Family Worship Resources

Just as we come together each week for a time of corporate worship as a local body of believers (the local church), our families are to gather for a time of family worship. Much of the same aspects apply, although they will likely look a little different from family to family and from the typical corporate worship service. Patrick Kavanaugh equates family worship to family meal time; just as we come together to eat a meal, we should also come together to worship the Lord. Unfortunately, both are increasingly rare in modern times.

We are commanded to teach our children about God (Deuteronomy 6:4-9). We are instructed to teach our children the words of God and to talk to our children about God and his ways day and night. A focused time of family worship allows us to do that with intentionality. It allows them to see that God is glorious and that their parents value their own relationship with Him.

Scheduling family worship time will be different from family to family because of the many different activities each of us engages in. For some families, mornings will work best; for others, the evening will offer more consistency. However you schedule your family worship times, be consistent!