TUESDAY NIGHT PROGRAMMING FOR KIDS & YOUTH
CELEBRATION PLACE
For kids in 1st - 6th grade
Celebration Place will use a Christ-centered curriculum that mirrors the lessons taught in Large Group for adults, striving to partner with parents to help break the cycle of dysfunction destroying so many of our families.
A Night in Celebration Place is broken down into six parts:
Free Play
The primary purpose of Free Play is to offer children an opportunity to build friendships. Free play at the beginning of each night allows children to transition from the business of the day into Celebration Place.
Worship
Worship is important because it helps children connect with God. Children learn we show our love to God through praise and worship.
Teaching Time
During teaching time leaders present recovery principles and Biblical truths in ways children can understand. As leaders in Celebration Place, we get to partner with parents in teaching children the principles of recovery.
Small Group
Using the journal page, we help children identify their feelings and the reason why they feel the way they do. As children learn to identify and talk about their feelings they become better able to connect with others, reducing feelings of isolation. Small groups give children a chance to share their prayer requests and to pray for each other.
Centers
In our centers, children learn how to apply the principles taught during the main lesson. A Center might be a game, activity, or craft to help children experience the main point of the lesson. This keeps the night fun and the children engaged.
Closing
In the closing, leaders reiterate the main points of the lesson and familiarize children with the Serenity Prayer by reciting a version of it.
Through Celebration Place, children experience the love of Jesus as they learn how to love themselves and others while they grow in their own relationship with God. They also learn healthy coping skills for life’s tough issues.
THE LANDING
For youth in 7th - 12th grade
The Landing at Calvary Church is currently inviting volunteers to provide teaching, teaching assistants, and support. When the program is ready we will post the launch dates on this page. Any questions? Email recovery@yourcalvary.church.
The Landing exists to provide a safe place for our students to process life and the struggles that accompany it, provide tools to help them live emotionally and spiritually healthy lives, and point them toward the freedom found in Jesus Christ.
A typical night in the Landing will consist of:
Connect Time
This time serves to create connections between our students and leaders and build friendships. This normally involves some sort of game or activity.
Worship
A time of worship allows our students to connect with and rest in God.
Teaching Time
Our Landing leaders will present biblical truths and recovery principles to our students in a way that they can engage with, participate in, and apply to their lives.
Small Group
The Landing uses the same five Small Group Guidelines that adult Celebrate Recovery uses in Open Share small groups and walks through a series of questions that pertain to that night’s teaching time. Small Group gives our students time to process and personalize the recovery principles that they are learning.
Fellowship Time
This time serves as a place for students and leaders to connect, build relationships, and continue processing the lesson after the service. Through the Landing, our students can find a safe place to find help, hope, and healing through engaging the recovery principles and growing in relationship with Jesus Christ. Ultimately, this ministry can help students learn how to break cycles of dysfunction and provide tools for them to live free and healthy lives.
VOLUNTEER WITH CELEBRATION PLACE OR THE LANDING
We are looking for volunteers to help lead and assist with the Tuesday night programming for kids and youth. Click on the link below to learn more.