Kidzworks IS Big Church!

By Jackie Ray


“Your parents will come pick you up when they're done with big church.”

“Have fun in little church, kids!”
 
“Do you want to go to big church with us today?”
 
“But mom, I want to go to BIG church!”

The truth is that there is no “big” or “little” church. WE are the church. We all come in different sizes, shapes, colors, and cultures. We all have different religious backgrounds. But WE are the church and we are not little in God’s eyes. We are a BIG deal to God.

Every one of us is created in His image. Every one of us was created to worship and glorify God with our whole selves. Every one of us needs to love God and love others.

"’Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'" Luke 10:27

Kids ministry is not about providing child care so the adults can worship God... at least not in Kidzworks! When kids come to Kidzworks they serve each other, they worship God with their time, their resources, their full selves, their prayers, and their interpretation and memorization of scripture. They brain storm ways to minister to their friends and to bring them into relationship with God.

Kids do church BIG. In Kidzworks we worship God with gusto. Kids give an offering with joy. Kids sing and dance to the Lord with energy and excitement. They lead each other in worship. They run the technology. They lead the small group. They share scripture and prayer and experiences they have with God. There is nothing little about kids doing church. There is nothing little about doing church with kids.

God even says to us “Big” people - "Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 18:3

As a minister to children, I am blessed. I am blessed when the Holy Spirit moves in the hearts of children and adults in the room. I am blessed when I hear a Bible story in a way I have never heard it before and God pokes my heart and says “HEY! That’s for you.” I am blessed by the fellowship that I enjoy with the kids. Isn’t that what being a church is all about? I say YES! Why do we segregate ourselves into “big people” and “little people” when to God there is no difference? We are the church.

Come do big church with us in Kidzworks. You will be blessed.



Jackie is our Janesville Kidzworks director, and is sold out to creating amazing experiences for your kids. If you're interested in volunteering for Kidzworks, contact Jackie here.