![]() And some of them are going to discover a talent they never realized they had, or a joy they’ve never experienced. Yes, there will always be the kid that’s “too cool” to sing, but most kids love to sing when they feel comfortable.Ī children’s worship choir gives a child the safety of the group to go ahead and try out those vocal chops. The truth is that kids learn what they are taught, whether from parents, teachers, or peers. The Bible is full of invitations – commands, even – to sing! Yet many leaders wonder why their kids don’t want to sing in worship. Why do we hold on to this concept when other churches seem to have relegated it to the realm of history? Because our responsibility to the next generation will never be “dated.” Plus, there are three important benefits a children’s worship choir will bring to the kids in your church. We learn modern worship songs, and then lead them in a special family worship service at the end of the summer. We don’t put on musicals or sing campfire songs. It’s not exactly like the choir I grew up with. That’s why at our church we have a children’s worship choir. ![]() They know less and less about their faith. Yet I hear many leaders worried about the state of the kids in their church: Why won’t they sing? They don’t seem interested in worship. ![]() It’s our mission to raise up the next generation of worshippers and worship leaders. The day of the programmatic graded choir and “pun-tastically” titled children’s musical seems to be fading away – and for many churches that’s okay.īut there is a need that a children’s choir is designed to meet, and that need still remains.Įvery church has a deeply rooted responsibility to the next generation. My debut performance in a church children’s musical was in No Fibbin’ Mephibosheth as the eponymous character, the biblical “Tiny Tim.” Then there was the somewhat insensitively titled Fat, Fat Jehoshaphat where I played the priest Jahaziel.īut this isn’t one of those grumpy “things should be the way they were when I was a kid” kind of blog posts. Over the course of my childhood, children’s choir was an important part of my introduction to singing, leading worship, and faith.
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