Join the Holston Conference Children’s Ministry Team in this new season of hope as we partner with you and launch a new initiative – CULTIVATE FAITH.
Throughout this pandemic, we experienced ways families have grown in their faith together. With limited programming in our church buildings, families worshiped together in their homes, participated in driveway visits, used faith at home kits, and served together in their communities. Families were the center of faith formation.
It is the Children’s Ministry Team understanding of reading scripture, especially in Deuteronomy and in Philippians, that God creates and calls families to be a primary place of faith formation for children.
“Love the Lord with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk on the road, when you lie down, and when you get up.” (Deuteronomy 6:5-7, NIV)
“Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me or seen in me – put into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.” (Philippians 4:9, NIV)
When we invite God’s presence into our lives, we need to “talk the talk and walk the walk” on our faith journeys with our families.
After seeing Jesus many times following the Resurrection, the disciples probably had many questions. They were thinking about their next right steps. In the book
Cultivate Family Faith-On-The-Go Sampler Cultivate faith is the small daily and weekly faith steps with children that leads to big faith. The focus is
The Emmaus story is among some of the most remarkable Bible stories that our families read. It describes significant faith steps along the road, in
“One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could touch and bless them.”
Children and their stones are inseparable! They love gathering these precious objects for their unending collections! Rock collecting is a great hobby for all ages!
