Children
COMMUNITY : Children
THE BIGGEST LOSER
A series in James for kids ages 4 through 5th Grade
We are busy! But we can’t be too busy to disciple our kids. As we study James as a church, we’ve provided some tools for you to help you make these lessons come alive to your kids. Each week, we hope you will as a family:
1. Decide how you can do an Act of Worship as a family.
2. Memorize the key verse each week.
3. Read and discuss the appropriate journal with your kids.
The Big Dog Journal is basically for kids that read. The Little Big Dogs Journal is essentially for kiddos that you need to read to. If I had a kid that was about 7 or 8 years old, I’d probably do both — have them read the Big Dogs Journal on their own, and I would read the poems in the Little Big Dogs to them as well.
Big Dog Journals
Week 1: Winning by Losing (James 1:1-12 with most focus on 1-4 and 9-12).
Week 2: Just Do It! (James 1:5-22 with most focus on 5-8, 13-18 and 22).
Week 3: Cut the Fat of Anger (James 1:19-27).
Little Big Dog Journals
Week 1: Winning by Losing (James 1:1-12 with most focus on 1-4)
Week 2: Just Do It! (James 1:5-22 with most focus on 5-8, 13-18 and 22)
Week 3: Cut the Fat of Anger (James 1:19-27)
=”text-decoration: underline;”>CHANGES IN THE CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
We are growing leaps and bounds! We are excited to add new classes and make the following changings.
STARTING OCTOBER 9 …
CHANGES IN THE NURSERY: Within the same nursery room, we will physically divide the nursery in two parts to better care for our babies: infants/crawlers and walkers (generally 12 to 18 months). The check in process is the same but the kiddos will be kept separate. Separating the walkers will help keep the infants and crawlers safe and help the nursery teachers focus on age-appropriate activities for the older kids.
NEW TODDLER CLASS: A new class for toddlers will meet downstairs next to the preschool class for kiddos 18 months to 30 months (1 ½ to 2 ½ years old). This groups puts together kids who are able to begin to experience a basic Bible lesson, but 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 year olds will learn much differently than any other age. Our toddler class will feature much play and teachers will incorporate the lesson into kids’ play, often teaching kids two or three at a time.
The preschool class will start at 2 ½ years old and include all 3 year olds. The preschoolers are ready for a slightly more advanced lesson. They can typically begin to “group” together so things like Circle Time and even some simple crafts can happen here. Big Story Books are used at this age as well.
PROMOTION SUNDAYS: Starting immediately, we only promote kids up to the next class on 3 Promotion Sundays a year. That way kids are likely to start their new class with old friends. October 9 is our first Promotion Sunday.
Questions or comments? Call Rick at 640-1523.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to catalyze and equip parents in their mission to disciple their kids.
Discipleship happens best at home. Look at Jesus’ model. He said, “Here’s my life; watch everything I do.” This is exactly how parents lead their kids! At Alethia, we’re not asking families to make our church stronger; we’re trying to be a church to makes families stronger.
CORE BELIEFS
We believe that kids will best grow in Christ when they connect to a fun, relevant and relational ministry.
FUN: We want kids to have so much fun on Saturday nights they can’t wait to come back.
RELEVANCE: We strive to teach the truth about the Bible in a way that makes sense and applies to students’ lives.
RELATIONSHIPS: We aim to help connect every child with mentoring relationships with adults and encouraging relationships with peers.
PARENTING MOMENTUM: We believe this kind of fun, relevant, relational ministry creates MOMENTUM for parents who are discipling their kids at home: When church reinforces what parents are building into their kids … when kids want to come to church … when kids are connected to people encouraging them to grow … the job of discipleship at home gets a whole lot more fun and easy for parents!