Junior Church Books
Proverbs 16:3 says, “Commit to the Lord in whatever you do, and your plans will succeed”. According to this scripture verse, we committed everything in the hands of our Lord Jesus Christ and He fulfilled our plans by bringing these books out successfully in the year 2018. All Glory, Honor and Praises go only to our loving, heavenly father Lord Jesus Christ.We started the project on 15th May, 2016, with the encouragement and guidance given by our Reverend Christopher Rathnaswamy and with the inspiration from the Holy Spirit. It was discussed with the Reverend, and a group of experienced junior church teachers, reviewers and editors were chosen to form a committee to write the lessons thematically. We selected 4 themes, the themes were titled “IN GOD’S FAMILY” and our sub-themes were Values, Relationship, Oneness and Responsibility. All the lessons are bible based, with the aim to apply the biblical lessons in their real life.
For the Beginners and Primary students that form KG to Gr. 2, the theme chosen was “Values” in God’s family. The SEEDS from the VALUES, which we have determined to sow in our children’s heart, will teach our precious children to have faith in God and help them understand the Bible. To widen their thoughts and actions to love, to help, to be kind, be forgiving, be humble, be selfless and to serve and obey God and elders with a happy heart and apply all the values in their real lives.
For the Juniors of Grades 3, 4 and 5 the topic taken was “Relationship” in God’s family. All the lessons are focused on how our relationship with our Jesus should grow and also have a positive impact on our relationship with our Parents, Siblings, Elders and people in our community and the world. If our relationship with God is right, then our relationship with others will also be right.
The Intermediate comprises of Grade 6 to 8 and the chosen theme was "Oneness/Unity". The children will embark on a Spiritual journey to understand oneness with God (reconciliation through the cross) and oneness with others in God’s family, reflecting on Christ in Unity. This is an interactive and true life, application based learning.
The theme “Responsibility” was chosen for the Seniors for becoming responsible in the spiritual world as Paul said, children be obedient to your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord and this is what our teens of Grade 9 to 12 will be reflecting and learning by probing the word of God. This book focuses on the daily life application of the biblical principles that they learn.
We are thankful to God for enabling us to complete this project successfully. Please join with us and pray that the Holy Spirit will inspire the children to learn the lessons through these books and apply it in their real life.
Attendance
Children are encouraged to attend the Junior Church regularly. The attendance for Term-1 are marked for 10 and the attendance for Term-2 are marked for 10.Memory Verse
Children are expected to understand the scriptures and memorize them. Memorization with meaningful understanding, will program their conscience to live in light of those verses. Children must memorize verses from the student book given in classes to score 10 marks for Term-1 and 10 marks for Term-2.Class Participation & Book Completion: Children are motivated to participate in class discussions and partake in class activities. This enhances their understanding and learning of the Bible principles. The completion of the workbook is emphasized as it encourages the repetition of study at home and deepens the child’s understanding. (No extra work other than the workbook are given). Marks are awarded to the child for class participation and book completion. Term-1 is marked for 10 and Term-2 is marked for 10.
Assessment & Reward
Assessment is conducted in an easy and simple manner. Children are assessed for 20 marks in Term-1 and 20 marks in Term-2. They are rewarded at the end of the year based on the sum of marks acquired in Term-1 and Term-2.| Topics | Term-1 | Term-2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Memory Verse | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Class Participation & Book Completion | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Assessment | 20 | 20 | 40 |
| Total Marks | 50 | 50 | 100 |
Marking Scheme
Parents are accountable to God, for the nurture of their children. The Church’s teaching is supplemental to the modeling and teaching that parents provide for their children. Junior Church Ministry is committed to teach the Scriptural truths, lead every child to receive Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and help them mature in Christ. The world seeks only the gifted and talented kids in their team. As Christians, we are in contrast with that approach. Every child is on God’s Team, irrespective of their strength or weakness, boldness or softness. We are introducing a new marking scheme that will facilitate all our Junior Church children.Junior Church Teachers & Volunteers
| Junior Church Coordinators | |
|---|---|
| Mrs. Initha Jonah, Mr. Julian, Ms. Mary, Mrs. Ramya Jebastine | |
| Junior Church Teachers | |
| PreKG | Mrs. Femi Darwin, Mrs. Silviya David |
| KG1 A | Mrs. Shermil Fredita |
| KG1 B | Mrs. Dayana Ruban |
| KG2 A | Mrs. Linda Edward |
| KG2 B | Mrs. Jemila Franklin |
| Grade 1A | Mrs. Flower Grace Anand |
| Grade 1B | Mrs. Anitta Aarone |
| Grade 2A | Ms. Cathy Christopher |
| Grade 2B | Mrs. Sirusti Rani Christopher |
| Grade 2C | Mrs. Jamima Joice |
| Grade 2D | Mrs. Smiley Peter |
| Grade 3A | Mr. Reuel Kissinger |
| Grade 3B | Mr. Bevan Chris |
| Grade 3C | Mrs. Brenila Derek |
| Grade 4A | Mrs. Angelin Sunil |
| Grade 4B | Mrs. Carona Shajin |
| Grade 4C | Ms. Sharon Lavanya |
| Grade 5A | Mrs. Jerifa Reginold |
| Grade 5B | Mr. Gabriel |
| Grade 6A | Ms. Bibisha Sharon |
| Grade 6B | Mrs. Rathi Abeth |
| Grade 6C | Mrs. Preyanka Solomon |
| Grade 7A | Mrs. Bila Paul |
| Grade 7B | Mrs. Gem Nisha |
| Grade 8A | Mrs. Remona Aswin |
| Grade 8B | Mrs. Sugi Raja |
| Grade 8C | Mrs. Jenny Edwin |
| Grade 9A | Mrs. Rushmi Nithish |
| Grade 9B | Mrs. Sheeba Prabhahar |
| Grade 10A | Mrs. Cynthia Enoc |
| Grade 10B | Mrs. Remiya Jeno |
| Grade 10C | Mrs. Maggie Moses |
| Grade 11A | Mrs. Shanthi Thilak |
| Grade 12A | Mrs. Subi Kissinger |
| Grade 12B | Ms. Mary |
| Junior Church Volunteers | |
| Mr. Anand, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Nithish, Mr. Prabhakar | |