Child Care

MZ Folks and Friends,

Child Care is an essential part of our ministry to young families. If we expect to reach young families for Jesus we need to provide child care at worship services, congregational meetings if we want to hear their ideas, and even a few Bible Studies and Home Groups.

A number of young parents come to church alone these days and it is harder to handle children with only one parent. Some children are harder than others to handle too.

Have you taken a turn in the nursery or cribbery during worship lately? A church our size should be able to provide these needs through volunteers. With three worship services or two if we move offsite combining two of them, the other service(s) should be able to provide this for each other. Don’t use excuses like I’m too busy, too old, did my time, not my children, mine sat in church with me, and more. If we do not see this as a ministry and begin to step forward, either as volunteers or through (choke) a paid position, we will not reach or keep young families at MZ.

Volunteers should see their work as unto the Lord. Colossians 3:23-24 – 23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, 24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

We need people who will work with the children in SonBurst, with the youth in Youth Group (the Circles), and with our adult programs. We need people who will work around the church keeping the grounds looking nice and more. Where is your place to help? When you take a task on, do it to the best of your ability and be serious and committed to that task. God will be blessed and pleased.

Can you help with Child Care? If so, please see Pastor Wade or Rachel or call the office or contact Rev. Ray or Pastor Tony. If you can help in any way, let us know. A church depends a great deal on Volunteerism and we need you to serve God at MZ!