Each child's own commitment may be undetermined well into the teenage years. Signal inclusion of all children of interfaith marriages, though their participation will depend on their parents' decisions. Encourage a relationship between the two communities linked through the spouses in an interfaith marriage. This may bring new understandings to a Christian congregation and the other faith group. Expect the pastor to be available to an interfaith couple, even if the pastor did not perform the wedding ceremony.
Pastoral assistance can enable conflicts to evolve into teaching and welcoming occasions.
The pastor may sometimes need to enlist the help of cross-cultural specialists. Affirm the couple in the wider community. This could lead to organizing support groups for interfaith couples among neighboring congregations. A Resource by Presbyterians for material on specific religions, case studies, liturgy suggestions. Resources 'Abd al 'Ati, Hammudah.