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Children’s Life Philosophy
Life Community Church is invested in the next generation. For this reason Children’s Life is more than another kid’s program or a babysitting service for the church. It’s a ministry focused on showing children a life in Christ. I’m a visual guy and the best way to explain our philosophy is: “orange.” Orange forms when the colors yellow and red come together. In the same way, Children’s Life wants to partner with families to reach the next generation for Christ. Let me explain:
Light bulb (yellow): The light bulb represents the light of the church. Jesus called the church to be the light of the world; as such we focus all our energy in shinning our light on Jesus (Matt. 5:14). We are called to reach people for Jesus, grow them in His love and send them into the world to make an impact for the Kingdom.
Heart (red): The heart represents the love of the family. Families come in all sorts of packages. No matter the package it is clear that the family is called to display the heart of God (Deut. 6:5-7).
Orange: When the light of the church (yellow) and the heart of the family (red) come together in partnership, these two colors create orange. Orange is the ultimate partnership between the church and families; working together to reach the next generation for Christ.
Orange is the cooperation of the two greatest influences in your child’s faith; the church & the family. Our Children’s Life Ministry is serious about showing kid’s Christ and truly wants to create a partnership with parents. In this battle for a generation we believe that the church cannot do this alone. Families are a key part in the spiritual formation of a child’s faith in Christ.
Children’s Life Values
Now that you understand our philosophy in children’s ministry, here are the values that drive us every week to put on the ministry for your children and their friends. In Children’s Life we have four values that we encompass every Sunday your children are in service. These values are:
- Safety
We want children to feel safe and be safe, and parents to rest assured that their children are well cared-for while they are in the service. For this reason, we require children to be supervised by either authorized adults or their parent(s) at all times. We also require applications and background checks on every volunteer. - Truth
We don’t want to simply entertain children, and we’re not here to babysit. We want children to learn about Jesus. Lessons about Christ and the Bible will be age-appropriate and will help them understand God’s love and plan for their life. - Partnership
We believe that families are critical to a child’s relationship with God. When we partner with families our combined efforts are concentrated for the sake of the spiritual growth of the next generation. The church and family do not work separately but cooperatively to offer opportunities and events that unite families in their faith. - Fun
We want your child to have fun! Our desire is for your child to have such a good time that they will be begging you to come back next week. We believe creating this fun environment for kids will help children learn more about Jesus. We use games, crafts, props and creative stories to communicate the message, and we think it’s okay to have a good time at church.
Children’s Safe Zone
Life Community Church is honored that you would trust us with the physical and spiritual well-being of your child. The Children’s Life team takes this responsibility very seriously. To achieve a “Children’s Safe Zone,” we have established the following goals:
- Children’s Life (CL) staff and volunteers have passed a background check and are familiar with our policies and procedures.
- Establish and monitor an area that is exclusively used for birth-fourth grade ministries.
- Create an effective check-in and check-out system that maintains the safety of your children.
- Children’s Life is determined that children are supervised at all times by either their parents or approved volunteers/ staff.
In order to achieve these goals we ask that parents:
- Check in your children before service AND check them out by picking them up in person after service. Important: Children will not be allowed to leave the ministry area on their own until a parent checks them out.
- Pick up your children within 10 minutes after the adult service has finished in order to respect the time of our volunteers.
We thank you for your continued trust and help in pursuit to uphold the safety of our Children’s Life Ministry. If you have any questions please email at childrens@lifekirkland.org.
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