Welcome to the Children's Ministry page! At Living Hope, whenever there is a worship service on Sundays or Wednesdays, there will be something exciting planned for your children. So what constitutes a "child" at LH? All children ages birth through sixth grade. Below is a description of the different activities we offer for our children. We always need help, so if you have a heart for children's ministry, we've listed places you can serve. Also, check out the resource section; there we have listed areas we can all use to be better parents and teachers for the children God has intrusted to us. If you have questions about our Children's Ministry or how to get involved please contact Howard Tipton, Children's Pastor, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit out Children's Ministry Team by clicking here: Children’s Ministry Team Information.

Protect your Children from Sexual Abuse	These eight things are by no means 100% effective but they are a good start. I think you will quickly see that the most important part is learning to communicate with our children.
Mission Arlington	A great site for free curriculum. Also a very cool place to serve if you ever get a chance; call them and they will help you set up a time to come help out.
The Source	I only use this site for game ideas. They break them up into categories for large room, small room or by group size. Not all of the games are ones I would use at Living Hope.
Movie/Game Reviews	Plugged In (by Focus on the Family) IMDB: Internet Movie Database; Totally secular, but if you look under the parents guide it will give you a good idea what the movie is about and what is questionable. Common Sense Media: Again this is a secular site, but you can still get all the info you need about a game BEFORE you let your kids play it.
How can I make the Worship Service great for my kids?	Start at Home: Get everyone up early enough to eat breakfast, wake up and be ready to go without feeling rushed. Frazzled kids don't make good listeners. Also, don't let them stay up late Saturday night. Drowsy kids don't make god listeners either. A good rule of thumb is to not let them stay up much later than you would a school night. Consistency: Attending services every week is a big deal for kids. They develop friendships, learn good habits and get to know their teachers on a deeper level. All these things will help them get the most from the services. Reinforcement: Ask your kids on the way home, "Hey, what was the main point at worship today?" Talk to them throughtout the week to help them remember what we taught them. Reread the scripture passage used each week with the kids and reinforce the main points. Commit: Come join us for some of the service times with your kids. They will learn from you that what we do here is important enough for you to volunteer and be a part.

Children’s Chat

At one point in the Sunday morning worship service, Pastor Butch will invite the kids down to the front, and he will teach them a short lesson. Your child is welcome to participate. After he is done, he will dismiss them to attend Children’s Worship.

Children’s Worship

During our worship service, we offer Children's Worship for children K-6. The children are taught how we can worship our most Holy and Precious God through skits, music, and the study of His Word. Basically, it's church on the kids' level.

• Places You Can Serve: We are looking for individuals to help out so we can break into small groups after the kids are through with the lesson portion, to make sure they really understand the main point of the lesson.

AWANA

Wednesday nights during the school year, we have AWANA, which is a program where kids memorize Scripture and have a blast learning about the Bible. Your child can join in at any time during the year. While you are attending one of our discipleship classes, your kids will be downstairs learning and growing as well. You can learn more about the AWANA program at www.awana.org.

• Places You Can Serve: Every area of AWANA needs volunteers.

VBS

WARNING! This is not your everyday VBS. Here at LHBC, we offer more of a summer camp. VBS is usually held one of the first two weeks in June. From 8 a.m. until 12 p.m., we get the kids involved in everything from worship to water slides. Our primary goal here is, of course, to teach the kids about God in a fun and creative way. The skits are terrific, the games are fantastic, and the teaching is phenomenal.

Preteen Camp

Every year, we have one last summer getaway for the kids before they go back to school. Surrounded by nature, the kids can swim, play, worship, and learn so much about the nature of our wonderful Lord. Camp is usually held somewhere between the last two weeks of July and the first week of August, depending upon which session we attend.

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