“Can we lead in worship more often?” asked the middle school Logos Bible study. “What do you mean by more often?” I asked. “How about every week!” So began the youth liturgist ministry. They had led in worship before on the annual youth Sunday, but now through the Logos ministry, they were becoming personally involved in weekly worship and their responsibility in it.
Elizabethtown Presbyterian Church has had a history of strong ministries with music, children, youth, and Wednesday night meal. But each ministry stood isolated and alone. Could the ministries be linked and relationships be built across generations?
I had seen the Logos Ministry in other congregations build bridges among generations and ministries of the congregation. I thought the same could happen in Elizabethtown. After a year of discernment with the congregation’s leadership and an additional period of training, I helped launch a Logos ministry. Now in 2016 we are beginning our fourth year of Logos at Elizabethtown.
I see success each Wednesday when 40+ youth and children and 80+ adults gather for Bible study, great fun, serving God, and a shared meal. I see success when I watch a retired banker shooting hoops with an energetic second grader. I see success when a rambunctious boy reports that his favorite thing was kneading the communion bread with Ann, a seventy year old who bakes the bread for each Lord’s Supper.
I see success when new families join the church because their students were welcomed at Logos. I see success as relationships are being built across the generations among the Children of a God of all ages.
I see success when the middle school Bible class asks their pastor if they can lead in worship “more often,” and we say, “Yes! Every week!”
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