Spotswood Children's Ministry - Children in Worship

Family worship is an important part of Spotswood Baptist Church. As your child enters elementary school you will find increased interest in God, Jesus, and church. This is the right time to begin training your child for worship service participation. In terms of the spiritual training of your child, family worship time on Sunday morning may be the most important event of your week. It lays the foundation for your family devotions at home.

Worshiping together as a family is preferable to a Children’s Church Sunday morning format because:

Children’s Church splits up families on Sunday morning. Children go to their SS classes and then to Children’s Church, not seeing Mom and Dad again until it is time to go home. Without Children’s Church, families would go to small group Bible study with their friends (Sunday School), then to family worship time together. Worship may be the only time all week that a family sits down together. Family worship is a critical part of the spiritual heritage you are building for your family.
It is critically important for children to see Mom and/or Dad worshiping by holding their Bible, singing, tithing, and listening to the pastor speak from the Bible. This worshipful behavior passively teaches children the importance of spiritual things and models for the child reverence and worship. Godly attitudes are more caught from parents than taught by Children’s Church leadership.
On the occasion that the sermon is beyond the child’s comprehension, there is still much to learn. Learning to worship and learning about reverence are critically important and should be taught and practiced as soon as the child is capable of the behavior. If a child does not understand a part of the service, the parent(s) have the opportunity throughout the week to explain it on the child’s level.
Worship is a place where children can identify role models.
By separating families on Sunday morning, we are robbing parents of the opportunity to perform their most important task – spiritually training their children. The Bible teaches that it is the parents’ responsibility to spiritually train their children – Deut. 6. The role of the church is to support, facilitate, train, and encourage the parents in this most important task.

Taking your child to worship with you may seem like a challenge. Age appropriate Children’s Worship Bulletins are provided at the guest station in the foyer outside the main auditorium. Be assured there are rich spiritual rewards ahead for your family. Imagine being able to have discussions during the week about topics heard from the pulpit together during family worship!






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		Family worship is an important part of Spotswood Baptist Church. As your child enters elementary school you will find increased interest in God, Jesus, and church. This is the right time to begin training your child for worship service participation. In terms of the spiritual training of your child, family worship time on Sunday morning may be the most important event of your week. It lays the foundation for your family devotions at home. Worshiping together as a family is preferable to a Children’s Church Sunday morning format because: Children’s Church splits up families on Sunday morning. Children go to their SS classes and then to Children’s Church, not seeing Mom and Dad again until it is time to go home. Without Children’s Church, families would go to small group Bible study with their friends (Sunday School), then to family worship time together. Worship may be the only time all week that a family sits down together. Family worship is a critical part of the spiritual heritage you are building for your family. It is critically important for children to see Mom and/or Dad worshiping by holding their Bible, singing, tithing, and listening to the pastor speak from the Bible. This worshipful behavior passively teaches children the importance of spiritual things and models for the child reverence and worship. Godly attitudes are more caught from parents than taught by Children’s Church leadership. On the occasion that the sermon is beyond the child’s comprehension, there is still much to learn. Learning to worship and learning about reverence are critically important and should be taught and practiced as soon as the child is capable of the behavior. If a child does not understand a part of the service, the parent(s) have the opportunity throughout the week to explain it on the child’s level. Worship is a place where children can identify role models. By separating families on Sunday morning, we are robbing parents of the opportunity to perform their most important task – spiritually training their children. The Bible teaches that it is the parents’ responsibility to spiritually train their children – Deut. 6. The role of the church is to support, facilitate, train, and encourage the parents in this most important task. Taking your child to worship with you may seem like a challenge. Age appropriate Children’s Worship Bulletins are provided at the guest station in the foyer outside the main auditorium. Be assured there are rich spiritual rewards ahead for your family. Imagine being able to have discussions during the week about topics heard from the pulpit together during family worship!