerings on intergenerational worship, and reform worship practices across the church to deepen the ways in which worship forms people of all ages.
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If you have questions about Roots & Wings,
email Sarah Bentley Allred.