Howdy Religious & Philosophical Ags.
I'm in a situation where it would be beneficial to take my kids into Sunday morning church service, but I don't know how. My church has had two shutdowns in the last year because of COVID. We are just now emerging from the second shutdown, but it is only a partial return to service; masks are required (though that is not enforced) and there are no kids services. Children are normally kept in separate rooms with teachers/caretakers while the adults are in worship service (it's Baptist, in case you couldn't tell). The kids' areas are shut down due to a lack of available volunteers.
That means either I or the wife have to stay home with the kids on Sunday. The obvious solution is for both of us to go and bring the kids along. That's what I would prefer; that's how my church did it growing up, and how most churches around the world still do it. However, I'm afraid that my kids, age 4 and 1, will be too disruptive. I've never tried to make my 1yo stay quiet for an hour, except for napping. Those of you Ags who bring your kids of all ages to worship service, how do you go about it? How do you worship with your family without disrupting worship for your fellow Christians?
Thanks in advance.
I'm in a situation where it would be beneficial to take my kids into Sunday morning church service, but I don't know how. My church has had two shutdowns in the last year because of COVID. We are just now emerging from the second shutdown, but it is only a partial return to service; masks are required (though that is not enforced) and there are no kids services. Children are normally kept in separate rooms with teachers/caretakers while the adults are in worship service (it's Baptist, in case you couldn't tell). The kids' areas are shut down due to a lack of available volunteers.
That means either I or the wife have to stay home with the kids on Sunday. The obvious solution is for both of us to go and bring the kids along. That's what I would prefer; that's how my church did it growing up, and how most churches around the world still do it. However, I'm afraid that my kids, age 4 and 1, will be too disruptive. I've never tried to make my 1yo stay quiet for an hour, except for napping. Those of you Ags who bring your kids of all ages to worship service, how do you go about it? How do you worship with your family without disrupting worship for your fellow Christians?
Thanks in advance.