Family Ministry

equipping and assisting families

Family Ministry at First Irving

At First Irving our mission to make disciples drives all our ministries including the ones dedicated to our children. We believe that the Scriptures teach that God created and established the institution of the family and we want to follow His Word and all it says concerning the family. We believe that the Scriptures teach us that parents are the primary disciple makers for their children and are responsible for teaching them about God and having fellowship with Him through Christ. (Deut 6:4-9; Ps.78:4-8; Eph 6:4). This leads us to focus the outworking of our family ministry in two ways.

First, we seek to equip our parents for the daily work of ministry that occurs within the home. This begins with our desire to encourage and challenge our parents to grow in their fear of the Lord and to seek God with all their hearts. We then want to equip parents to know how to teach their children about the joy of knowing and following Jesus, entrusting them with the Gospel message.

Second, we desire to come alongside parents as a church to help teach children the glorious truths of the Gospel. We seek to accomplish this through our Preschool, Kids, and Student ministries as we come alongside families to help disciple their children for the glory of God.

We equip and assist families to make disciples of their children for the glory of God.

FAMILY WORSHIP IN THE HOME

The primary way that we believe that parents can disciple their children is through the practice of Family Worship. Family Worship is the daily practice of the worship of God in the home that is led by the parents. There are three basic elements of Family Worship: read, pray, and sing. Our desire is to equip our parents to lead their homes in the worship of God. So whether your family encompasses babies, children, youth, or all of the above we want to help encourage you in this endeavor. Below are resources on Family Worship in the home.

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Family Worship Resources

OUR FAMILY MINISTRIES AT FIRST IRVING

Preschool at First Irving

Our Preschool Ministry serves parents and their children from Birth to Pre-K. In our ministry we desire to help moms and dads in different ways, but the most important is our desire to come alongside parents in introducing their babies and toddlers to the Lord Jesus. There are many other ways that we want to support our parents and love our children and you can find more information on our Preschool’s page.

Preschool Ministry

Kids at First Irving

Our Kids Ministry serves parents and their children from Kinder – 5th grade. Our ministry looks to encourage parents in the discipleship of their children in these years to grow in the fear and admonition of the Lord. We look to come alongside to help teach our children some of the elementary doctrines of the faith. Here you can find more information on our Kid's page on the focus of our ministry.

Kid Ministry

Students at First Irving

Our Student Ministry serves parents and their children from 6th – 12th grade. Our ministry looks to encourage parents during these pivotal teenage years. As our teens grow in understanding of the Gospel and its effects of their lives we want to come alongside and help them grow in maturity of Christ’s likeness before they leave the house.

Student Ministry