tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14386953.post6087914640361721016..comments2023-05-01T05:20:32.574-07:00Comments on Observations and Opinions: Programs, Programs Everywhere!Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01950476090876270020noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14386953.post-20502388506092397372007-05-25T19:01:00.000-07:002007-05-25T19:01:00.000-07:00I agree - many parents have abdicated their role i...I agree - many parents have abdicated their role in the spiritual life of their children. <BR/><BR/>And we are in the <I>(at least)</I>, second generation of this, so we cannot easily blame young parents -- most of them did not receive any spiritual training at home either!<BR/><BR/>This is the problem that the small church pastor can face -- being tasked with the raising of the children and youth in the church! <BR/><BR/>If he refuses he is then labeled as unfeeling, or uncaring, or people simply leave to find a church where they can drop their children off in the 'entertainment zone' and then go enjoy their 'free time' during the 'worship' services.Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01950476090876270020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14386953.post-78944171879460573852007-05-24T13:32:00.000-07:002007-05-24T13:32:00.000-07:00I remember how is was when I was a child. We had ...I remember how is was when I was a child. We had Sunday School for all ages, but when children above nursery age, they were expected to sit in the Sunday morning service with their parents AND SIT STILL AND BE QUIET!! In Sunday School kids actually learned the Bible and sang the same hymns their parents sang in church. There was no "Children's Church." There was no "Youth Ministry" (other than Sunday School). Wow, children in the main service -- what a concept!" Some younger kids wouldn't get everything, but they'll got more than you'd expect. That's why I (and my friends) knew the Apostle's Creed, the Doxology, the Gloria Patri and much of the shorter catachism by the time we're were eight!<BR/><BR/>Kid's remained well behaved in church, because THEIR PARENTS MADE THEM! And kids learned a lot of the Bible FROM THEIR PARENTS AT HOME.<BR/><BR/>Of course, today you have a generation of kids who have grown up on rapid-cut television and have attention span of a fly.<BR/><BR/>Society and the media (yes, I said it) are responsible for this crisis and I'm afraid unless we can change what's going on in the home, not much is going to change outside it.<BR/><BR/>DaveinlewisvilleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14386953.post-25019242589579280792007-05-22T19:39:00.000-07:002007-05-22T19:39:00.000-07:00Good stuff, and waiting for more...Good stuff, and waiting for more...Even So...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14208866122431178938noreply@blogger.com