Hopeville: Kindergarten thru 2nd grade - Upstairs in Room 1.
Faithville: 3rd grade thru 5th grade - Upsatirs in Room 2.
Proverbs 22:6 Train a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not turn from it.
We are serving the leaders of our future and directing them onto God's Path of life. If we teach the children of tomorrow the ways of the Lord we will have Great leaders of our nation to come.
The Children's Ministry of Abundant Faith Church is commited to teaching the principles of the bible and growing our "Hope" into great "Faith" that will "Ignite" our flames for Jesus!
WHOSE CHILD IS THIS?
Author Unknown
"Whose child is this?" I asked one day
Seeing a little one out at play
"Mine", said the parent with a tender smile
"Mine to keep a little while
To bathe his hands and comb his hair
To tell him what he is to wear
To prepare him that he may always be good
And each day do the things he should"
"Whose child is this?" I asked again
As the door opened and someone came in
"Mine", said the teacher with the same tender smile
"Mine, to keep just for a little while
To teach him how to be gentle and kind
To train and direct his dear little mind
To help him live by every rule
And get the best he can from school"
"Whose child is this?" I ask once more
Just as the little one entered the door
"Ours" said the parent and the teacher as they smiled
And each took the hand of the little child
"Ours to love and train together
Ours this blessed task forever."
Barry Sneed, NavPress Executive Vice President, writes, “Jesus gave us the biblical imperative to go and make disciples. Paul reminded the church in Colossae that we must teach everyone with all wisdom so that we may present everyone mature in Christ – in order that none be deceived by persuasive arguments and stay strong in their faith. I believe that Jesus was saying in your everyday walking around life, as you are going . . . make disciples. Discipleship is the core mission behind everything relating to the church. Colossians 2:7 reminds us to walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. Becoming a disciple-making church is an intentional process. It takes intentional leadership to create alignment, relational environments, and understanding of a biblical disciple-making process.”1
Today’s Kids Need Our Help
George Barna states, “By the age of nine, most of the moral and spiritual foundations of a child are in place.”2 Our culture is greatly influencing our children’s moral behavior and development—the vast majority of Christian kids today have no spiritual foundation. In fact, current research indicates that nearly 70% of today’s youth are leaving the church. Fun and games are fine, but we must face the reality that we are raising a generation of children who have missed out on essential Bible training. When the world comes calling, many fall prey to questionable activities and deceptive philosophies—and they walk away from their faith.
Disciples For Life
It is time to come alongside parents and equip them to provide their children (at the earliest age possible) with Biblical precepts that will protect them from a barrage of worldly ideas and hostile teaching. The Bible illumines a specific number of “must know” topics to understand, “must be” traits to exhibit, and “must do” activities to experience. When a child’s developmental process includes that knowledge, those traits, and those experiences, we can be reasonably assured that we have done our part to develop a lifelong disciple of Jesus Christ.
Children’s Discipleship System™
DiscipleLand’s complete Children’s Ministry Curriculum is a proven blueprint to disciple kids. This all-inclusive, precept-on-precept system ensures that children achieve balanced growth in Bible knowledge, Christ-like character, and faithful conduct—everything kids need to live as devout Christians. DiscipleLand’s family of resources can help you equip kids to reach their peak potential as Jesus’ disciples. Kids need to build a firm foundation in God’s Word. They need help to grow into rock-solid disciples of Jesus Christ. They need our help so that they:
• Know God intimately: They develop a reservoir of knowledge based on a Biblical worldview.
• Love God passionately: They display Christ-like character in every area of life.
• Serve God selflessly: They demonstrate faithful conduct that honors God and helps people.
Resource:
http://www.discipleblog.com/2012/03/becoming-a-disciple-making-ministry
