“Train up a child in the way he should go – but be sure you go that way yourself.” (Charles Spurgeon)
SABBATH RHYTHMS – experienced together during Sunday gatherings
- Children are taught what prayer is: talking and listening to God.
- Children are introduced to the appropriate heart posture for prayer – reverence and attentiveness – and corresponding bodily posture before the Lord.
- Children are invited to repeat prayers, including the Lord’s Prayer.
INVITATION for PARENTS – leading our children to places we have gone before
- Invitation to deeper practices
GOSPEL FORMATION for KIDS – practices for the family in the home
- Practices for the family in the home
SABBATH RHYTHMS
- Children learn to memorize the Lord’s Prayer in language accessible to them, and are taught what each of the statements means.
- Children also learn to sing prayers, such as doxologies.
- Children are encouraged to pray out loud and learn to express their hearts to the Lord.
INVITATION for PARENTS
- Invitation to deeper practices
GOSPEL FORMATION for KIDS
- Practices for the family in the home
SABBATH RHYTHMS
- Children learn to pray the contours of the Lord’s Prayer, expanding on each statement.
- Children begin to share their prayer requests and write down their prayers of gratitude and concerns for ministry leaders to pray over during the week.
- Children are invited to sing praise and prayer to the Lord together.
INVITATION for PARENTS
- Invitation to deeper practices
GOSPEL FORMATION for KIDS
- Practices for the family in the home
SABBATH RHYTHMS
- Children learn to pray the Psalms and are introduced to the prayers in Scripture.
- Children are introduced to other frameworks for prayer: ACTS, ABBA, etc.
- Children are invited to engage in the Prayer of Examen as a way to express their emotions and concerns to the Lord in seeking his help.
INVITATION for PARENTS
- Invitation to deeper practices
GOSPEL FORMATION for KIDS
- Practices for the family in the home
