Cornerstone Kids
Children's Ministry Values
"We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD, and His might, and the wonders that He has done… so that they should set their hope in God and not forget the works of God, but keep His commandments."
1. Empower & support parents
We believe that parents have the primary honor and responsibility for the spiritual nurture of their children (Deuteronomy 6:6–7). Parents are on the frontlines of a spiritual battle. Our commitment as a community of believers is to support and encourage parents by providing close parent-teacher interaction, books, parenting classes, Sunday School, fellowship, accountability, prayer, and other resources carefully designed to help parents impart a love for God and His Word to their children.
2. Provide depth
We believe that children can handle deep truth at a young age. For this reason we have chosen a multi-age curriculum based on a systematic theology approach — an ordered study of who God is, who He has made us to be, His plans for us and this world, His work of salvation for His people, and the things of the world to come.
The goal of our curriculum is to fuel spiritual desire in children by exalting the greatness and worth of God and His glorious work through Jesus Christ in a creative and compelling way. Our God is not a boring God.
3. Write it on their hearts
We believe the truth of Scripture can be understood and applied by children. Although the conversion and spiritual growth of our children is the work of the Holy Spirit, as they are immersed in the whole counsel of God they will be formed to act with the character of God's people. Our teachers and volunteers are committed to regularly praying for the kids in their classrooms.
4. Worship with awe & joy
We believe that children have the capacity more than anyone else to feel a sense of awe and wonder. Jesus Christ can capture the emotions and imagination of our children in ways that yield heart-felt expressions of worship and love for the truth, not just rote obedience to a list of rules.
Our intergenerational worship service is designed to impart faith to the next generation as children watch and join their parents and other adults within a genuinely caring community of believers.
5. Reach out with love
We believe that children can be spiritually nurtured without retreating into an isolation that would keep them from ministering to the world around us. We want to equip them to share their faith, to have compassion for and serve those in need, and to be a friend to others for the gospel's sake.
To this end, we invite our children to participate with the weekly church offering, and we make them aware of church needs, missionary situations, world emergencies, local ministry, and other opportunities to help through prayer, giving, and service.