Decide The Appropriate Age
There are many views about communion, ranging from believing that it is something that a child can participate in at a young age, to waiting until they make their own profession of faith and are baptized. Highrock leaves the decision up to parents. What we do hope is that parents avoid letting communion be treated like snack time or to offer it to appease their kids’ wishes to join in the experience without first explaining what the sacrement is about.
Gauge When They Are Ready to Move Forward
Developmentally, around 1st-2nd grade is when kids are able to start comprehending faith in new ways. Wait for your child to express interest both during and outside worship services. Wanting to “grab a snack” during worship doesn’t necessarily indicate anything beyond an impulsive decision, but when they start mentioning it outside of service they are often more ready to enter into a spiritual conversation that can be meaningful and rich.
Gather Materials
- An 8.5 x 11 sheet of cardstock (paper is ok, too)
- Markers, crayons, or colored pencils
- A Bible (the NIrV is used in the video, but the NIV translation also works well)
Familiarize Yourself With the Video
It is recommended to watch the video ahead of time if you can. If not, the main two things you need to know to help your child engage more are the games used to teach the material:
Pictionary
In the video it is encouraged to turn off the sound so your child can make their own guesses and not hear the answers from the kids in the video while Pastor Brian draws things. If you prefer to draw the pictures yourself, that would work well, too.
Find the Bible
This game involves hiding a Bible with verses for them to look up. To get your own child up and moving, hide your Bible and have them look up the verses as well. The four verses they look up will be:
