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…preparing them for worship with the whole congregation. Children and Worship is a cooperative ministry of the Reformed Church in America (RCA), the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRC), and The Presbyterian Church in Canada (PCC). Children and Worship International Reformed churches have been using the Children and Worship program for many years. Following the introduction of Children and…
Children and Worship provides an age-appropriate way of being in worship with children ages three to nine. Each week thousands of children, who are part of hundreds of congregations in North America and around the world, use the program to experience rather than merely learn about worship. Based on Montessori principles of early childhood learning, this program continues to be…
…30 years prior, the Children and Worship classroom was first outfitted for the Montessori-based children’s curriculum. Stations were built to accommodate experiential learning at a child’s height. One member of the congregation, Gary Van Schaick, had built a sand table (called a “desert box”), carved wooden figurines, and used his engineering talents to help bring the room to life. Others…
…being able to coordinate activities from the school. This year attendance has grown from 35 children to an average of 54 children, who range in age from kindergarten to fifth grade. Almost 60 percent of the children do not attend First Reformed, and many of those have no church affiliation. The STARS ministry has revitalized a struggling Wednesday evening program…
The new site helps Christians expand their imagination, take action, and deepen their love for Jesus. Head to Faithward.org, and you’ll find an array of articles featuring innovative church ministries, interviews with pastors and lay leaders, and essays that explore faith. This new site, as hinted at in its name, is all about moving faith forward. How Faithward.org was born…
…children are also being prayed for in communities. I wish there were not hungry children so this ministry didn’t have to grow, but the reality is that there are 16.7 million food-insufficient children in America and we as the church must rise up to help combat hunger. “Our prayer is that as we feed children they will be able to…
The Synod of the Heartland pilots a new Children and Family Ministry Leadership Collaborative. The collaborative equips children’s directors to lead effectively. The first of its kind, the Children and Family Ministry Leadership Collaborative equips children’s directors The Synod of the Heartland is piloting a new learning community for leaders of children and family ministries. For 18 months, 12 children’s…
The Regional Synod of Albany equips its churches to protect children from sexual assault and abuse. By Annie Reilly The idea started with a request: pastors wanted information about safe church policies. These policies have two goals: to protect members, especially children, from abuse, and to protect staff from false allegations of abuse. “I kept hearing from pastors who were…
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