Church at home? What a great opportunity! Think comfy, convenient, and personal. Families, thank you for planning to gather with us online. We are confident that your time including your kids in church-at-home will be a valuable investment. If you want to include some of our Mill City Kids elements in your Sunday as a family, use this outline to help:
We start with fun!
- Gather your family in a common area to play, dance or tell jokes together
- Try: tic tac toe games on a window with a dry erase marker, playing a song to silly-dance to like this one from Bethel Kids Worship, or
We focus our hearts and choices on God.
- Talk about values. Use some of our Mill City Kids language to help set expectations at home.
- Love God. We want to show God love with our hearts, souls, strength and minds. How do we love with:
–Our heart? Our feelings and words are focused on Him during worship and prayer.
–Our soul? Our core-self (attitudes, choices, beliefs) makes decisions that are kind and honest.
–Our strength? Our bodies/talents are used to connect with God and help others to do the same. We use our energy for fun/worship and self control for times to listen.
–Our mind? Our thoughts focus on the Big Idea, key Bible verse, and other Truths.
–Our soul? Our core-self (attitudes, choices, beliefs) makes decisions that are kind and honest.
–Our strength? Our bodies/talents are used to connect with God and help others to do the same. We use our energy for fun/worship and self control for times to listen.
–Our mind? Our thoughts focus on the Big Idea, key Bible verse, and other Truths.
- Love People. We want to show love to our family members.
- We pray. Praying out loud in front of your kids and for them is powerful spiritual leadership. Ask God to comfort, teach, and connect your family during this time.
We worship.
- Include your kids while you worship with the main online gathering (talk about meaning of lyrics, and sing out loud to model engagement for them)
- Or, use some of our Sunday songs and invite your preschool and elementary kids to lead.
- All songs have motions that are video led, so bring them up on a screen and follow along. Here’s our favorites:
- Preschool: I’ll Go, Count on Jesus, I am a Child of God, Jesus I Love You, My BFF, My God is so Big, My Whole Self, You are Awesome
- Elementary: Undefeated, Something Good, Good Good Father, Wake, Reckless Love, O Come to the Altar, King of My Heart
- Lyrics only: Raise a Hallelujah, Alive, Way Maker, What a Beautiful Name
We learn.
- Watch the main gathering message all together on Sunday, or play the Kids Video for younger family members.
- Link can be found under ‘Kids & Families’ here.
We connect.
- Make family conversations relational + memorable:
- Try building a fort and then ask: What was the Big Idea today? What is God teaching us? How can we invite Jesus into our family more this week?