This increases both understanding of each other, and the desire to meet each others needs. United Intergenerational Ministry is a selfless, giving ministry, which reaches out to others, and in so doing meets the needs of all. This requires training. Congregations need to be prepared for this kind of unselfish giving. Hense Family Crossfires, Inc. provides training and resources which assist congregations in preparing members for United Intergenerational Ministry.
Older generations become better understood, more deeply loved and better cared for.
People searching to belong or those who have suffered a loss find a place and discover purpose in fulfilling their role as a member of God's family. Grandparents and parents find purpose and direction for their faith and family lives - to nurture and guide children and to be nurtured and guided by children. New parents find support and guidance for their faith and very often over-stressed family lives. Engaged and newly married couples find role models who share how their faith has guided and sustained them through their successes and their failures. Teenagers involved in united intergenerational ministry find a place where they belong.