Logos!

Logos is a Christian-based after-school program known as “the mid-week miracle.” For four Tuesday in February or March children and adults will gather from 3:45 – 7:00 for activities including Bible Study, Recreation, Worship Skills and Family Time.  These four Tuesdays the church will be full of faith, fun and fellowship. 

Come be a part of this exciting program. Information on registration and a detailed schedule will be posted here in early January.

Logos 2007 Photos

LOGOS, an after-school program for kindergarten through eighth graders of Bible study, playtime, worship skills, music and a family dinners.

The Logos Program provides an energizing retreat in the middle of the week for youth participants and adult leaders.  It is a disciplined and structured program in which young people enjoy Christian fellowship through creative recreational activities, worship and music, group study, and sharing a meal together.  Logos is a strong supplement to, not a replacement for, the church's Sunday School programs.  The program also is a valuable tool for family involvement and renewal, as parents and other members of the church actively participate together.  Logos is the "mid-week miracle".

The Program

There are four parts to our Logos program-- all of which together are intended to provide a context for nurturing Christian relationships.  These four indispensable areas are Bible Study,  Play Time, Worship Skill Practice, and Family Time.

I.  Bible Study
Logos offers a period of Bible Study that is the heart of the program.  Its goal is to nurture children and youth into intelligent, obedient, biblically-informed discipleship. Some of the classes will include; people of faith in the Old Testament, the life and stories of Jesus, and worship and prayer.

II.  Playtime
This is a time for children and adults to experience great fun at the expense of no one. We will play games, make crafts, and participate in other planned activities so that Logos kids can build relationships while surrounded by Christian love and acceptance.

III.  Family Time
Family Time provides a joyous, intergenerational celebration  over a shared meal as we experience being the family of God.  In this dinner hour is opportunity for cultivating a unique sense of the family of God, training in unselfishness and sharing, in clean-up of tables, serving one another, etc.  It builds enthusiasm, devotion and a strong regard for the program.  Manners, too, come into the picture!  The program time of the dinner hour is used for group singing, games, and announcements.

IV.  Worship Skills
In the Worship Skills segment of our program, youngsters are prepared for meaningful participation in the church's worship life, recognizing that, as disciples, worship is our primary service to God.  There will be work with music, drama and other means by which they can contribute to our congregation's Sunday worship.  The children will be encouraged to attend Sunday worship with their families to share what they have learned as a class.

Parent Participation

Parents are called to take an active role in nurturing their children in Christian faith, and the Logos Program provides ways for them to do this.  Parents of Logos students are asked to help them with Logos assignments, to encourage them in regular participation, to be approachable and to counsel with them, and to rear them in "the nurture and admonition of the Lord."

The Purposes of Logos

• To create an understanding and desire in young people for accepting Christ as Lord and personal Savior;
• To develop intelligent, active, and loyal membership in the Church;
• To give worthwhile study, wholesome recreation and opportunities for service, all bound up in a true Christian fellowship;
• To develop the kind of Christians who are able and willing to communicate their faith and to assume personal responsibility in assisting in the building of God's kingdom on earth.
• To develop genuine and lasting relationships between young people and Jesus Christ, between young people and their ministers, parents and other adults of the congregation and their peers.

Check out the National Logos Organization for more details on the program.