EMC Presents Voyagers
Coming September 6, 2020!

EMC proudly presents Voyagers, a Christian video series for children that will prepare them for their faith adventure. Through songs, lessons, and crafts, they will hide God’s word in their hearts and learn the basics of the Christian faith. In addition, they will have lots of fun acquiring essential life skills like tying knots and scrambling eggs to make them more independent. Voyagers is a great resources to help parents disciple their kids at home.

Produced entirely in-house by the EMC staff, 18 total episodes will be released every 2 weeks on our YouTube channel and Facebook. Each episode is based on an essential Christian truth, loosely following (and serving as a companion resource to) our children’s catechism. From September to May, each Sunday morning sermon series will be focused on the themes addressed in each video, so the whole church will be covering the same topics at the same time.

Parents, don’t miss this opportunity to disciple your kids in the home and prepare them to launch into God’s great world!

Tentative Schedule of Videos
9-6 – “Who is God?”
9-20 – “What is the Trinity?”
10-4 – “Why Did God Create the World?”
10-18 – “What Does it Mean to be Created in the Image of God?”
11-1 – “What is Sin and What Are the Effects?”
11-15 – “What is a Covenant?”
11-29 – “What is the Purpose of the Law?”
12-13 – “Why did Jesus Suffer, Die, Rise, and Ascend?”
12-27 – “Who is the Holy Spirit?”
1-10 – “What is the Church?”
1-24 – “What is the Great Commission?”
2-7 – “Why is Jesus Coming Again?”
2-21 – “What is Prevenient Grace?”
3-7 – “What is Justification?”
3-21 – “What is Sanctification?”
4-4 – “What is the Gospel?”
4-18 – “What is the Purpose of the Bible and Prayer?”
5-2 – “What is a Sacrament?”

Introduction to Voyagers

Voyagers is a Christian video series for children that will prepare them for their faith adventure. Through songs, lessons, and crafts, they will hide God’s word in their hearts and learn the basics of the Christian faith. In addition, they will have lots of fun acquiring essential life skills like tying knots and scrambling eggs to make them more independent.

EMC offers Voyagers as a companion to our fully developed children’s catechism. Together they are great resources to help parents disciple their kids at home!

Discipleship Resources for Quarantine

Parents, below you will find some resources for discipling your children at home. We hope these are helpful to you and, as always, we are here to assist and equip you however we can.

Resources for Christian Parenting
Focus on the Family
Risen Motherhood
Paul David Tripp
pluggedin (from Focus on the Family)

Resources for Children’s Discipleship
Youtube:
Jesus Storybook Bible
Veggie Tales (movies and shows)
Douglas Talks (lessons)
Saddleback Kids (lessons and worship for a variety of age groups)
Seeds Family Worship (music videos)

Apps:
Bible App for Kids

Spotify Playlists:
Upbeat Songs for Quarantined Kids
Christian Kids Music

Youth-Age Resources:
YouVersion Bible app (can connect with friends)
Brio teen girls magazine
Sunday Cool Tees (YouTube)
Jon Jorgenson (YouTube)
The Bible Project videos (app and YouTube)
Christian Worship on Spotify
Christian Worship on YouTube

Let us know in the comments any other resources you have found helpful!

ARTICLE: How to Raise a Pagan Kid in a Christian Home

The article, “How to Raise a Pagan Kid in a Christian Home,” offers a helpful perspective about the purpose of parenting. It is not to raise good moral citizens, but to raise disciples of Jesus whose lives have been transformed by his grace.

Too many times, (Christian) parents have it as their goal to make their kids good and moral. It is as if the entire purpose of their family’s spiritual life is to shape their children into law-abiding citizens who stay out of trouble. The only problem with this goal is that it runs in stark contrast to what the Bible teaches. The gospel is not about making bad people moral, but about making dead people alive. If we teach morality without the transforming power of the gospel and the necessity of a life fully surrendered to God’s will, we are raising moral pagans.

According to the author, the “American dream plus Jesus” does nothing more than merely produce “good, moral pagans.” This article forces Christian parents who are serious about discipling their children to honestly evaluate what their objectives truly are. It is challenging, but fresh and insightful. Check it out.