Practical Pastoring: Children in the Church - Book Four

Be gracious with parents and children who attend the Sunday worship service. There are times when a child may fuss or cry and the mother becomes upset. My wife and I encourage the mother. It is OK for a child to act like a child. We are glad that the entire family is in church.

Sometimes a parent may decide to take the crying child outside for a few minutes or back to the Sunday school area of the church. Keep in mind, it is good to have children in church. They are the future of the church.

I remember when my first child was born. There was a profound realization that God had trusted us with...