Hey Team,
Get ready for fun with friends this November with our
Seedlings Big Deal, “Hey, Hi, Hello! God Gives Me Friends!”
Sprouts and Rooted Simple truth, “I Am Made for Community,” with our theme Get Connected.
Check out our Month at a Glance to see everything that we will cover this month. And don’t forget about this month’s Just For You section—practical training for your head and heart as you help our kids find their sense of belonging and identity in Christ.
This month, keep this thought in the forefront of you mind while you interact with the children your ministering to.
By spending time intentionally welcoming every student and child who God has created, we are modeling an identity for this generation that is based on the identity God has designed. This will be in sharp contrast to the pressure and angst that a secular society demanding expressive individualism is offering them.
For You:
Blog: NextGen Ministry for the Whole Church
Training Video: Connecting Kids Across All Ages
Podcast: Check out the Hyfi Preschool and Kids Weekly Training Podcast. New episodes drop every Tuesday!
Coming Up this Weekend
Seedlings
In our first week of Hey, Hi, Hello, we will teach preschoolers that they can pray for their friends. In Acts 12, Jesus’ friend, Peter, was in prison. Peter’s friends were in a house praying for him. Suddenly, an angel came and freed Peter, leading him to safety and to his friends. God loves when we pray for our friends, and we get to teach preschoolers that He hears them when they talk to Him.
Sprouts
This week in Get Connected we will teach kids they can pray for their friends. One of Jesus’ followers named Peter was in jail because of his ministry. While in prison, his friends gathered and prayed for him. God answered their prayers by sending an angel to free Peter and help him escape. Peter went to the house where his friends were praying, and they were amazed! We get to teach kids that when they pray for their friends, they can know God listens. It’s an amazing way we can connect with the friends in our community.
Highlight of the Week
Session 1: I Can Pray for My Friends
Read: Acts 12:1-17
Highlight: Acts 12:5,16-17a
Reflect: Which friend can you be intentional to pray for this week?
A) A friend going through a difficult time
B) A friend I want to grow deeper with
C) A friend who needs to hear the good news of Jesus
Pray: Thank You, God, that You hear my prayers. Thank You that I can talk to You about the needs of my friends and know that You listen and respond. Help me be consistent in praying for my friends. Amen.
Connect: What is an amazing answer to prayer you’ve heard about or seen? How does that encourage you when it comes to prayer?