Our speaker this week was Pastor Brett Humphry, the Children's pastor here at Southwest. He had many helpful suggestions regarding talking to our children about the Lord while keeping us laughing throughout the morning. And many of you may have finally received the answer to your burning question... "Why does he wear those bright orange shoes?" The answer... Think Orange. It represents the combination of yellow (the light of Christ that the church is to teach) and red (the love and support of the family). He challenged us from Deuteronomy 6:5-9 to use a holistic approach with our children. Talking about God should be a constant thing-- we should take opportunities throughout the day to discuss the things of the Lord with our kids. The many small teachable moments are moments to point them toward Christ.
He also discussed the different learning styles of children. The three common ones are
1. Visual- Need to see it
2. Auditory- Need to hear it
3. Kinesthetic/Manipulative- Need to be moving and doing something
When we discover the learning style of our kids we can better teach the in ways that they will learn the most. He shared a few creative and practical ways that kids learn based on their interests and strengths: music, drawing, and activity (exercising).
If you would like to receive the Family Connection email that Pastor H sends out to give parents helpful tips on teaching your children about God, email him and let him know.
Married Life Ministry (led by Pastor H) will be kicking off on February 12 with Valentine's Date Night. It will include a dinner, a comedian, as well as information regarding this new ministry. The cost is $40 per couple and you can sign up online if you would like to attend. Your Valentines date could be all planned for you, you just have to show up. How easy is that! My hubbie and I have already signed up-- we would love to see many of you and your husbands there as well!
Childcare is NOT provided
May you be blessed this week as you endeavor to teach and train your children in the ways of the Lord.
In His Love~Shannon
2 comments:
GREAT recap, Shan! It was a fun and enlightening morning! We'll be seeing you and Josh at the Married Life Date night!
It was such a great talk - sure appreciated everything Pastor H had to say.
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