Spotlight: The Barrino Family

The Volunteer Staff of Mosaic make it Happen! Without you we would not exist. Your hard work, relationship building, and dedicated service make us who we are. That's why we are shinning the spotlight on you!

Spend five minutes in the M. Kids hallway and you will see David and Alycia Barrino at their best. With smiling hearts they greet new families, introduce them to classrooms and teachers, and get them started in The Discovery Lane Experience.

David and Alycia along with their 2 children, James age 11, and Hailey age 7, have lived in the Charlotte area for 15 years. You will often find their children hard at work too! Making friends in Kidscape and serving with their parents in set up and break down. James is a part of the Kidscape Drama Team and attends the Mix.The Barrino Family has been serving together in our Family Ministry for nearly 2 years.

As a family the Barrino's enjoy spending time with one another. Playing games and growing together in relationship with Christ. "We like that Mosaic church is so family oriented," Alycia said. "It's the atmosphere, the love that we see here that makes this a great place to serve." Alycia serves as the Hub Team Leader for Discovery Lane.

Each Weekend the Barrinos work together as a team along other volunteers like you. They give of their time, skills, smiles, and hearts to create fabulous environments for the Families and Children of Mosaic Church. Thank you for your dedicated service, and awesome leadership. You guys set the standard!

Discovery Stations

A Big thank you to everyone who volunteers each week to create irresitible environments for the families of Mosaic! Here are some new pictures of Volunteers and kids discovering that church is a safe fun place to learn about God!

Irresistible Environments

In the beginning God created the Heavens and the earth.God set the ultimate standard for creating Irresistible environments!

Cascading watter falls, vibrant peacocks, brilliant fall leaves, stripped Zebras, glorious sunsets,vast oceans,

mountain snow caps.........

Maybe it's the atmosphere, the sights and sounds, or simply the mood that they create for us. They draw us, beckon us to come and experience!

We each have places, that we long for,

that for whatever reason are simply irresistible to us! For me, it's the cozy lounge in the back of a quiet bookstore, or the ocean at midnight under the stars. Maybe you are addicted to Starbucks, or a particular bed and breakfast in the mountains. It's the first restaurant you think of when someone asks where you would like to eat. A favorite resort vacation spot that calls to you in the spring or all the creativity of Disney!

The church should be the most irresistible place in our community.

Jesus Christ was and is completely irresistible!

When He walked this earth people were drawn to him! They came by the thousands. They climbed trees to get to him, pushed through crowds to touch his garments, tore off rooftops to lower in friends. They journeyed for days to hear His message, traveling long distances. The power of God at work through us is positively irresistible!

Our objective, our number one priority in Family Ministry, is to create amazing irresistible environments that provide an atmosphere where children and parents can become fully devoted, passionate followers of Christ Jesus. That's our job as Volunteers on Sunday Morning.

It's about Kids having a blast, in the safest, coolest environment ever, all while discovering the love that God has for them and their families.

At Creation, God started with a void and empty space. He didn't compare a dark empty world with the glory of Heaven and think "I can't do this with what I have here" Instead He set the stage for us by creating our wonderful environment! He filled it with things that would be irresistible!

God created the earth to connect with us!

We can create an irresistible environment for the families of Mosaic as they connect with God. If God can help Noah build and ark, the Israelites build a temple, and Nehemiah build a wall....

We can create an irresistible environment for Family Ministry!

Let's challenge ourselves to think creatively!

What?..Why?..How?

Our Vision in Family Ministry , the purpose of M.kids, both Discoverylane and Kidscape is to make passionate young followers of Christ.
As a part of "SEEK" focus of Mosaic Church, our main objective is to create environments where children and their families can be introduced to the love of Christ.
We carryout this objective by giving kids the opportunity to
KNOW the love of Jesus Christ
GROW in relationship with Him
GO into their world and share the love of Jesus with others

But what does this look like? How do we as a team of volunteers facilitate an environment that meets this objective? Each of us serves in different roles, with children of different ages and developmental stages. How can we work towards the same goal? Let's break it down together!

Jesus

Loves

Me

This I Know

Yes, Jesus loves Me!

Jesus (Infants, Toddlers, Early Twos)

Volunteers working with this age group use deliberate efforts to share the names Jesus and God with Kids. The intent at this age is to introduce little ones to the reality that God and Jesus Do exist! They need to hear these words repeated over and over.

Loves (Three, four, and five year olds)

Kids in this age group hear, see and learn about all that God and Jesus have done that makes them so great. They are wowed and fascinated by the marvelous wonders and miracles of Christ. With God's love as the most important foundation.

Me (Kindergarten and first grade)

This is a great age to tell the kids that the Jesus they have heard so much about wants to have a personal relationship with them! They can be a forever friend of Jesus! They are amazed that Jesus wants to take the punishment for all the wrong things that they do...He'll even help me make the right choices...Wow, now that's a friend!

This I Know (second and third grades)

Along comes a growing ability to read, cognitive abilities increase.

We continue to offer kids the opportunity to begin a relationship with Christ. Kids learn at this age what that relationship really involves. They learn that the Bible is a place they can turn with confidence when they want to learn more about Jesus, a relationship with him, and life as a christian.

Yes, Jesus Loves Me!

The opportunity to begin a relationship with Christ continues. In this age we prepare kids to have a boldness in their faith and beliefs. These are the beginning of strengths that will carry them trough a lifetime of challenges to come. "I can say no to wrong stuff and Yes to Jesus!"

Challenge yourself to step back and look at your role as a volunteer. How can you aid a child, assist a family, in the age group and area in which you serve? We are a team of people who create environments and work with families to set the stage for a child's spiritual development. We want all the children in our ministry to experience each of these steps to Christ.