The Significance of Family Worship for Children

Abstract

Family worship is one part that cannot be separated from Christian families. It is the time when families gather together despite their busy schedules to discuss the word of God. Family worship allows parents and children to express their views and opinions on the reading. It also provides the chance to forgive each other. However, family worship seems to give less attention to children. Instead of involving them more in the discussion, children are expected to sit and listen. Therefore, this literature review explores the significance of family worship and its benefits. It especially focuses on ideas to make family worship more fun and enjoyable for children to participate. This literature review gathers relevant literature through Google Scholar and EBSCO. Based on the reviewed literature, it was found that family worship offers various benefits for the family, particularly for children, if done properly. Giving children the opportunity to lead the worship, having themes for worship discussion, and including activities like quizzes and question and answers are some of the things that parents can do to involve children in family worship.