Children - Church Life, Faith Development

Upcoming Children's Events

Reports- Read reports about past events.

Some consistent events CBFNC holds for children include:

• A Missions Day Camp Event
• Children's Choir Festival, usually held in January
  

Recently a group of children's ministers met with Rick Jordan, Church Resources Coordinator, to discuss CBFNC's responsibility to children.

Some areas of ministry they felt are important are:
1. Children's retreats. These have been very well done and have had strong participation in the past. We want to plan two childrens events for November 18, 2008. This is a year from now, which will give us time to develop planning teams and determine exactly what we want to accomplish at these events. The theme will likely have to do with missions.
2. Literature/ laity training. No one has yet published the perfect literature for childrens spiritual formation. We need more help in discovering what materials are available, and we need training in how to adapt those materials for our unique situations.
3. Missions. This November, CBFNC is sponsoring a missions weekend that families may participate in together. We are interested to see what we learn from this weekend, as we would like for there to be many other such future opportunities. We will also explore with CBF missionaries, areas that families may minister together at the missionaries sites.
4. Professional retreat. All ministers need to get away for refreshment and renewal, even childrens ministers! We will explore options for a CBFNC-sponsored getaway.

 
Read more of the report of this meeting in Rick's article in the September newsletter, The Gathering.