What to Expect - Grade School

All Stars is our Grade School Ministry for children in grades 1 – 6. All Stars meets during the 9:00 service in the B-Quad rooms. All children must be signed-in and picked-up by a parent. Download map.

We desire for All Star kids to learn that they can carry the light-giving Good News into our dark world and that they can shine like (ALL) STARS for God!

We intentionally live out our ministry mission each weekend in All Stars. Our ministry revolves around a large group ~ small group format.

First, children are taught Bible truths creatively in our large group All Stars Theatre. Kids today are submerged in a fast-paced culture that’s inundated with technology. And kids respond to creativity and variety; they want media, action, change, silence, drama, attention-grabbing object lessons – and they want it all now! Our objective in our All Stars Theatre time is to laser focus our teaching to create the most phenomenal lesson possible each week. We strive to creatively present truth in a big way that brings the Bible to life for kids. We want something new and amazingly big each week that keeps kids coming back.

By intentionally putting our teaching time in large group, we ensure that all kids receive the same consistent message – which doesn’t always happen in a traditional classroom setting. It would be impossible for each Sunday school teacher to invest the time and resources necessary to pull off All Stars Theatre each week.

Next each child is part of a small group “team”. Our Team Time setting gives kids what they long for – community and connection. Team Time is a safe place for kids to share what they’ve learned, to grow in their relationship with God and others, and to give and receive love. This time is designed for kids to experience a sense of belonging that’s often a void in our culture today. Our teams give kids a safe and comfortable group of people with whom they can process the Bible story, share personal joys and struggles and form friendships.

Even the most creative teaching needs to move from kids’ ears and eyes into their hearts. Kids aren’t always sure what they’re supposed to do with what they’ve heard – so actual learning or life-change doesn’t occur. Being in relationship with a caring leader and friends helps children connect what they’ve learned to their lives in a real and relevant way. We believe that the combination of these three environments is what will make All Stars effective in reaching our kids and their friends for Jesus Christ, and giving them a faith that sticks. Our prayer is that this ministry will create kids who are dragging their parents to church because they don’t want to miss a week!

If you child hasn’t checked us out yet – we hope you will soon!