Children Church

Logo

The Vision

The vision is to see our children completely sold out for Christ. There is no age limit when it comes to God and I believe He can and will pour out His Spirit upon even our children. I want to prepare every child for their future transition from children’s church to “big church.” It is my vision to see our children in worship and leading others in worship; to have an understanding of the Bible and not be afraid to ask questions; and to provide a place where they can come and feel welcome while having fun. I want them to be able to step out of their shells at a young age and have experience with ministries like a drama team and children’s choir.

Click the following links for more information:

My Beliefs About Children

The Plan

Parental Control

My Beliefs About Children

1. All children are created by God and in His image.

a. “You created the deepest parts of my being. You put me together inside m mother’s body. How You made me is amazing and wonderful. I praise You for that. What You have done is wonderful. I know that very well.” (Psalm 139 : 13-14)

b. “None of my bones were hidden from You when You made me inside my mother’s body. That place was as dark as the deepest parts of the earth. When You were putting me together there, Your eyes saw my body even before it was formed. You planned how many days I’d live. You wrote down the number of them in Your book before I began to live the first of them. “ (Psalm 139 : 15- 16)

2. God desires a relationship even with children.

a. “Jesus said, let the little children come unto me, and do not hinder them. For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these. “ (Matthew 19 : 14)

3. The same God that works through adults works through children. Age is not a factor.

a. “I don’t know how to speak, I am only a child.’ But the Lord said to me, ‘Do not say I am only a child. You must go to everyone I send you to. You must say everything I command you to say. Do not be afraid of the people I send you to. I am with you. I will save you. Said the Lord.” (Jeremiah 1 : 6-8)

b. “Before I formed you in your mother’s body I chose you. Before you were born, I set you apart to serve me. I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations.” (Jeremiah 1 : 4-5)

4. A Biblical foundation makes a huge impact.

a. “Train up a child in the way he should go. When he is old, he will not turn from it.” (Proverbs 22 : 5-7)

I believe that in our day and age everyone needs to be fully clothed in the armor of God. We must start with our children. Our children are being bombarded with the things we were not facing until early high-school or later. It is our job to make sure our children are equipped for such times as these. How will they ever learn if we do not teach them? How will they know if we do not show them? I believe that there is no better time than now. Our children are the only hope for our world.

Logo

The Plan

The Staff:
No ministry can survive with only one leader, therefore I will have a team that will help me every step of the way. To help with the transition from children’s church to youth group, a lot of my team will consist of teenagers. The more interaction children have with them, the safer and less threatened kids feel going into the teen service.

C2 Service:
Our services will be unlike anything most of them have seen before. It will be fast paced and lively. There will be puppets, skits, games, lessons, and worship. Every six weeks we will start a new curriculum and every week in that six weeks there will be a theme and a verse to go along with that theme.

When we get into the core of the service we will split the kids up. The 3-5 year olds will go in a separate room and hear a message that is more on their level of understanding.

The Corner Store:
During the service the kids will have opportunities to earn “money” by doing things such as bringing their Bible, a visitor, and offering, memorizing the previous weeks memory verse and by participating in all activities of the service. They can save their “money” up for weeks at a time or spend it at the end or beginning of every C2 Service. The Corner Store will sell everything from candy and wacky toys to t-shirts and free dinner cards.

Logo

Parental Control: At the beginning of every new curriculum, we will have a “parental control” meeting. I want the parents involved and I want them to know where their child currently stands. I want parents to offer suggestions and point out things they like and don’t like, things that they want to see happen. They will be the C2 Leadership Team’s encouragement and source of new ideas. I will do my best to send out Newsletters once a month reminding parents of upcoming events and giving them a brief over-view of what’s been going on.

Illuminate:
The word illuminate means to provide or brighten with light. Our children are the light to our surrounding community. An Illuminate service is a C2 Service for the community. All the things done in C2 on Sundays will be done at Illuminate but on a larger scale. It is my plan to have one Illuminate service a quarter (every 3 months).