A Ministry of Lakewood Park Baptist Church Children's Department

Sunday, September 25, 2011

From Our Heart To Your Home

What is all this talk about Orange, anyway, just another crazy idea that popped into Pastor Brian's head?

Not this time.  But I can guarantee that will probably be the right answer the next time you ask a similar question!

Orange is the name of the curriculum Lakewood Park has chosen for our Reign Forest and Land of Promise students.  You can read more about it by clicking this link, but for those of you who want the simple version, well, you're in luck today!

The idea behind Orange is to get parents and children's ministry workers on the same page.  How many times have you gotten into your car after church and asked your child, "What did you learn in church today?"  The creative answers you may be getting can leave you scratching your head and wondering if your child's teacher has ever even opened a Bible!  And those take-home papers that you file into a "to talk to my kid about" file for later in the week that you just never do end up looking at again or that you find at the bottom of your bag the following Sunday as you prepare for church aren't really helping anyone, are they?

That's where Orange (and this blog) come in.  You can expect weekly blog updates and emails telling you exactly what the lesson was about and what the main point was.  Our monthly Bible memory verse will be posted (you can see it right now in the right hand column on this page) so you can work on it at home with your family.  But the parts that I am the most excited about are the practical tips and conversation starters to be posted each week that parents can use during our everyday busy lives to engage your child's heart in continually realizing how God's Word applies to his life at home and everywhere, not just in the classroom at church.

Let's get started!  To receive an email notification in your inbox whenever a new blog entry is posted, click this link and email me your request.  I'll put you on the list, and don't worry; I promise not to bombard your inbox.  After all, I've got one of those everyday busy lives, too!

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