Beliefs and Teachings of WCF Sunday School Education

• God exists and relates to us.
• Jesus Christ is Savior of the world.
• The Holy Spirit assures and empowers us.
• Salvation is a personal, redemptive experience in Jesus Christ that is encouraged in the Christian community, the congregation.
• The Bible and the Holy Spirit are our guides for faith and life.
• Responses to Christ need to be appropriate for a child’s age.
• Believers’ baptism is an inward baptism of the Holy Spirit and an outward baptism of water by the congregation.
• Discipleship means to live a life following Christ.
• Peacemaking is a core component of our beliefs.
• Simple lifestyles grow out of Jesus’ teachings.
• All peoples, races, and sexes are valued in God’s family.
• Community and cooperation are emphasized in the congregation.
• Service and worldwide mission grow out of active discipleship.
• Worship is both a celebration of God’s activity in our lives and an occasion to renew our commitment to God.

Ministry Aspects

Evangelism = teach from Scripture and by example.
Fellowship = strong reconciling relationships through every aspect of our community.
Discipleship = realities of Christ-centered lives.
Service = responsibility of redeemed lives.
Worship = draw near to God in worship.

P.R.A.C.T.IC.I.N.G. our Values

Protecting children and teachers with uncompromising safety processes.
Recognizing injustice, stereotypes, and racial privilege that exist in our world’s systems and abolishing them in our midst by affirming, honoring, valuing and including others through authentic leadership.
Allowing children to make personal investment in our community by participating in worship.
Coaching leaders to realize and fulfill their gifts and potential.
Trusting God for the impossible, the unknown, and the unseen.
Investing in others through open and honest relationships, internally and with other neighboring ministries.
Challenging, affirming and valuing children to make and live faith decisions according to their age and cognitive abilities.
Initiating creative, fun and relevant teaching with excellence.
Noticing post-modern developments, the impacts and trends facing Generation X parents and Millennial Generation children.
Generating empowered leaders and children through active ministry opportunities.