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Higher Ground Children's Ministry
Our Sunday children’s ministry has five age specific areas in which each child is secure physically and is loved and cared for by approved and responsible adults and youth support staff. In our Children’s program, each child is valued and taught the Word of God in age appropriate ways in order to ensure that our children learn and have fun during their time in Harvest’s Children’s Ministry.
“In essence,” a researcher once noted, “what you believe
by the time you are 13 is what you will die believing. Of course, there
are many individuals who go through life-changing experiences in which
their beliefs are altered, or instances in which a concentrated body of
religious teaching changes
one or more core beliefs. However, most people’s minds are made up and
they believe they know what they need to know spiritually by age 13.
Their focus in absorbing religious teaching after that age is to gain
reassurance and confirmation of their existing beliefs rather than to
glean new insights that will redefine their foundations.”
That sheds some light on why we believe Children's
Ministry is not a babysitting service but rather a real, vital,
life-transforming ministry!
At Harvest Waterloo Region we have a large group of dedicated volunteers who
take very seriously the privilege of caring for, mentoring, teaching
and enjoying your children.
Each
week significant effort is invested in the lives of these young
children. We always hear of how much 'fun' they had during their church
experience but more importantly to us as parents we know they were also
worshipping God and hearing His word taught in an age appropriate
manner.
Please register your child prior to 10:30 as this will allow
them to get the full experience of their class.