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Elementary

Our focus in Elementary: TruStory// A resource designed to reveal The Big God Story of God's redemptive plan for elementary-age kids, allowing them to Anticipate, Celebrate, Respond, and be Blessed in an participatory environment. Best of all, TruStory begins in the home, equipping parents to be primary in spiritually nurturing their elementary child through weekly HomeFront lessons.

What to expect

Elementary: 10:00am

Anticipate//Small Group, Check-In
Anticipate is an energizing time for parents and kids to start engaging with the material that will be presented in the lesson. It is intentionally designed to spark curiosity about what they will be experiencing.
 
Celebrate//Large Group
Kids get to be a part of the community of God’s family. They participate in traditions and share them with newcomers, connect through fun and interaction, and experience The Big God Story through storytelling.
 
Respond//Large Group
A time for kids to worship through silence, prayer, singing, giving, sharing, thanksgiving, and many other ways.
 
Respond//Small Group
A time to engage in relationship, reflect on the lesson, and create a collaborative project or piece of art. During the time of reflection, kids are encouraged to explore personal responses to God.
 
Bless//Small Group

Allows a time for leaders and parents to bless their students or children. A blessing can be a prayer of commission, a portion of Scripture, or words of encouragement.

Downloads

Video & Photo Release Form

Elementary Registration Card

HomeFront

Dear parents,

Our children hunger to see the reality of who God is in the natural flow of our lives—when we’re getting up, when we’re sitting down, when we’re in the routines of our work, and when we’re putting them to bed. Our children need to see that faith matters … that it is relevant to our daily situations … that it is real.

One of the ways that we display our faith in action is by intentionally being in God’s Word together. This can be difficult while raising children. As parents, we have good intentions, and we know that the Bible is full of God’s wisdom for our daily lives, but it so easily finds its way to the pile of, “I’ll get to that tomorrow.” As the spiritual leaders of your children, making your home the primary place for learning God’s Word can create a lifelong habit from the earliest years!

HomeFront™ is designed to help you make being in God’s Word, together as a family, a priority in your home. Each week, you will have the opportunity to read God’s Word with your children … and the passage that you read together will give you the opportunity to front-load the weekend experience at church. Your children will hear a specific part of The Big God Story from you, first.

Because we have created fun environments for you to read to your children, our hope is that they will be eager and excited to open God’s Word and prepare their hearts for what God wants to teach them. We are thrilled that you have taken the time to make HomeFront™ the first step in your weekend experience of learning and growing together in Christ!

Pastor Cheryl

Volunteer

Elementary Volunteer Opportunities:
These roles can be filled by separate people, or combined and volunteer on a rotating schedule. Applications, background checks and training required.
 
Host: The Host offers the same spirit of hospitality, generosity, and inclusiveness to the kids that the host of a party would offer to the guests in her home
or  gathering.  2 to 4 times a month.
 
Small Group Leader: The Small Group Leader shepherds kids through questions about the story and biblical truths, engages them in         
community-building activities, helps them create a remembrance of their experience, and blesses them before they leave.
Ideally,  a Small Group Leader will work week after week with the same group of kids, giving him the opportunity to develop
a lasting relationship with each child.
 
Storyteller: After active involvement with the Scriptures and the lesson, the Storyteller recounts the Bible passage through the Big God Story
 for the kids in an engaging way. He leads out of an overflow of his own life, telling personal stories as necessary and guiding the kids into
 a time of natural worship response.  1 or 2 times a month.
 
Producer: The Producer facilitates the “behind-the-scenes” aspects of programming, including music, lighting, drama, sound, PowerPoint, etc.
The Producer makes sure things run smoothly and is willing to help with anything—including stepping into any of the other roles. Weekly or every other week.
 
Tech Support: The Tech team works with the producer and worship team along the lines of the computer (mac) and/or the sound board.  Every other week.