Serving with our Children’s Ministry

Our Mission

The mission of Four Oaks Kids is to partner with parents in equipping children with an understanding of the truths of God’s Word, the grace of the Gospel, and the character of God, so that they might worship the Lord with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength.

Contact Katherine Folkert our Children’s Ministry Director for more information

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Our Vision

Children are a welcome and vital part of our church community. As such, they deserve our time, attention, and resources as we introduce them to God. Discipleship is a seamless, lifelong process that starts at the moment of birth. Four Oaks Kids is one way that we want to pour into the lives of our children. We also want to help provide resources for Bible Study, character formation, and family worship to parents and other adults as they shepherd and love the children in their lives.

Our Roles

  • The Lead Teacher serves every week for one semester at a time and is responsible for preparing and leading weekly lessons. They will track classroom needs and communicates them to Katherine, set up and reset the classroom each week, and coordinates with the Assistant Teacher and Support Volunteers to ensure the classroom is adequately staffed and supported. Throughout the semester, the Lead Teacher meets with the Children’s Ministry Director before the trimester begins and again at mid-trimester to discuss needs, provide feedback, and receive support. At the conclusion of the semester, the Lead Teacher debriefs with the incoming Lead Teacher to help provide continuity and set them up for success.

  • The Assistant Teacher will assist the Lead Teacher with lesson, as well as manage classroom flow, behavior, and safety. After each Sunday, they will assist with reseting the classroom. The Assistant Teacher should be familiar with lesson but not responsible for preparation. They also serve every week on a semester basis.

  • The Sunday Support Volunteer will assist the Lead and Assistant Teacher as needed. They focus on safety and practical needs, help with snacks, crafts, bathroom trips and resetting the classroom. This position requires no preparation and serve 2-4 times per trimester.

  • The Hallway Volunteer, stays in hallway, assists with bathroom trips (acts as second adult), grabs parents, medical volunteer, or CM Director in emergencies and steps in as second adult if a teacher needs to step out. This position serves 2-4 times per trimester.

  • The Check-In Volunteer will be trained on check-in technology so that they can take the lead on registering new children, greeting families, and answering basic questions about upcoming events. This position will need to be at the check-in table from 15 min before to 15 min after service starts and serves 2-4 times per semester.

  • This position sits in the cry room and provides 1:1 care for non-crawling infants. They will be scheduled when a non-crawling baby is registered and work with Nursery or Pre-K Lead Teacher. They serve 2-4 times per semester.

  • The Monthly Materials Volunteer will assist in preparing Sunday School materials for the next month, reseting Busy Bags, cleaning toys and reorganizes Sunday School bins. They will also help the Children Ministry team with prints, copies, and laminates as needed. They serve once a month during the week.

  • This position assists with Children & Families events (e.g., Family Discipleship Parenting Workshops). They would set up, receives food, welcome childcare workers and coordinate with CM Dir on specific needs. They serve as needed up to 2 times per month.

  • The Admin Volunteer would maintain Children’s Ministry Church Center page and calendar, send reminders for pre-registrations and events and coordinate with Children’s Ministry Director on administrative needs. This position would require about 15/30 minutes every week through the trimester.

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