A Moment With Pastor Fred
Jesus loves children. One of the most precious portraits of him is holding them in his arms, Mk 10. The disciples saw these parents bringing children to Jesus as an interruption into his busy schedule. Jesus had much more important concerns than to be bothered by noisy, squirming children. “The Master is busy – be on your way! Shalom! And take that stroller with you too!” Jesus rebuked the disciples. He then took the children into his arms and blessed them.
Since children are important to God, they should be important to us. One of our initiatives in our current strategic plan states: “develop avenues for children discipleship.”
With this in mind I am happy to announce the new Planted Kids Club beginning on Wednesday September 30th from 6:30-8pm. This will be led by Pastor Anthony. The mid-week children’s ministry will meet during the school year on non-small group Wednesdays (2nd and 4th week) it will instruct children (potty trained to 5th grade) toward knowing Christ and instilling a Christ-centered worldview. Each night will incorporate fun activities with biblical teaching from the New City Catechism Curriculum, church history, and missions. Parents must sign their children in and out upon drop-off and pick-up, but they are invited to stay. Note: The sanctuary is inaccessible on Wednesdays due to praise and worship practice.
What a tremendous opportunity! I urge parents to bring their children. Anthony won’t be able to do this on his own and will need assistance. Talk to him how you can help. And we can all pray for this new endeavor. More information will be made available this month. We at HBC recognize the importance of impacting the next generation for Christ. Jesus loved children and we do too.