Nurturing Children Through Worship & Prayer

The aim of the Nurturing Children Through Worship and Prayer Initiative is to help children come to know and love God and grow in faith. Grantees were invited to submit proposals to create new and/or enhance existing projects that support congregations as they design corporate worship services and prayer practices that more intentionally and fully engage children and nurture their faith. Grantees are engaged in doing one or more of the following:

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• Encouraging congregations to strengthen intergenerational corporate worship and prayer practices that attend to and respect how children experience God and express their faith.

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• Supporting efforts by congregations to enhance worship and prayer practices that are more fully inclusive of all children, including children with disabilities.

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• Assisting congregations in drawing more fully on the arts (e.g., music, visuals, drama, etc.) to enhance the experience of worship and prayer for children.

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• Encouraging congregations to strengthen practices that connect more intentionally worship and prayer with the daily life of children and that inspire children and their families to discern God’s activity in the world and engage in Christian acts of love.

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Please utilize the directory below to read about the 32 organizations participating in this initiative. We are looking forward to welcoming 91 new projects into the initiatve in late 2024. Please email nurturingchildren@indwes.edu with any questions.