· Parents are designed to be and usually are the primary influence in a child’s spiritual formation.
· If we are not intentionally partnering with them, then most of what we do is fairly irrelevant in the spiritual life of the child.
· Children’s ministry is family ministry; family ministry is children’s ministry. And we can forge effective partnerships in any model. The best model is more about the environment and leadership of your church. Keeping kids and families engaged and motivated is our goal.
“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Proverbs 4:23
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The 5 areas we focus on (H.E.A.R.T.) to help us “guide kids toward a HEART for God” in partnership with parents:
We want the hearts of our kids to lean toward God in all areas of their life so that everything they do is influenced “toward God”.
“Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6
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