Our Philosophy for Children’s Discipleship
The Children’s Ministry of Golden Isles PCA seeks to assist families in the spiritual formation and discipleship of our Covenant Children so that we see them grow to be engaged worshipers and biblically sound church members. In order to accomplish this task we have instituted the following programs:
Sunday school: "The Gospel Project"
The children’s Sunday school hour is a time when we seek to expose our school-age children to the story of Scripture. Our goal is to see our Covenant Children become biblically sound. At this time, we are utilizing the Gospel Project curriculum to achieve this goal. The Gospel Project for Kids immerses children in the gospel through every story, theological concept, and call to mission from Genesis to Revelation. Ultimately, the gospel message changes everything; heart transformation can only take place when a child experiences the gospel. Through the Gospel Project for Kids, children will understand the Bible is not just a collection of stories, but one unified story - God’s story of redemption.
Children’s Church: "Teach Me to Worship"
We desire to see our children become engaged worshippers. To that end, during the morning worship service, children ages 4 - 2nd grade are dismissed before the pastoral prayer for Children’s Church. During this time, we use the “Teach Me to Worship” curriculum. By presenting and explaining common elements of worship that the universal church has used throughout the ages, the curriculum aims to familiarize children with the worship service and prepare them to be a part of corporate worship.
Additionally, we want to help parents pew train their children, so we have worked to provide several resources. First, we have a children’s bulletin available for families. This bulletin contains the order of worship with interactive questions and activities to help children become active listeners and participants in the worship service. We also realize that children can struggle with sitting still and being quiet. We have “quiet bags” available in the children’s ministry hallway. These bags contain some quiet fidget busters and activities to help control the wiggles.
The Children’s Ministry of Golden Isles PCA seeks to assist families in the spiritual formation and discipleship of our Covenant Children so that we see them grow to be engaged worshipers and biblically sound church members. In order to accomplish this task we have instituted the following programs:
Sunday school: "The Gospel Project"
The children’s Sunday school hour is a time when we seek to expose our school-age children to the story of Scripture. Our goal is to see our Covenant Children become biblically sound. At this time, we are utilizing the Gospel Project curriculum to achieve this goal. The Gospel Project for Kids immerses children in the gospel through every story, theological concept, and call to mission from Genesis to Revelation. Ultimately, the gospel message changes everything; heart transformation can only take place when a child experiences the gospel. Through the Gospel Project for Kids, children will understand the Bible is not just a collection of stories, but one unified story - God’s story of redemption.
Children’s Church: "Teach Me to Worship"
We desire to see our children become engaged worshippers. To that end, during the morning worship service, children ages 4 - 2nd grade are dismissed before the pastoral prayer for Children’s Church. During this time, we use the “Teach Me to Worship” curriculum. By presenting and explaining common elements of worship that the universal church has used throughout the ages, the curriculum aims to familiarize children with the worship service and prepare them to be a part of corporate worship.
Additionally, we want to help parents pew train their children, so we have worked to provide several resources. First, we have a children’s bulletin available for families. This bulletin contains the order of worship with interactive questions and activities to help children become active listeners and participants in the worship service. We also realize that children can struggle with sitting still and being quiet. We have “quiet bags” available in the children’s ministry hallway. These bags contain some quiet fidget busters and activities to help control the wiggles.