Beginnings

With the burst of babies at church, the past few months have involved some Beginnings Room preparations. Beginnings is the name of our toddler ministry for children ages 6 months through 4 years old. As much as possible the Children’s Ministry seeks to be a parent-run ministry, as we believe that it is important for parents to take an active role in their child’s education.

With this goal in mind, at the end of February we held a training session for parents with children old enough to participate in the Beginnings Room. These parents are now able to help staff the Beginnings Room when it is open. The training also served as a refresher for our volunteers who have been staffing the “on call” Beginnings Room up to this point. We are still just opening the room on an “as needed” basis on Sundays, but we will be ready if the day comes when we have a need for Beginnings on a weekly basis again.

Foundations

In Foundations, the Elementary-aged kids have been learning about the authority of Jesus as they meet for class every other Sunday. Most recently we studied about what it means to be a true disciple of Jesus, and why our response to Jesus is so important. Just like in church upstairs, in Foundations we don’t shy away from the hard things that the Bible says.

Resources

I recently listened to a Webinar from Truth78 titled “Choices Facing the Next Generation: Wisdom or Foolishness?” The webinar offered many practical ideas for helping to lead children on the path of wisdom. Truth78 is a ministry whose mission is “to inspire and equip the church and the home for the comprehensive discipleship of the next generation.” I would highly recommend this webinar for anyone looking for help in this area!