As a Ministry Consultant for The Unstuck Group , I have been fortunate to serve churches of all sizes and denominations. While each church differs, there is always one common theme; they want to reach young families (or continue reaching young families). Even older people enjoy being around young people. Unfortunately, the want doesn’t always result in the reach . There is nothing quite disheartening than a Sunday morning service that lacks the sound of a crying baby or walking past an empty nursery. That’s a scary silence for any church, because it means the congregation is aging. When young families are absent, speaking permission for other young families also becomes absent. Our speaking permission is determined by those whom we have close relationships with. As we get older, our friends become older. This is one of the reasons it is imperative to continually reach young families. They have speaking permission with others w...