What we value the most in all our programs.
Parent oriented
We believe that parents are the primary spiritual leaders for their families and strengthening parents will lead to greater long term student success. We make sure one core element of each program connects with our parents, our partners in spiritual development.
We believe that parents are the primary spiritual leaders for their families and strengthening parents will lead to greater long term student success. We make sure one core element of each program connects with our parents, our partners in spiritual development.
Safe environments
Students are open to listening and building relationships when they feel physically, emotionally, socially, and intellectually safe.
Students are open to listening and building relationships when they feel physically, emotionally, socially, and intellectually safe.
Creative Bible teaching
Through music, drama, imaginative settings, and creative play, we teach the Bible in an attention grabbing and fun way.
Through music, drama, imaginative settings, and creative play, we teach the Bible in an attention grabbing and fun way.
Relevant lessons
We want students to learn lessons they can apply to their lives right away.
We want students to learn lessons they can apply to their lives right away.
Developmentally appropriate spaces
We choose experiences, toys, activities, room decorations, and language that are student and age appropriate.
We choose experiences, toys, activities, room decorations, and language that are student and age appropriate.
Intentional shepherding
We provide small groups so students are connected with a leader who helps them talk about what they are learning. This should become a life long pattern. Small groups lead to more significant relationship development.
We provide small groups so students are connected with a leader who helps them talk about what they are learning. This should become a life long pattern. Small groups lead to more significant relationship development.
Fun and lighthearted
We want students to smile and be excited to come back.
We want students to smile and be excited to come back.
Experiential
We believe lessons should be interactive, always seeking to be more than merely rote learning. They should vary and include visual, auditory and tactile elements to address more than one primary learning mode.
We believe lessons should be interactive, always seeking to be more than merely rote learning. They should vary and include visual, auditory and tactile elements to address more than one primary learning mode.
Cognitive developmental approach
We teach utilizing current scientific research to make our programs better at reaching students. Concepts from Piaget, Erikson, and advanced teen development theory are critical for social development, kindergarten readiness, and growing in God's word.
We teach utilizing current scientific research to make our programs better at reaching students. Concepts from Piaget, Erikson, and advanced teen development theory are critical for social development, kindergarten readiness, and growing in God's word.
Family based corporate worship
Students learn to worship God, to pray, to sing based in part on following the patterns their parents set for them. It is not our intention or priority to divide the family unit during worship time.
Students learn to worship God, to pray, to sing based in part on following the patterns their parents set for them. It is not our intention or priority to divide the family unit during worship time.
Intentional community
Programs and students are blessed when parts of events, or events themselves, are based purely on fellowship. We learn from each other and grow together when we have the opportunity to spend time with each other in community.
Programs and students are blessed when parts of events, or events themselves, are based purely on fellowship. We learn from each other and grow together when we have the opportunity to spend time with each other in community.
Music
God gave us the gift of music for worship and human expression. We seek to use all types of music during our programming.
God gave us the gift of music for worship and human expression. We seek to use all types of music during our programming.
Distinctly LCMS in theology
Our biblical approach and understanding of theology and doctrine is based on our church's historic confessional stance in alignment with the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Our beliefs, teachings, and stances are based on Lutheran doctrine.
Our biblical approach and understanding of theology and doctrine is based on our church's historic confessional stance in alignment with the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Our beliefs, teachings, and stances are based on Lutheran doctrine.
