I think the stats and insights in this recent article of Rev! Magazine were very helpful (and confirming to what I've been feeling recently). Check out the following quote that directly references our church and our culture of serving the kids:
"My favorite pastor in this area is Daniel Brown at The Coastlands, Aptos Foursquare Church in Aptos, California. His philosophy is to be serious about Jesus' teaching: ‘When you receive a child you're receiving me.’ Being mature in Christ means being able to receive a child. Every person at Coastlands is highly encouraged to serve in some capacity in children's ministry. Sometimes an entire small group will teach a children's Sunday school class. That church never lacks for volunteers, and it's growing because it has taken seriously Jesus' mandate to receive the children...”Isn’t that so cool?!
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