(Bible Learning and Spiritual Training)
Spring ’08 B.L.A.S.T. (Wednesdays, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.)
May 14 will mark the end of our
Fellowship Suppers until the fall. BLAST will also dismiss
for the summer.
There will continue to be special events
for our children, so watch your bulletins and newsletters
for dates and times.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL - JUNE 16-20
"Power Lab - Discovering Jesus’ Miraculous Power"
Questions? Call Esther Julian: 415-9877 Concord UMC office: 443-2669
Questions? Call Esther Julian: 415-9877
Concord UMC office: 443-2669
Dear Children and Parents,
Again, God has provided very able and willing leaders
for our Wednesday night program this year. Kids will again be getting
ready to stage another Christmas musical, which means LOTS of fun
and work on the part of leaders, parents, AND CHILDREN. So,
please come to every rehearsal, so everyone can do his/her best.
Also, let me know ASAP if you have conflicts, because this will affect
casting and such.
You may have already read our Children’s Ministry
vision statement. Please check it out again to remind you as well as to
keep us accountable.
Thanks again for your enthusiastic participation and
support!
Esther Julian
Concord United Methodist Church
Children’s Ministry
The mission:
to prepare children for a personal
relationship with Jesus and nurture their growth* as
Christ-centered persons.
We make this statement with the belief that
God has instructed parents to provide spiritual leadership and
training at home. We value the family’s responsibility and hope
to support what is already being taught and modeled at home.
*Indicators of
Spiritual Growth – The Five Gs:
GRACE (Romans 3:23-24)
Every kid should understand that all of us need God’s
forgiveness and love, have the opportunity to accept God’s gift, and
discover how to share this gift with others.
GROWTH (Colossians 2:6-7)
Kids’ faith should cause them to become like Jesus
from the inside out, with this change evident to others.
GATHERING (Acts 2:46-47)
Spiritual growth takes place in times of fellowship in
a community of love. (Kids feel valued and can learn and grow within the
safety of their church family.)
GIFTS (I Corinthians 12)
God gives all Christians spiritual gifts/talents that
they are to use in the work of a local body of believers. Kids can see
gifts modeled and opportunities to help explore their giftings.
GOOD STEWARDSHIP (Malachi
3:10; Mark 12:41-44)
Everything we have belongs to God. Kids can learn they
have resources they can use in ministry to God and can learn to give
generously.
