<description> &lt;span data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW146225314 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Times New Roman_EmbeddedFont&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Times New Roman_MSFontService&amp;quot;, serif; font-variant-ligatures: none !important;"&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW146225314 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"&gt;Scripture models a family-integrated church. Not youth church, old church, or middle-aged church—&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW146225314 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"&gt;but &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW146225314 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"&gt;one family &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW146225314 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; background-position: 0px 100%; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI1IiBoZWlnaHQ9IjMiPjxnIGZpbGw9Im5vbmUiIGZpbGwtcnVsZT0iZXZlbm9kZCIgc3Ryb2tlPSIjMzVGIiBzdHJva2UtbGluZWNhcD0icm91bmQiPjxwYXRoIGQ9Ik0wIC41aDVNMCAyLjVoNSIvPjwvZz48L3N2Zz4=&amp;quot;); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: transparent;"&gt;growing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW146225314 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"&gt; together. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW146225314 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"&gt;That’s&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW146225314 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"&gt; the pattern throughout God’s Word (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW146225314 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"&gt;Deut. 31:11-13; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW146225314 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"&gt;Eph. 6:1–4). Hosts Scott Brown and Jason Dohm discuss this&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW146225314 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"&gt; biblical picture&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW146225314 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"&gt; with Pastor Ben Seewald&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW146225314 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW146225314 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW146225314 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"&gt;Ben &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW146225314 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"&gt;has &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW146225314 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"&gt;not only &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW146225314 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"&gt;led a long-established Southern Baptist church to drop age-segregated worship for this &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW146225314 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; background-position: 0px 100%; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI1IiBoZWlnaHQ9IjMiPjxnIGZpbGw9Im5vbmUiIGZpbGwtcnVsZT0iZXZlbm9kZCIgc3Ryb2tlPSIjMzVGIiBzdHJva2UtbGluZWNhcD0icm91bmQiPjxwYXRoIGQ9Ik0wIC41aDVNMCAyLjVoNSIvPjwvZz48L3N2Zz4=&amp;quot;); 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-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"&gt;his wife Jessa &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW146225314 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"&gt;to&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW146225314 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"&gt; trai&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW146225314 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"&gt;n&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW146225314 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"&gt; their six children to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW146225314 BCX0" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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Church and Family Life Podcast

Church & Family Life

Can Families Actually Worship Together? - with Ben Seewald

JAN 12, 2026-1 MIN
Church and Family Life Podcast

Can Families Actually Worship Together? - with Ben Seewald

JAN 12, 2026-1 MIN

Description

Scripture models a family-integrated church. Not youth church, old church, or middle-aged church—but one family growing together. That’s the pattern throughout God’s Word (Deut. 31:11-13; Eph. 6:1–4). Hosts Scott Brown and Jason Dohm discuss this biblical picture with Pastor Ben Seewald. Ben has not only led a long-established Southern Baptist church to drop age-segregated worship for this approach, but has worked with his wife Jessa to train their six children to participate in weekly corporate worship. Yes, there have been awkward moments—for his family and others—but seeing every generation stretched and growing together has brought him great joy.