What we do.
The Children's Ministry of Dunamis exists for the spiritual formation of the youngest members of the house. We are organized into age-appropriate classrooms — nursery for babies and toddlers, an early-childhood room for preschool, a primary classroom for elementary, and a pre-teen group for fourth through sixth grade. Each room follows the same teaching arc on a Sunday so that families share a common Bible story to talk about at lunch, but the level of depth is calibrated to where the kids actually are.
Every Sunday includes a Bible story told with energy and craft, worship songs the kids can actually sing, prayer time where children pray real prayers for real things, and a craft or activity that anchors the lesson in their hands. Once a quarter we hold a parents' meeting to align what we're teaching with what's being reinforced at home. Once a year we hold Vacation Bible School — a full week in June, the highlight of the children's calendar.
Our heart
Jesus said: "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God." We take that command literally. Children are not a holding pen until they can join the adult service — they are full members of the body of Christ NOW, with faith real enough to teach the adults a thing or two. Our job is to give them every chance to meet Jesus in a way they can hold onto for life.
We believe faith planted at five is faith that holds at fifty. The Bible verses memorized in a primary classroom become the sword in the hand of a thirty-year-old in a hospital waiting room. The worship songs sung in our preschool room become the songs that comfort a grandmother in a nursing home. This ministry is doing generational work, and we know it.
If you love children — or even if you're not sure you do but want to learn how to serve them — show up next Sunday and shadow a classroom. We need teachers, helpers, worship leaders, and the kind of patient adults who can sit on the floor and listen to a five-year-old's full theology of God. The work is joy.