Too often children are herded into a church, asked to perform a nice song and then sent away. We never get to know them as people. First and foremost, the experience of being in Christ's community is about belonging. We have to set up situations where there are spark points for everyone. Ms. Grenz suggested attendance might improve if we expected more.
Evangelical faiths present the value of their church experience clearly and constantly.
If Anglicans also made clear the value of church or church school every Sunday, she believes attendance would rise. If we simply assume people are busy and have valid reasons for not coming, they will find reasons not to come. Steve Proctor is the Truro bureau chief at the Halifax Chronicle-Herald.