This weekend we are trying out what we are calling "Family Sunday" at Sanctuary. We are inviting our 1st - 5th graders into Big Church with mom and dad. The service will be kid friendly with an extra transition (to combat those focus challenged), worship will be lively and includes songs that the kids are familiar with, and the message will be shortened with the idea of being in and out in 60 minutes or less (we usually run 75 minutes). We have prepared activity sheets to be passed out at the door tailored to the topic of the day - "Would you rather be the seed...or the fruit?"
The whole idea is to promote the family while exposing kids to the "look, feel and smell" of Big Church, in hopes that when they grow up they will always return to what's familiar...the church! In order for this to be most effective, I believe we must be confident enough in our children's program so that after Family Sunday, the kids will return to their own age-appropriate church experience without hesitation while still looking forward to the next Family Sunday.
Here it goes - Beta Test 1.0!
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