Generations Together: Caring, Praying, Learning, Celebrating, & Serving Faithfully

Faith is transmitted from generation to generation in extended families and intergenerational congregations. Every congregation can discover its intergenerational heart and soul, and become an intentionally intergenerational community that nurtures the faith of all ages and equips them for living as disciples of Jesus Christ in our world today.



Generations Together presents the vision of a congregation that is becoming more intentionally intergenerational through its congregational life of caring, celebrating, learning, prayer, and serving. When a congregation commits itself to building a culture of intergenerationality through these five elements, each element becomes a sign of and instrument for the full experience of the Body of Christ by all ages and generations. Generations Together guides leaders in learning what this vision looks like in practice and how to guide a congregation in envisioning and designing projects and initiative to become more intentionally intergenerational.



Chapter 1. Generations Together: A Vision of an Intergenerational Church - John Roberto

Chapter 2. Faith Development from Generation to Generation - Kathie Amidei

Chapter 3. The Journey to Intergenerationality: One Church’s Story - Kathie Amidei

Chapter 4. Outcomes and Practices of Intergenerational Faith Formation - Jim Merhaut

Chapter 5. A Toolkit for Becoming Intentionally Intergenerational – John Roberto and Jim Merhaut (Part 1. Caring, Part 2. Celebrating, Part 3. Praying, Part 4. Serving, Part 5. Learning)

Chapter 6. Welcoming All: Intergenerational Faith Formation for People with Disabilities – Sharon Urbaniak

Chapter 7. Leadership for an Intergenerational Church - Jim Merhaut