Children's Church Ministry

The Children’s Church Ministry is a critical component of our church, because we closely take note of how our Lord Jesus Christ loved valued children during His ministry. (Matt. 19:13-14; Luke 18:16; Mark 10:14; Matt. 21:15-16; Matt. 18:3)

Vision

The Children’s Church (CC) Ministry at Glad Tidings Fellowship –High Glen church aims to create future generations that have come to know, adore and fear God from their childhood age, thus playing a key role in accomplishing our global vision as a church. (Matthew 28:18-20)

Mission

The CC Ministry at Glad Tidings Fellowship- High Glen Church has a mission to teach and train our children in the ways of God, catching them young and thereby creating God-fearing and God-loving future generations and leaders. (Proverbs 22:6). We are driven by the need to uphold our faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, which must not die with us, but must be passed on to the future generations (our children), to make it consistent and continuous.

Objectives

  • To teach the children about salvation and the word of God while they are still young (catch them while they are young).
  • To teach the children that God created people and every living thing on the earth through His word.
  • To teach the children that no one and nothing else must be worshipped except God.
  • To teach the children what God expects them to do, (not to sin).
  • To teach the children to pray.
  • To teach the children to read the word of God.
  • To teach the children to preach the word of God by word of mouth and by living like Christ wherever they are.
  • To teach the children praise and worship.
  • To identify and develop talents and gifts in the young children.

CC Ministry Leadership Composition

The CC Ministry leadership is headed by a church elder and his wife, who are appointed by the senior Pastor. The other leaders are born again, women, men, brothers and sisters who have passion to work with children.

Drivers for CC Ministry- :

i) Prayer and Fasting

  • This is held in order to assist the leaders to conduct God’s work spiritually and in true reverence to God. This, as a result creates love and unity of purpose amongst the leaders.

ii) Reading and Studying the Bible

  • This is done in order to assist the leaders to be filled with the word of God and become knowledgeable in sound doctrine. This will help them to correctly teach the word of God and adhere to the sound doctrine of our Lord Jesus Christ.

iii) Meetings with Senior Pastor:-

  • These are normally held at the beginning of the year so as to get the expectations from the senior Pastor as the man of vision. This aims to align the ministry’s efforts to the church

Ministry Activities:-

  • Sunday Bible Lessons

These are bible lessons, aimed to instill the knowledge of God’s word in the children.

  • Sunday Bible Study and Reading

This helps our children to know the ‘stories’ in the bible and give them an opportunity and encourage them to memorize bible verses.

  • Sunday Praise and Worship

This helps our children to learn how to praise and worship the Lord. Gifts and talents can also be identified and nurtured at this tender age.

  • Children’s Preaching

This helps our children to appreciate and learn how to preach the word of God. It also makes them value and desire the preaching of God’s word and appreciate senior preachers. Gifts and talents can also be identified and nurtured at this tender age.

 

 

Upcoming Events:-

The following are upcoming events:-

  • Children’s Sports Outing:

The Children’s Sports Outing will be held at a local school for the children’s convenience, where we will be having various sporting activities for their physical and spiritual development. This will be on a weekend so that we can have most of the children to attend.

  • End of Year Graduation:

This is done for the children who will be completing their primary school education, ready to join secondary school education (from 12 years to 13 years). The children will be receiving their certificates as they also get introduced to the Youth Ministry.

  • CC Ministry teachers’ get together function

This is held in order to assist the teachers to have fellowship and conduct God’s work in love and unity of purpose amongst themselves.