Family Resources

Our Mission is to Partner with Parents to Build the Foundations of Faith.
Check here for resources to help you as you lead your children to know and love the Lord! 

This Month...

 December is all about Jesus' Birth!

People enjoy celebrations. We celebrate
birthdays (some people even celebrate a half
birthday, winning a sporting event, or making the
Honor Roll, achieving a goal, and the list could
go on and on. But during this special time of
year, Christians have an incredible reason to
celebrate—the birth of Jesus!

We hope that as we teach kids, the
Levels of Biblical Learning will help you introduce
Jesus, as the Savior God promised to send. Jesus
is the One who would fulfill the prophecies of the
Old Testament prophets. In this unit, kids will hear about angels revealing to Mary and Joseph God’s plan for Jesus to
be born. Kids will learn that Jesus’ birth is cause for celebration and worship as they discover how Mary praised God during her visit with Elizabeth.


 

By reading the story of Jesus’ birth, we can discover how God used Old Testament prophecies and a ruler of a foreign government as part of His plan to send a Savior. In the last session of this unit, kids will see how the wise men honored Jesus through their gifts and worship.

We pray that the kids you lead start to see that the circumstances of Jesus’ birth were all a part of God’s plan to send the Messiah. The Bible is full of examples of the impossible becoming possible with God. (Matthew 19:26) We pray that kids will know that nothing is impossible with God.

Other Resources

Social Media

Every Sunday at Noon, we post ways to Continue the Conversation that we started at EC Kids that week. Your family can use these conversation starters on the way home, at lunch after church, or during the week!

Use the links below to find our social media pages and follow us for weekly updates, pictures, and more!

Parent Newsletter

Our mission at Eastland Kids is to partner with parents to build the foundations of faith. One way we partner with you is through a monthly newsletter!

On the first Monday of the month, each month, I will send out a newsletter highlighting upcoming events, sharing cool resources for kids and parents, inviting you to jump in on the conversation of what your kids are learning each week, and giving you some encouragement, because discipling kids is hard! 
December Parent Newsletter
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Take-Home Pages

This two-sided page, which kids receive after service each week, gives opportunities for kids to engage with the story during the week, and ways for you to lead your child as they dig into God’s word. These pages take the guesswork out of the age-old question: “What did you learn today?”

Next Steps

Helping your Child take their next steps of faith can be difficult when you are not sure what to say. The "Next Steps Resource for Kids" will provide a walkthrough guide to leading your child to Christ and how to take the step of faith to be baptized. 
Next-Steps-Resource-for-Kids.pdf
Check out the "Bible 101 for Families" resource for information on what the Bible is, how it was created, and a step-by-step guide to teach your children how to use the Bible! 
Bible-101-For-Families.pdf

Resource List

Check out this list, which will help you easily find some of the best resources out there for discipling your kids that are Biblically accurate and age-appropriate.
Amazon resources

Connection Journals

As a church, we are doing a Bible reading plan together through our church wide Connection Journals! Inside will be daily reading prompts and space to journal your thoughts, prayers, and insights about the week's reading!

The weekly readings will follow along with the sermon series - but they aren’t just for adults! These journals are not only a great way to connect with other people at church, but a GREAT family resource for talking about the Bible together!
 
Click "How to Use It" for tips and tricks on using the Connection Journals with your family! 
Connection Journal
Connection-Journal-How-To-Use-It.pdf

Spotify Playlist

Looking for a fun playlist of kids' worship music? Curious what songs we are singing when we worship together each week? Check out our Spotify playlist!
Click Here for playlist