FAMILY MINISTRY
Our Vision for Family Ministry
Participating with God in the family to welcome, shape, and send disciples.
At Resurrection, we value our children and our baptismal vows to raise them in the way of the Lord. As a church family, we believe that we are collectively responsible for their spiritual formation and we partner as biological and spiritual parents for all of our children.
Baptism
One of the key ways the church welcomes children into the household of God is through Baptism. If you’d like to speak with one of our clergy about this please contact us at care@rezaustin.com.
You can also read about Baptism in this Family Baptismal Guide.
If You’re New: Welcome!
Sunday Check-ins
Please stop by the Welcome Table to sign your child into our system and get a name tag. Each tag has a corresponding security label with a matching code to ensure a safe pick-up.
Pick-Up
Parents pick up kids at the passing of the peace so your family can participate in communion together.
Contact melissag@rezaustin.com with any questions.
Rez Kids on Sundays
Sunday mornings at 10AM
Older Elementary: (3rd Grade and Up)
We invite older kids to join their families and participate in the church service. Our goal is to build a knowledge and understanding in liturgical practices so kids and youth can fully participate in the church services each Sunday. We do provide coloring pages and activities based on the sermon to keep hands busy so their ears can listen. Throughout the year we provide age specific formation classes after church on the Apostles’ Creed, The Lord’s Prayer, and The Ten Commandments that occur alongside adult formation classes.
Early Elementary (5 yrs - 2nd Grade)
Our Elementary class explores and learns about the “why” behind our liturgical practices with weekly lessons that follow the format of the liturgy. We start our time with an opening acclamation to get our hearts ready to praise the Lord, dip our fingers in Holy Water to remember our baptism, recite the Apostles’ Creed, and pray the Lord’s prayer every Sunday. We also follow the liturgical calendar and teach lessons based on the sermon for the week to create space for families to discuss what they learned in church together.
Nursery (0 yrs - 4 yrs)
Our youngest class enjoys lots of playtime before engaging in liturgical songs that teach us about our faith and tradition with our kid size altar. The kids love holding their (battery operated) candles high while celebrating that Jesus is the light of the world, talking about all the amazing colors God gives us and uses to teach us, and hearing new stories each week. We follow the liturgical calendar and teach lessons based on the sermon for the week to create space for families to discuss what they all learned together after church.
Kid’s Leadership
Kids can be such great servant leader examples to adults! They love serving and they have a genuine joy and eagerness in their roles.
The following volunteer roles are open for kids to serve at Rez:
Acolyte - Assist in the service as a torch-bearer.
Reader - Read a passage of scripture during one of our morning worship services.
Contact melissag@rezaustin.com to sign up for these service opportunities.
Our Teachers and Child Safety
All of our teachers are
Annually trained in child safety and sexual abuse prevention
Regular participants in the life of the church for more than 6 months.
Screened with a background check
Email Melissa Gray at melissag@rezaustin.com if you are interested in volunteering or have any questions about Family Ministry at Rez.