A New Wing, the Same Mission

One of my favorite moments from last Sunday was walking through our brand new Corners Kids wing for the very first time on a Sunday morning. The new signs look so good (and in the lobby too!), and I heard a bunch of people say it almost feels like a brand new church. Even more exciting, with the new kids entrance, families are beginning their Sunday by walking right into a space not only designed for their children, but a space that spells out our Corners Kids Core Values on the signage in the hall, helping them feel connected and learning more about us from the very first step.

While I wasn’t back in the Kids Wing during the service, it became clear to me afterward that our awesome Corners Kids team knows the real excitement comes not just from the fresh space or the new signage, but from the laughter, the songs, and the conversations of kids learning to love Jesus. That’s why I often say: our Corners Kids are not the church of tomorrow, they’re the church now.

As a dad, I see this up close with Ada and Hezekiah. Just the other day, I was playing the song Give Me Jesus by Upper Room, which we’ve only sung a couple of times on Sundays (spoiler alert—we’re singing it again next week!). To my surprise, Hez started singing along and already knew the words. Moments like that remind me that even when we think kids aren’t picking things up, they are. The truth we sing and teach is sinking deeper than we realize.

This is why kids ministry matters.

It isn’t childcare.
It isn’t babysitting.
It’s disciple-making.

Each Bible story, each memory verse, and each song is an opportunity to point kids to Jesus and to build a faith that lasts.

Parents, one of the best ways to make these moments stick is to carry them home. That’s why we’ve built ways for you to engage, like our Corners Kids group chat where you can connect with other parents in the app, our “This Sunday” page where you can preview lessons and songs, and weekly parent handouts we’ll be posting here in the app (For if the paper copy somehow disappears between the checkout table and the parking lot. No judgment… I know I’d probably lose mine too!)

So let me encourage you to open the Kids Corners in the app each week, listen to the songs together, and stay connected with other families.

Yes, our meeting space at the school looks different and our tools keep improving, but the mission has not changed. We want to see lives transformed by the Word of God, whether that’s in the sanctuary, in a kids classroom, or at your dinner table, so that all the corners of the earth (no matter how small) will know that Jesus is Lord.

Our kids aren’t waiting for their turn to be the church; they are part of it now.