some things cannot be taught (#17)

We all know there are things in life that simply cannot be taught- there are some things that we just have to learn on our own.  There are many things that cannot be learned in a lesson form. 

This year at Maple Springs we started a small group for our kindergartners through 3rd graders called "Kid's Club".  We started the first Wednesday in September.  Wednesdays are now my favorite day of the week.  We begin by spending time hanging out- we play Connect 4, play with play dough, coloring pictures, playing Jenga, etc.  I love watching the kids trickle in as our time begins.  They all take time to chat- catching up with others about how their week is going.  One of my favorite times of our evenings is dinner time- a time when the kids break bread together and have time for real conversations.  It is precious.

We call our Wednesdays for kids "Dirt: Good Soil for a Full Life".  Each week we focus on a particular scripture (right now we are focusing on parables) and really dig into it- like digging in the dirt;)  

There is something they've already figured in the first few weeks, something that cannot be taught and that is how to be the church.  Watching this happen has been a blessing.  Our kids know the importance of valuing all of their friends.  They appear to sincerely care about each member in the group.  A couple of weeks ago we celebrated one of our 1st graders birthdays.  When he came into the room the kids loved on him like the church should.  They celebrated him in a big way.  And just this week they demonstrated that they know how to mourn.  They wrote a sweet card to two of our girls who lost their grandmother- each one taking plenty of time to write or draw just the write thing.

They truly know what it means to be the Church!

You see these kids know what it means to be the church.  They get what it means to be an Acts 2 church.  I'm thankful that they get this at such a young age- what a blessing they will be for our church today and in the years to come.