ChristWay K!DS & Special Needs Ministry ~ Popsicle play date at the park!
June 10 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Imagination Station
WELCOME TO ChristWay K!DS
Our leaders are eager to see your smiling faces as we learn from God's Word and have tons of fun along the way!
PRESCHOOL
THE BIG WAHOO
The Big Wahoo at ChristWay Church is a ministry for birth-Preschool aged children. It is designed to provide a safe and loving environment for your child while you are worshiping.
Here, your child will participate in fun, hands-on activities and interactive worship. Children will engage with stories from the Bible, as they discover who God is and lay the foundations for a lifetime of following Jesus.
Parents of Newborns: A mother’s nursing room is available in all three gatherings with a live video of the worship center gathering.
More Information:
ChristWay K!DS Facebook Page
Email: CWKids@ChristWayChurch.org
Call or Text: 423.521.2754
The Big Wahoo is open at 8:15, 9:45, & 11:11 AM.
Here's what we're learning in June...
This Month’s Biblical Theme Is: God helps
Our stories this month show that God helps by giving His people what they need to live faithfully and serve others. God gives us the Holy Spirit to guide and grow us, helping us live like Jesus. He helps us have faith and trust Him even when it’s hard. God also equips us to do His work, just as He helped Timothy lead and serve the church. Through wisdom and love, He helps us care for others and live out our faith in practical ways. In every situation, God gives the help we need to follow Him.
Monthly Memory Verse:
May God equip you with everything good. (Hebrews 13:21) ESV
Big Question: Who can we ask for help? We can ask God!
Week 1:
Fruit of the Spirit | Galatians 5:13–26
Brite Idea: The Holy Spirit helps us live like Jesus.
Week 2:
Faith | Hebrews 11:1–12:2
Brite Idea: God helps His people have faith.
Week 3:
Timothy | I & II Timothy
Brite Idea: God helps us do His work.
Week 4:
James | James 2:1–17
Brite Idea: God helps us love others.
Other Resources for Parents
Here are some resources that will help you as you lead your children to know just how amazing Jesus is:
ELEMENTARY
TREEHOUSE
The TreeHouse at ChristWay church is a discipleship based environment for children, kindergarten through third grade. Our time together is packed with large group worship & Bible teaching along with a gospel focused small group time.
Each week:
Kids will experience God’s love through a welcoming community. (Belong)
Kids will discover who God is by engaging with the Bible personally. (Believe)
Kids will experience following Jesus by learning to walk in His ways. (Become)
More Information:
ChristWay K!DS Facebook Page
Email: CWKids@ChristWayChurch.org
Call or Text: 423.521.2754
The Tree House is open at 9:45 and 11:11 AM.
Here's what we are learning in June...
This Month’s Biblical Theme Is: God helps
Our stories this month show that God helps by giving His people what they need to live faithfully and serve others. God gives us the Holy Spirit to guide and grow us, helping us live like Jesus. He helps us have faith and trust Him even when it’s hard. God also equips us to do His work, just as He helped Timothy lead and serve the church. Through wisdom and love, He helps us care for others and live out our faith in practical ways. In every situation, God gives the help we need to follow Him.
Monthly Memory Verse: May God equip you with everything good that you may do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ. (Hebrews 13:21a) ESV
Week 1:
Fruit of the Spirit | Galatians 5:13–26
God sent Paul to share the Gospel and start churches. He wrote letters, including one to the Galatians, urging them to live by the Spirit. Paul taught that the Holy Spirit produces fruit in our hearts. We need the Spirit’s help to live the way God wants.
Brite Idea: The Holy Spirit helps us live like Jesus.
Week 2:
Faith | Hebrews 11:1–12:2
Hebrews teaches the importance of faith and reminds us that faith is essential to our relationship with God. Salvation comes through faith in Jesus by His grace.
Brite Idea: God helps His people have faith.
Week 3:
Timothy | I & II Timothy
Timothy helped Paul share the Gospel and start churches. He later became a pastor. Paul wrote two letters to guide and encourage him, reminding him to lead well, even in hard times. These letters show us that everyone has a role in God’s church.
Brite Idea: God helps us do His work.
Week 4:
James | James 2:1–17
James wrote a letter full of wisdom for believers. He reminds us that God loves both the rich and poor. True faith shows in merciful actions that help others. God’s love is for all, and trusting in Jesus leads to eternal life.
Brite Idea: God helps us love others.
Other Resources for Parents
Here are some resources that will help you as you lead your children to know just how amazing Jesus is:
THE ESCAPE
THE ESCAPE
The Escape at ChristWay church is a discipleship-based environment for preteen kids in 4th and 5th grade. Our time together is packed with large group worship & Bible teaching along with a gospel-focused small group time.
Each week:
Kids will experience God’s love through a welcoming community. (Belong)
Kids will discover who God is by engaging with the Bible personally. (Believe)
Kids will experience following Jesus by learning to walk in His Ways. (Become)
More Information:
ChristWay K!DS Facebook Page
Email: CWKids@ChristWayChurch.org
Call or Text: 423.521.2754
The Escape is open at 9:45 to 11:11 AM.
Here's what we are learning in June...
This Month’s Biblical Theme Is: God helps
Our stories this month show that God helps by giving His people what they need to live faithfully and serve others. God gives us the Holy Spirit to guide and grow us, helping us live like Jesus. He helps us have faith and trust Him even when it’s hard. God also equips us to do His work, just as He helped Timothy lead and serve the church. Through wisdom and love, He helps us care for others and live out our faith in practical ways. In every situation, God gives the help we need to follow Him.
Monthly Memory Verse: May God equip you with everything good that you may do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ. (Hebrews 13:21a) ESV
Week 1:
Fruit of the Spirit | Galatians 5:13–26
God sent Paul to share the Gospel and start churches. He wrote letters, including one to the Galatians, urging them to live by the Spirit. Paul taught that the Holy Spirit produces fruit in our hearts. We need the Spirit’s help to live the way God wants.
Brite Idea: The Holy Spirit helps us live like Jesus.
Week 2:
Faith | Hebrews 11:1–12:2
Hebrews teaches the importance of faith and reminds us that faith is essential to our relationship with God. Salvation comes through faith in Jesus by His grace.
Brite Idea: God helps His people have faith.
Week 3:
Timothy | I & II Timothy
Timothy helped Paul share the Gospel and start churches. He later became a pastor. Paul wrote two letters to guide and encourage him, reminding him to lead well, even in hard times. These letters show us that everyone has a role in God’s church.
Brite Idea: God helps us do His work.
Week 4:
James | James 2:1–17
James wrote a letter full of wisdom for believers. He reminds us that God loves both the rich and poor. True faith shows in merciful actions that help others. God’s love is for all, and trusting in Jesus leads to eternal life.
Brite Idea: God helps us love others.
Other Resources for Parents
Here are some resources that will help you as you lead your children to know just how amazing Jesus is:
Upcoming Events in ChristWay K!DS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What are the steps for my elementary aged child to be baptized?
At ChristWay, we believe that baptism is an outward expression of an inward change; it is symbolic of salvation and not a part of salvation. Only those who have made a decision to accept Jesus Christ as Lord should be baptized. While we recognize that children can make a sincere profession of faith at a young age, we believe it’s important to give them time to grow and demonstrate a personal understanding and commitment to that faith. For this reason, we ask that children wait until they are at least 8 years old before being baptized.
Two classes are required for elementary aged kids before baptism:
1) StartHere – offered quarterly, this class is for parents WITH their children. This is a 30 minute class that presents the salvation message in kid friendly verbiage. We also provide tons of parent resources for continuing the conversation at home. The StartHere class is a mandatory prerequisite before an elementary aged child can attend the baptism class.
2) K!DS Baptism class – this class is offered before each baptism at ChristWay. This class is for elementary aged kids who have made a decision to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and are wishing to publicly proclaim that decision. Kids attend this class while their parents attend the adult baptism class.
How do you help keep children safe at church?
ChristWay K!DS takes safety very seriously when it comes to your children. Before children even arrive, every toy and environment gets cleaned and sanitized and every volunteer is screened with an interview and federal background check.
When you arrive on campus, all children are checked in and parents receive a tag with a unique code that matches only to their child. This tag must be shown upon checkout. There is only one way in and one way out of each environment, and adults are not allowed in after the gathering starts.
In addition, both The Big Wahoo and The TreeHouse are able to lock down in just a few seconds with trained safety personnel and their leaders who know the plan for any of emergency. We also have a trained medical volunteer on call every Sunday.
Our whole team — from staff members to small group leaders to safety personnel — are trained to keep your kids safe.
What if I'm not ready to leave my children in the Kids' Ministry?
ChristWay loves kids and has an amazing ministry for them; however if your child is still young or just not feeling up to being away from you, we have an area called the Retreat Zone. It’s located in the Worship Center, directly in front of the Sound Booth, and a Frontline Volunteer can help you get seated there. Should you find your child needs your attention, we encourage you to slip out quickly and allow a Frontline volunteer to assist you, if needed.
What if my child needs my attention?
Our check-in system can alert you if your child needs attention. Located within The Big Wahoo, we have a Mother’s Room where you can comfort or nurse your child in a private environment and still watch the worship gathering via a television.
Can you accommodate my child with special needs?
Yes! The goal of the special needs ministry is to create an environment for everyone to safely participate on Sunday morning, as well as in LifeGroups and all ministry events that the church offers, so that each individual has an equal opportunity to be presented with the Gospel and grow in his or her relationship with Christ.
SHARING CHRIST WITH YOUR CHILD
Why do people die? Where do I go when I die? Why did Jesus die on the cross? How can Jesus be part of my life when I can’t see Him? How did He get out of the tomb and is He really alive?
Has you child ever asked you any of these questions? If you are like most parents, your hands start to sweat, because you feel like “I don’t want to answer this wrong or scare them away from wanting to know more.” Well, you are not alone! This is the part of parenting for which we had no training. Before we even left the hospital, others showed us how to change a diaper and give a bottle. Salvation, though, is HUGE! Where is the manual for helping our kids with that?
Kids are so curious and have such tender, trusting hearts. Jesus knew this and told us to have the faith of a child. Sometimes we, as adults, make it harder than it needs to be. When a child begins to ask questions, it may only be the early stages of acquiring more information. Answer what your child asks and do not give more information than he is seeking. Do not jump to conclusions but do speak in clear terms and ask follow-up questions. Both the child and the Holy Spirit should be in the driver’s seat, setting the pace and course for the discussion. The “big event” occurs at different ages for individual children since each child is unique in his relationship with God. Here are some simple questions to consider as you talk to your children. The child must understand:
- Who is Jesus?
- Why did Jesus come?
- What did Jesus do?
- Why should I become a believer?
- How can I accept Jesus as my Savior?
These can be hard questions to answer on a child’s level, but they understand so much more than we as adults think. A complete, yet simple explanation is the ABCs:
A | Admit you are a sinner.
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
B | Believe Jesus died for your sins and rose from the dead.
Romans 5:8
But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
C | Choose to trust Jesus alone.
Romans 10:13
Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
Once your child understands these concepts and is asking to pray to become a believer, allow him to pray out loud in his own words. There’s really no “right” way to pray or specific prayer to follow; instead, it has to do more with the child’s understanding and sincerity of heart.
After your child has prayed to ask Jesus to be part of his or her life, celebrate!!! He is now part of God’s family and will one day go to heaven. Make sure to share this with everyone at church, especially in CW Kids so we can celebrate too!
Start Here classes are offered quarterly for K!DS and their parents to attend together. We also have a K!DS baptism class offered before each baptism.
If you have questions, please email Renae Marcus at cwkids@christwaychurch.org.
CHRISTWAY K!DS TEAM
RENAE MARCUS
CHILDREN
BROOKE SWILLING
CHILDREN MINISTRY ASSISTANT
OLIVIA MARTIN
CHILDREN MINISTRY AIDE