GROWING
A CULTURE OF WORSHIP IN YOUR CHILDREN
I started following one of my
mentors in Kids ministry recently and I’ve been privileged to get insight into
some of her powerful resources. I will be sharing with you the lessons I got so
far about growing the culture of worship in our children.
Remember, my previous post was
about the mind of the child and how we can create the right environment for the
utmost goal of reaching their full potential. The mind is said to be absorbent
in the first 6years of life, hence the need for deliberate actions towards the
spiritual development of their life.
Here we go….
Just waiting until you get to
church to worship isn’t enough—for yourself or for your kids. It needs to be a
part of every family’s spiritual life all week. It is
therefore important to worship in front of your kids—in the car or at home.
Our example makes
a difference in
children’s spiritual life and future!
Look at these verses
in Psalm 145:3-4:
Lord, you are great.
You are really worthy of praise.
No one can completely
understand how great You are.
Parents will praise
Your works to their children.
They will tell about
Your mighty acts.
They will speak about
Your glorious majesty.
These verses show us
how important it is to teach and show our kids how to worship
- How about playing such songs
for car rides and time at home so that you can have a family praise
celebration wherever you are. I have come across a lot of short videos on
social media platforms of families having their children sing along to
worship songs in their car and family time. Personally, my two year old
daughter can sing a lot of Sinach and Frank Edward’s songs before she even
hit the big Two. She just seats in her car seat quietly watching in
admiration how Mummy and Daddy were enjoying the music. Then one day, she
was mumbling the words and right now, she can perfectly sing the words of
the songs. I marvel at the way she even show the emotions, make signs and
forms the beats. I’ll make a video of her someday and share.
She might not understand
the meaning right away, but I know it’s just a matter of time
- Have you thought of having a
special Karaoke night at home, with a special family dinner, gifts and
invite friends or family over…Here you can get to put off the Television
set for a while and get to worship God in a fun way with your children?
This makes them learn that worship is very important and it is a big deal.
I am personally going to try this out.
- In place of going to the movies
or shopping, take them along for a worship concert in your local assembly
or somewhere in town. Expose them to the big stage and let them see beyond
the four walls of the church that worship is cool. This can work more for
PRE-TEENS AND TEENAGERS.
- Encourage your kids to
participate in worship during church service. Words of encouragement do
wonders to validate a child’s emotional development. Do not leave them to
wander around during service/worship. Get them involved.
5.
There is power when
kids worship. Their worship can impact families and entire churches in ways
that we can’t even imagine.
6.
Get on the internet
for ideas, get creative, teach them the old style of worship and also get into
the modern world and expose them to the trending worship gigs.
7. For more information
on great worship song and resource materials for your child’s development
please go to Hillsongkids.com, yancynotnancy.com etc
SOURCE: Ecclezzia.com
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