Children's Ministry
Sunday school, Bible stories, worship songs, and the planting of faith in the youngest members of the house.
What we do.
The Children's Ministry of Dunamis exists for the spiritual formation of the youngest members of the house. We are organized into age-appropriate classrooms — nursery for babies and toddlers, an early-childhood room for preschool, a primary classroom for elementary, and a pre-teen group for fourth through sixth grade. Each room follows the same teaching arc on a Sunday so that families share a common Bible story to talk about at lunch, but the level of depth is calibrated to where the kids actually are.
Every Sunday includes a Bible story told with energy and craft, worship songs the kids can actually sing, prayer time where children pray real prayers for real things, and a craft or activity that anchors the lesson in their hands. Once a quarter we hold a parents' meeting to align what we're teaching with what's being reinforced at home. Once a year we hold Vacation Bible School — a full week in June, the highlight of the children's calendar.
Our heart.
Jesus said: "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God." We take that command literally. Children are not a holding pen until they can join the adult service — they are full members of the body of Christ NOW, with faith real enough to teach the adults a thing or two. Our job is to give them every chance to meet Jesus in a way they can hold onto for life.
We believe faith planted at five is faith that holds at fifty. The Bible verses memorized in a primary classroom become the sword in the hand of a thirty-year-old in a hospital waiting room. The worship songs sung in our preschool room become the songs that comfort a grandmother in a nursing home. This ministry is doing generational work, and we know it.
If you love children — or even if you're not sure you do but want to learn how to serve them — show up next Sunday and shadow a classroom. We need teachers, helpers, worship leaders, and the kind of patient adults who can sit on the floor and listen to a five-year-old's full theology of God. The work is joy.
Join the children's team.
Joining a team is really just a conversation. Tell us where you are - we'll help you find your place and grow.