"Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing."
1 Thessalonians 5:11 (ESV)
Christ Community Church values children. For that reason, we need an active children's ministry which can communicate the glory and value of God to the youngest of children. Beyond that, younger families are not likely to make a church which does not minister to their children their church home.
But, in spite of this, as we bang the drum for people to step up and volunteer to serve these children and their families, you may yet wonder, "Why me?"
Reason #3 - Parents need help.
There are many ways you can support parents. Provide some sage advice WHEN ASKED. Be a friend to their children. Offer some free childcare so they can get some "me" time.
But one of the most critical forms of support is to reinforce their Christian witness. When parents are trying to raise their children in Christ, one of the greatest gifts is to have other mature Christians reinforcing that testimony. As you interact with children in Kids' World, even for only thirty minutes every now and then, you are proving the truth of what those parents are teaching their children. As wonderful as it is for parents to share the person of Christ, it is even better when the child can then see you living the person of Christ. You help to prove the gospel.
And, in years to come, it will be you the child remembers. They will remember you praying over them. They will remember your kindness and care. They will remember that they were known and loved by you. There may come a time, as they grow older, when their faith waivers and doubts set in. In that moment, it may be the memory of you living what their parents were teaching that helps them to persist.
Think about it.
Pastor Jason