kids and families

 

integrity believes that God should be the center of all our efforts, including those concerning our children; therefore, we have embraced a curriculum that does the same. the lessons we use purposefully present God as the main character and focus on the magnificent character of the One who can satisfy all our longings. we will not spend time dwelling on man, his needs, or useless morality; rather, these energies will be focused on the greatness of God and why He is worthy to be admired and imitated. in so doing, we give children a basis to respond to God.

 

we offer two separate children’s groups:

 

infant, toddler, and preschool age children.

 

we believe that it is never too early to lay a foundation for the faith of our children. our vision is that our infants and toddlers hear foundational bible stories, learn simple truths, and begin to hear scripture. we hope that our nursery will be a place of prayer for our children and their families. we use the curriculum ‘A Sure Foundation’ provided by Children Desiring God.

 

elementary-age children.

 

The curriculum we are currently using for our older children is ‘Faithful to All His Promises’, a year-long study on the promises God has given us. this study teaches children that God’s character is trustworthy; therefore, His promises are true and reliable.

 

children out of elementary school are encouraged to join our corporate worship service.

 

to parents:

we believe that parents have been divinely appointed to raise their children and shepherd all aspects of their personhood and we know that this is not an easy task. in our pursuit of learning truth from God and Scripture we have found that the Bible is not ambiguous about raising children. God has made it clear that children are a blessing from Him and parents are charged with the role of shaping their hearts to love and fear God. we want to help parents learn more about God so that they can live out lives that exemplify Him within their families. we hope to see primarily parents, not primarily the church, impart to their children what it means to pursue God, and live obedient God exalting lives.

 

integrity Church uses resources provided by Children Desiring God for our children’s ministry. more information about these resources can be found HERE.

 

"The greatest need of the next generations is to know and cherish the infinite value of God. therefore, we want them to become so saturated with the word of God that they treasure Jesus alone as the One who saves and satisfies the heart. the goal of our curriculum is to fuel spiritual desire by exalting the greatness and worth of God and His glorious work through Christ." - children desiring god