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.