The Crime Happening in Your Church & Preparing for the Beginning!!

This is taken from an article that was posted in 2013.

"Last year my oldest son went through a phase where he refused to finish his dinner and frankly his mother and I were tired of trying to meet his every whim. After going back and forth without any progress, I decided we would only feed him once a week. It was risky I know. As you can imagine the first week his energy level dropped and he wasn’t his normal energetic self. The good news however was every Sunday I took him out to eat at a nice restaurant and let someone else feed him. He was able to fill up, but then it was back to no food during the week.”Let me stop here. 

Obviously, THE ABOVE DID NOT TAKE PLACE. However, it is happening spiritually every week in homes around the world. 

THE PROBLEM:  The Crime 
Parents are outsourcing the complete spiritual training of their children out to church leadership and hoping for the best.  Most Moms and Dads have bought the lie that a couple of hours in Kid’s church will give their kids everything they need for their spiritual growth. Wrong.

To read the rest of the article go to http://www.nathanrouse.org/the-crime-happening-in-your-church/

To find out how EBC is trying to fight this PROBLEM continue reading.

We have several resources to help parents know what their kids are learning about and engage their kids in what they are learning.

WEEKLY TAKE HOME SHEETS:  Each week, in your child's classroom there are half sheets with the memory verse, some questions and application points from that week's lesson, prayer items which include one of missionary families and an EBC related ministry.

QUARTERLY FAMILY MINISTRY GUIDE:  This is a collection of the weekly guides for the whole quarter.  These are available in the rack by the check in area and online.

YEAR LONG FAMILY DEVOTIONAL BOOK:  This brand new resource from Generations of Grace is available for purchase at www.generationsofgrace.com.  This book contains 5 daily devotions for each lesson.  You can view a sample of the first two weeks HERE.

CHURCH-WIDE BIBLE MEMORY PROGRAM:  We have set up our EKIDZ Bible memory verse system for 2 years old through adults.  You can find out more at blog.emmanuelbaptist.com/biblememory

KIDS IN CHURCH:  At least twice a quarter, we don't have our regularly schedule 1st - 3rd grade program for kids.  On these Sunday's kids are in the church with their parents, grandparents or other adults.  You can find out more about this by clicking HERE

SOME SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES TO HELP FAMILIES:  On September 20, we are having a Simple Sandwich lunch for families with kids 5th grade under.  Read more about it HERE