Reddit reviews Worship in Spirit and Truth

Aren't you supposed to be Baptist? What are you doing talking about children being part of the God's covenant people /s.

Seriously though, the church has a long history of seperating the unchatechized out for part of the service for specific instruction. We also know that in Isreal the assembly included those "who could understand." Here's John Frame:

> It is important that teaching be intelligible, clear, and edifying (1 Cor. 14). When Ezra and the Levites taught the law to Israel, the assembly consisted of those "who could understand" (Neh. 8:3). Those who could not understand, evidently, were instructed in other contexts. Some Reformed people insist that all children should be present in church during every sermon, rather than being sent off to nurseries and "children's churches." There is certainly value in families worshiping together as much as possible. God deals not only with individuals in Scripture, but also with households. The family is vitally important. In worship, however, edification (1 Cor. 14:26) is more important than mere togetherness. Ideally, everybody should be taught at his own level of understanding.

~Worship in Spirit and Truth pg 92.

Why not have young kids in the service for the more "interactive" parts (particularly if it is something they can memorize) and then let them go out during the sermon. Teach them what church is about and how to act. Once they are old enough that sitting through a half-hour sermon is developmentally appropriate, then they can stay for the whole thing.

As /u/rmilkman13 said, Worship Matters by Bob Kauflin is great.

I'd also heartily recommend "Worship in Spirit and In Truth" by John Frame.

Lee Irons: http://www.the-highway.com/psalmody_Irons.html

Vern Poythress: http://frame-poythress.org/ezra-3-union-with-christ-and-exclusive-psalmody/

John Frame addresses the issue in this book, too: http://www.amazon.com/Worship-Spirit-Truth-John-Frame/dp/0875522424