MINISTRIES
Children
Pastor: Christian Burkhardt
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. - Ephesians 6:4
A parent’s highest priority is to raise their children to live by faith -- to be men and women who will stand before God at the end of their lives and hear Him say,
“Well done!” Parents have three main responsibilities in this endeavor:
1. The responsibility to model a gospel lifestyle for their children, both as individuals
and as interdependent members of the gospel community.
2. The responsibility to teach their children the gospel message that results in
gospel living.
3. The responsibility to actively involve their children in gospel living as their age
and maturity allow.
The #1 priority of Cornerstone’s Children’s Ministry is to help parents fulfill these responsibilities. Our ministry exists to help parents raise their children by providing
the following:
1. Tools, resources, and encouragement to help families within gospel communities
raise their children together in the “discipline and instruction of the Lord.”
2. Tools, resources, and encouragement to help families within gospel communities
care for unbelieving families and children in their neighborhoods.
3. Sunday School: Age-appropriate teaching/worship/fellowship environments
for children who are not yet able to understand and participate in the main
Sunday gatherings.
Sunday School
During the 9:00am and 11:00am Sunday gatherings.
We provide classes for the following:
NURSERY: Infants and Toddlers -- Rooms 1 & 2
EARLY CHILDHOOD: 2 yrs. thru Kindergarten -- Rooms 3 thru 6
ELEMENTARY: 1st - 4th grades -- Rooms 8 - 12
SPECIAL NEEDS: For all ages -- Only during the 11:00am service, Room 2126
**There will NOT be any Sunday School for grades 1-4 during the summer in order to give our volunteers a break. Please plan on bringing your older children into service with you. We have provided Children's Bibles for use during the service so that they can follow along, as well as crayons and paper for them to color or write about what they're hearing during service.**
Special Needs
For families with special needs children and those with a heart to support
these families.
Ministry Opportunities:
- Special Needs Sunday School Class (in room 2126 during the 11am service)
- Special Needs Youth Bible Study (in room 2130 during the 11am service)
- When appropriate, one-on-one assistance to support special needs children in
mainstream Sunday school classes (Must be arranged in advance, available only
at 9am & 11am.)
- “Date Night” for parents of special needs children. 6:00-9:00pm the first Friday
every month in room 2128.
For Sunday School times, inclusion arrangements, volunteer information, or any
other questions regarding the special needs ministry, please contact Cyndi Page
at 805.501.8435 or cpage52@hotmail.com.
Volunteering
Already involved in your neighborhood? Help serve the rest of Cornerstone by volunteering in a Sunday School class or AWANA group! You can now sign up for the children's ministry online.
For more information, call or email Rochelle Frederiksen at the church office.
