KIDS WORSHIP
DISCIPLING KIDS TO WORSHIP | By Yancy
There is something that has been stirring in When he needed a shelter and hiding place “Is the boy dead?” “Yes,” they answered. “He’s
me lately. It’s a thought that fills my days. It’s he confessed God was those things. David dead.” David got up from the floor, washed
something I consider in every conversation I’m modeled to us the mountain highs and valley his face and combed his hair, put on a fresh
having about worship for kids. I can’t shake it lows of life. I recently took a helicopter ride on our change of clothes, then went into the sanctuary
because the weight of this thought is burning family vacation and gained a new appreciation and worshiped.”
within me. I feel the burden of it and I’m more for the tops of mountains and their counterpart passionate than ever about doing something of the valley. This visual representation is such Did you see that? David’s response to no
about it an accurate description of our lives. We’re used doubt one of the most painful losses that life
to hearing it but maybe do a quick search and gives was to worship God. He washed his
So what is it you might wonder? I’ll share with find some photos and videos of mountains and face, combed his hair, changed his clothes
you what I’ve been so challenged by of late: It’s valleys and try to gain a new awareness of how and worshipped. This kind of response is what
discipling kids in the area of worship. When you different the two really are yet, through it all God I want to nurture in the lives of the kids I get to
really process this topic it’s clear that just doing is faithful. lead in worship: that they would learn to run
songs doesn’t get the job done. Filling set lists
to God in everything. When it’s hard, worship.
with a bunch of fun, even silly songs is gonna Our days make up seasons. We all go through Even when it hurts, worship. Worship is our
leave everybody wanting more. As church stuff. Even the kids in your ministry are going response to God and it’s the best response
leaders, there are so many topics that are through challenging things. We need to teach we could mutter in the various seasons of life.
considered important for us to make sure we them now to learn the discipline of running to The sound of our worship shifts atmospheres.
teach kids about. By the time they are eighteen God with everything: in every season. In every It honors the King and prepares our hearts to
there’s a lengthy lists of things that we hope win and even in the lowest of lows. Worship connect and receive from Him. The faith of
we’ve taught them. But from my observation when everything is going good. Worship when the words we sing out will give us the strength
there’s not enough churches out there asking you don’t feel like it. Praise Him when it’s a that we need to keep believing and walking in
hard questions and thinking through this topic party. Praise Him even when you’re in the obedience. Find ways to teach and share this
of worship in the life of every believer. middle of the hardest battles of life. Again, kind of discipline with your kids. Choose songs
this is where my appreciation for David grows. that will not just entertain them but help them
We need to start teaching children and giving This is the area where David excelled and why to respond to their Heavenly Father with the
them opportunities to engage in worship from I believe God labeled Him “a man after God’s expression of worship that He created them to
the earliest ages. With each class and program own heart.” David worshipped God, period! express.
we can build upon it. I’m sad to have to say that
in my experiences with church leaders most I had a friend share an announcement for
have not really thought through their vision for their family that they had found out they were
worship in the life of their church. What kind of expecting and then shortly after lost the baby.
adult worshippers they want to have? How they As this father dealt with the hurt and loss of that
will develop that in the life of kids and students? news he shared that he came across the story
Worship is a part of our faith. It’s an ingredient of when David lost his baby boy.
we need to become who we’ve been created
to be in Christ. To quote 2nd Samuel 12:19-20:
The more I study David the more examples I “David
find of how steadfast he was in his responses whispering behind his back, and realized that
of worship. On his best days he worshipped. the boy must have died. He asked the servants,
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Yancy
Yancy is a worship leader and songwriter for kids that
travels the globe doing family concerts and training
worship leaders. Every week her songs are used in
thousands of churches around the world. Yancy
has a passion to serve the Church which is why she
created “Heartbeat”, a five lesson curriculum series
to teach kids the heart of worship while exploring
David’s life. She lives with her husband and sons in
Nashville, TN.
YancyMinistries.com
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