Welcome Family & Friends!
Restoration Kids is a safe place for infants through 6th grade. All of our volunteers are background checked and love serving and teaching children God's Word. Our mission is to empower families by PARTNERING with parents to disciple their children to follow Jesus and love His Word, a PASSION for sharing the gospel and making disciples, a clear understanding of their PURPOSE in Christ and the local Church, and a PERSEVERING commitment to glorifying and delighting in the Triune God. Our mission is summarized in four words- Partner+Passion+Purpose+Perserverance.
Currently, we are using The Village Church teaching materials along with our various other activities, catechisms, memory cards, and worship songs.
Restoration Kids aims to restore all children and families, from all walks of life, back to God by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. We do that by Reaching+Restoring+Repeating.
We believe that Scripture is clear that parents are the primary disciple-makers in the lives of their children. Our hope is to partner with you in the pursuit of this mission, coming alongside you in the discipleship process. We do this in many ways, but especially through the various resources that we use and create. The resources we utilize will help you build a strong, restorative, gospel-centered foundation for you kids.
We start out with a time of prayer and worship.
Then we will learn weekly and monthly memory verses through, catechisms, activities and worship.
After our memory verse time, we will watch a lesson out of the Scriptures, via video.
After the lesson, there is a worship song that will reflect the truths that are taught in the lesson.
We end every lesson with three important questions that are followed with discussion:
1. How does this lesson in Scripture point us to Jesus?
2. What does this lesson teach us about God?
3. How does this lesson help us to love one another?
We end our time-taking prayer requests from the children.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Jessica Gonçalves
Children's Director
It is both my humble privilege and honor to serve as the Director of Restoration Kids Children's Ministry. Not only is it a blessing from the Lord to be the wife of my husband and an elder at RCS, Arthur Gonçalves, but it is also my highest privilege to be the mother of my four children: Arabella, Caydan, Paisley, and Leo.
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The Lord has placed a significant burden on both my heart and the hearts of our elders to teach the children entrusted in our care about the hope we have in Jesus Christ. It brings me great joy not only to serve alongside our incredible volunteers but also to partner with you in discipling your children, helping them know, love, and serve Christ Jesus, our Lord.
If you have any questions about our RCS Kids ministry, please do not hesitate to email me at RCSKids@restorationsanford.com. I eagerly anticipate the opportunity to meet you and your precious children.
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Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord,
the fruit of the womb a reward.
-Psalm 127:3
PARENT COMMISSIONING
At Restoration Church, we practice Parent Commissioning instead of baby dedication. This approach recognizes that children are a precious gift from God and emphasizes the parents' role in raising them in the faith. During Parent Commissioning, parents commit to shepherding their child's heart, discipling them, and guiding them toward a relationship with Christ, with the support of our church family. Unlike infant baptism, which may imply securing salvation, Parent Commissioning focuses on the parent's responsibility before God and the church.
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To learn more about the biblical foundations and the role of the church in this process, download our detailed PDF. If you're interested in participating in Parent Commissioning, reach out to our elders to begin the journey. We're excited to walk alongside you as you embrace this God-given responsibility!