Nurturing the Gifts of Children in Worship
by The Rev. Kelly Ryan, Missioner for Discipleship in the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina This article was originally published on www.episdionc.org . As we prepare for Vacation Bible School at St. Alban’s next week, these words celebrating all the gifts that children bring to our worship life are timely. I sat down in the second pew, took a deep breath and prepared to sink peacefully into worship. And then a mom, with two young children, slid into the pew directly in front of me....