Roots

The same caring leader and the same few children, every single week — the small circle where faith takes root.

Why it matters

What turns information into ownership is a small group — a few children and one consistent, trusted adult who knows them by name and walks with them week after week. In Roots, your child is never a face in a crowd.

What actually happens

The whole room, together

The same small group

Six to eight children by age, with one leader who returns every week.

Honest discussion

The day's truth, talked through — with room for the questions kids really have.

A hands-on activity

Applying the bottom line through play, art, or a simple challenge.

Prayer for one another

Children learn to pray for their friends by name — and to be prayed for.

How we do it well

Every Roots leader is screened, trained, and held to the "Lead Small" commitments: be present, create a safe place, partner with parents, make it personal, and move each child out toward their own next step — always within our two-adult rule.

This Sunday

What your child will actually do

Be greeted by name by a leader who's glad they came; talk about the day's truth in a circle small enough to speak up in; ask the question they were actually wondering about; pray for a friend — and be prayed for by name.

What turns information into ownership is a small group — a few children and one consistent, trusted adult who knows them by name and walks with them week after week. In Roots, your child is never a face in a crowd.

Every Roots leader is screened, trained, and held to the “Lead Small” commitments: be present, create a safe place, partner with parents, make it personal, and move each child out toward their own next step — always within our two-adult rule.

Where it leads

Bottom lines that build a whole faith

Week by week, those single sentences stack up. Over the years your child is with us, the lesson quietly walks them through the entire Bible story and leaves them with dozens of truths they can name, defend, and believe. From here, the room gets smaller — in Outpouring, that truth becomes personal.

Come and see

See a session for yourself

Plan a relaxed first Sunday. We'll guide you through secure check-in, and you'll see the GROW rhythm with your own eyes — no pressure, no commitment.