Do Not Hinder Them: The Necessity of Children’s Ministry

Jay Lennington

July 16, 2023
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Sundays in July 2023

Sermons in this series

55 Messages

During the month of July, our regular Sunday morning Fellowship Groups go on hiatus. Designed to be a time of refreshment and fellowship with our Grace Church family as a whole, these five weeks give our congregation the opportunity to enjoy a wide variety of teaching from our pastors and elders, professors at The Master’s University, and guest lecturers for the Doctor of Ministry Program at The Master’s Seminary.

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Details

It’s not uncommon for a church to develop the mindset that children’s ministry is simply childcare that allows parents to benefit from their church’s primary preaching ministry. This low view of children’s ministry neglects the future church, along with the opportunity every church has to invest in the next generation. Ministering to parents is merely one aspect of why children’s ministry is necessary. This session will focus on a biblical approach to children’s ministry and our primary focus on evangelizing our children and encouraging the body to use their spiritual gifts in raising up the next generation of the church.

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Youth Ministry

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Sundays in July

"The church is marked by its unity, shared life, commonality, and community—in a word: fellowship. Fellowship is critical to the life of the church. Christianity is not a spectator event that happens on Sunday but a common, shared life with other believers."
— John MacArthur
 

Our 2026 Sundays in July seminars have concluded. We are grateful for everyone who joined us for these special times of fellowship and equipping.

We pray the seminars encouraged you and strengthened your relationships within the church.

Audio recordings from most of the seminars are available below. We look forward to gathering again next summer.

Teacher

Jay Lennington

Jay has been actively involved in student ministry for more than twelve years, where he has served in high school, college and junior high. In 2013, Jay moved to California in order to attend The Master’s Seminary, where he graduated with his MDiv and DMin. Jay served as the pastor for both XChange and Grace Kids. Jay and his wife, Leah, have four children.