Sunday Ministries: Instructional Resource for Leaders
Thank you for serving children in Sunday morning ministries! The goal for Sunday morning ministries is to partner with parents in helping their children further develop a knowledge of, love for, and obedience to the Word of God.
Children in Kids Grace Groups as well as ministries during 2nd service (nursery & children's church) will receive instruction from the same Bible passage(s) throughout the whole morning in order to help them walk away with one single focus from God's Word for the week. While the passage(s) and application focus are the same, the teaching methods, activities, and games are most often different. The goal is thus to avoid unnecessary repetition while still allowing kids to gain a deeper understanding of the passage(s) from God's Word and how to live it out through various methods of exposure to and engagement with the same passage(s).
In an effort to equip Grace Group and second service ministry leaders to direct kids toward real-life application, "Application Focus" videos are at times provided below. These videos, which are about 8-10 minutes in length, seek to empower leaders for their role in instructing children to live out God's Word. These instructional videos seek to communicate the general thrust or focus of the Bible passage for our lives in general while also providing some basic guidance for how to communicate this to children. It is largely left up to the teachers and leaders to rely on God-given wisdom and their personal knowledge of their particular group of kids in developing more specific, targeted application.
Thanks again for serving and utilizing this instructional resource! Should you have any questions or like further help in developing application for your particular class, please reach out to Jacob.
Children in Kids Grace Groups as well as ministries during 2nd service (nursery & children's church) will receive instruction from the same Bible passage(s) throughout the whole morning in order to help them walk away with one single focus from God's Word for the week. While the passage(s) and application focus are the same, the teaching methods, activities, and games are most often different. The goal is thus to avoid unnecessary repetition while still allowing kids to gain a deeper understanding of the passage(s) from God's Word and how to live it out through various methods of exposure to and engagement with the same passage(s).
In an effort to equip Grace Group and second service ministry leaders to direct kids toward real-life application, "Application Focus" videos are at times provided below. These videos, which are about 8-10 minutes in length, seek to empower leaders for their role in instructing children to live out God's Word. These instructional videos seek to communicate the general thrust or focus of the Bible passage for our lives in general while also providing some basic guidance for how to communicate this to children. It is largely left up to the teachers and leaders to rely on God-given wisdom and their personal knowledge of their particular group of kids in developing more specific, targeted application.
Thanks again for serving and utilizing this instructional resource! Should you have any questions or like further help in developing application for your particular class, please reach out to Jacob.
Grace Groups
Thank you for serving in a kids Grace Group (Sunday School)! If you are looking for curriculum, it is located at the Answers In Genesis curriculum website. Please contact Jacob for access.
For 3s-1st Grade Grace Groups: Below you will find a document that indicates which curriculum activities can be used for Grace Group time and which ones are available for children's church. Also below you will find additional curriculum activities that you can choose from. If you need supplies for any activity, please contact Jacob or Alicia by the prior Wednesday.
For 3s-1st Grade Grace Groups: Below you will find a document that indicates which curriculum activities can be used for Grace Group time and which ones are available for children's church. Also below you will find additional curriculum activities that you can choose from. If you need supplies for any activity, please contact Jacob or Alicia by the prior Wednesday.
Nursery & Children's Church During Service
Thank you for serving during the worship service! Please read over the curriculum to learn what activities are planned for you to do with your class and to select additional activities for your class. Please contact Jacob or Alicia by the Wednesday before serving with any special supply requests.