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Children Children’s Mission Explosion
Our children will learn to share God’s love with the world through the Children’s Mission Explosion on Saturday, February 18 at First Baptist Montgomery. This event is sponsored by Alabama WMU, and our children will interact with missionaries from Alabama, the United States and around the world. The cost for the day is $10 which includes lunch. We will meet at Heritage on Saturday morning at8am and will return to the church at 2:30pm. Each child will need a notarized permission form to attend. You can find the forms and register your 1st-6th grader here. Contact Jennifer Foster for more information. About our Children's Ministry (1st-6th grade)
Transforming Teachers In 2012, your preschool and children’s teachers are studying Follow Me as I Follow Christ: A Guide for Teaching Children in a Church Setting. We are life-long learners who are actively studying God’s word and learning about the best practices for teaching children at church. We are allowing God to transform us into the image of Jesus Christ so that we can be agents of transformation in your child’s life. Together we are partnering with you to guide your child to grow up loving God. You are welcome to join the conversation here. We will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done…so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children. Then they would put their trust in God. Psalm 78:4,6-7 At Heritage, we are passionate about impacting the next generation with the greatness of our God and guiding them to pursue a love relationship with Him! Sunday Morning
9:00 Bible Study
10:15 Together Worship*
Sunday Evenings (Fall & Spring)
5:00-6:30 UpBeat Street Children’s Worship Arts 6:30-7:00 Greenhouse for Kids
Wednesday Evenings
6:00-7:30 Road Trip for Kids: Discipleship & Missions Yearly Specials
January – Winter Retreat for 4th-6th grades June – Vacation Bible School
July – Preteen Camp
December – Christmas Party
Where do I take my 1st-6th grader? The Kids Space (soon to be The Backyard) is located in the center of our main building. Sunday Morning Bible Study Classes meet in the rooms around the perimeter. Signs are posted by all the doors indicating room number and grade. Sunday evenings and Wednesday evenings begin in the commons area in the center for large group then breakout into smaller groups. What does my 1st-6th grader learn? · We use LifeWay curriculum for Sunday morning Bible study. Each year we cycle through the Levels of Biblical Learning teaching key concepts in engaging, age-appropriate ways. You can learn more at www.lifeway.com or click here to download your own copy of the Levels of Biblical Learning. · In UpBeat Street on Sunday evenings, children explore a variety of worship arts through instruction in music, handbells, rhythm, music theory, and hymnody. Children participate in choral musicals that can occur throughout the year. · In Greenhouse for Kids on Sunday evenings, children learn about discipleship and basic Christian theology through a variety of resources. · On Wednesday evenings through recreation, crafts, small groups, and large groups, children learn foundational Bible skills and life application with an emphasis on missions and ministry at home and around the world. How does my 1st-6th learn to serve God and others? Every year we participate in a several missions and ministry projects in our church, our community, our nation and around the world. Recently, our children have touched the following ministries: Operation Christmas Child, Sav-A-Life, Vaughn Road Elementary School, Family Promise, Samaritan Inn, Forest Park Ministry Center, Open Hearts Nicaragua, and Compassion International. Do you have resources that can help me share the gospel with my child? Yes! Call the Children’s Ministry Office (334-279-9976) for a resource kit to use for sharing Christ with your child. You also might want to purchase the following resources from our local LifeWay store: · I Believe in Jesus: Leading Your Child to Christby John MacArthur · The Faith of a Child: A Step-by-Step Guide to Salvation for your Child by Art Murphy · Leading Your Child to Jesus: How Parents Can Talk to Their Kids about Faith by David Staal How can I help my 1st-6th grader grow in his or her relationship with God? · Participate in our Heritage LifeStones Parent Seminars that occur throughout the year. You will learn how to have a weekly LifeTalk with your preschooler, how to recognize God moments throughout your day, and how to have Family Faith Celebrations at home. · Use the parent pages that your child receives each week in Sunday School and on Sunday nights to reinforce their learning at church. · Read The Legacy Path by Brian Haynes to discover how to become your child’s primary faith trainer. · Consider using on the following resources as a guide to establish weekly LifeTalks (family devotions) with your 1st-6th grader: o God and Me: Devotions for Girls Ages 6-9 by Linda Washington and Jeanette Dall o Gotta Have God: Cool Devotions for Boys Ages 6-9 by Linda Washington and Jeanette Dall o God and Me: Devotions for Girls Ages 10-12 by Linda Washington and Jeanette Dall o Gotta Have God: Cool Devotions for Boys Ages 10-12 by Linda Washington and Jeanette Dall o Did You Know Devotions for Kids by Nancy S. Hill *Why doesn’t Heritage offer a Kids’ Worship experience? Deuteronomy 6 clearly teaches that parents are the primary faith trainers for their children. At Heritage, we want to partner with you, equip you, challenge you, and encourage you to live into that reality. You will experience personal revival when you begin to be the lead worshiper in your child’s life. Click here to download the family worship guide we created to help you. Consider buying Parenting in the Pew by Robbie Castleman to learn how to guide your child into the joy of worship. Know that teaching your child to worship takes time and includes some difficult weeks, but the blessings of walking with God together with your child are immeasurable!
Please contact Jennifer Foster if you have any questions. |
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