This has been true in the Christian church. They do not feel that they belong to a community. The cell church is based on the idea of community. Yet community is not complete without the children. Many churches are on a journey to create meaningful community for their children, starting with the families and reaching across the life of the whole church.
Children are participants at every level of the church's life.
What they experience in church is also modeled in their families. Parents and children experience the Kingdom life-style together, with the parents accepting the responsibility of discipling their own children. Parents and children minister to each other and pray for each other. When children who do not have Christian parents, find faith in Jesus, the church places them in a small group of people, where they can experience Christian community.