VISION 2024
Formation is the process of being formed by scripture and the Spirit to be like Jesus, to love God supremely, and to love our neighbor as ourselves.
FORMATION
FORMATION
Formation Vision from 2024 + for 2025
In Scripture
We spent the entire year reading through the Bible in it’s entirety. Increasing engagement in formation resources by 60%. This, paired with our year-long study of the Story of God, helped us to see the broad narrative of Scripture. We adapted the Story of God study into a week-long program for our Kids Church Vacation Bible School.
606 Kids + 21 Families were formed in our gatherings.
Our Kids Church completed a full three-year journey through the Bible, giving kids the big picture of God’s Story and the good news of Jesus. In September, we started this journey again, beginning in Genesis.
Following Jesus’ Works
Our families ministry seeks to follow the work of Jesus through discipleship, resourcing, and connection for all of our families and ages. We did this in 2024 with a marriage, parenting, and husband’s course.
In 2024, we also introduced a Family Sunday following VBS. We were able to welcome 14 new families to be a part of our church and enjoyed time together
Practicing the Way of Jesus
Our family ministry engaged practically with the families in our community. Celebrating as 54 husbands were formed in the way of Jesus through our husband’s discipleship course. An additional 40 husbands and wives learned to love the way Jesus does, in our marriage course, and 29 parents and family leaders engaged in the Art of Parenting course.
Vision for 2025
In 2025, we look forward to deeply studying the Gospel of Mark together, going further up and further in, as we look at the example of discipleship in the book. Our aim is to be like Jesus, becoming like him as we do what he did. We will be writing our own Kids' Church curriculum for VBS again and seek to see these studies impact the lives of each person in our community.
We aim to grow our team of passionate volunteers by 25% and provide quarterly training to ensure our leaders are equipped and supported in their roles within Kids Church. This includes our Storytellers, offering them teaching tools to make stories come alive, relatable, and impactful for each kid and age group.
This year we are planning to launch a Connection Initiative for Family Ministry to identify, connect and develop a community of contributors for Family formation. Stay tuned!
Invest With Us
With Your Growth
Share with us where you are at in your faith. This anonymous survey helps let us know what areas of formation we are missing and we would love to hear from you what you are missing.
Join us in growth as we all participate in our discipleship courses on Wednesday Nights.
Through Your Gifts
Serve on our youth teams, helping form and disciple the next generation of leaders.
Join our team as a Kids Church volunteer. There’s a role for everyone, whether it’s leading a group, welcoming families, or helping behind the scenes. Your time and talents can make a difference in a kid’s life.
In Your Giving
Support the formational work of Calvary Chapel Costs Mesa by giving of your funds