Thank you Rev Pauls for the encouragement. It hasn’t been easy to disciple our children in the pew, but it helps to have been also developing their hunger & thirst for God’s gifts in D.S. I feel for the parents who have kids who suffer from ADHD or autism spectrum disorders & such. Perhaps we could do more to support these families too, but taking them out of D.S. to childcare is NOT the answer. Developing in them the thinking that it is in Divine Service they meet Jesus through his Word & Sacraments is KEY! Drop-off programs of the past (I may be tar & feathered) like Sunday School, VBS, or even worse childcare or children’s church have failed us & are anti-biblical. We need to be supporting parents & encouraging them to catechize & disciple their children throughout the week in the home. We need to be sending the message that THEY, not the SS teacher or even Pastor are best equipped for this God-given calling AND supporting them in any such endeavors. Kudos, for the pat on the head for bringing our kids to church, but our whole church body needs to do better at lifting our PARENTS up & equipping them for everyday catechesis & discipling! Some video instruction & curriculum to this end from CPH would be a welcome thing!