Welcome to the SALT Website
The Salt and Light in Training (SALT) Ministry of the Children's Department at McGregor Baptist Church is a discipleship ministry for children in the 4th - 5th grades. SALT is a program that encourages personal growth in preteens through teaching spiritual disciplines and equipping students for ministry. By having a daily quiet time, SALT helps preteens learn how to have a relationship with Christ and how to walk with Him day by day. Establishing this practice teaches preteens and their families what it means to live a life of obedience to Christ.
There are two primary components of SALT: Disciple Groups (small group time) and; Ministry Training Disciple GroupsAt the weekly meetings, the Disciple Group leader reviews what the preteens have studied during the week and helps them apply what they have learned the past week. The leader teaches their group how to pray, how to share their faith, and much more. The students learn spiritual disciplines as they grow in their faith in Christ. The SALTies also have a verse they memorize each week.
SALTies PointsSALTies have a chance to earn 4 points per week and then there are things they can purchase with those points, such as name badge, t-shirt, or overnight. Click the link below for a list and how they earn points and what they can purchase. We will add to the purchase list as we progress through the year.
SALT DevotionalEach day the SALT students have a devotional they are to work on. The weeks worth of devotionals are due each Wednesday in order to earn their point. Below is the list of the assignments they have each week for their devotional. There is also a copy of the form they are to use for their devotional. They can either pick up a printed copy of the form each week or you can print a copy from the pdf below.
SALT DEVO: We are to grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ – II Pet. 3:18 We are sanctified by the word – John 17:17 We are to rightly divide the word of truth – 2 Tim. 2:15 We are to be ready to give an answer – I Pet. 3:15 We do not live by bread alone – Matt. 4:4 We overcome sin by memorizing scripture – Psalm 119:11 Each day the student will apply one these choices to the verse they read: S - Does this passage bring to mind SIN I need to confess? What I am not doing? A - Does this passage point to an ATTITUDE I need to change or improve on? L - How should I LIVE today in light of what I read? T - What can I TELL someone today about God or Jesus? |
Overnights
There will be a fall and a spring overnight. The spring overnight date is coming soon! Your SALTy will be able to attend once they have earned the required number of points, (will be updated) earned through attendance, bringing their Bible to meetings, completing their devos, and memorizing the weekly verse. Once they have reached the specified number of points, they will receive a card and you may then register them here, a link will be provided. Ministry TeamsSALT is committed to equip and train preteens for ministry. Part of the fun and appeal for children is ministry training time during the program. Ministry training can consist of many ministry training opportunities for preteens. Our ministry teams include; Creative Ministries, Praise & Worship, Production, Puppets, Tech, Evangelism and Cam Tech. If 2 Sunday's of Ministry are missed, the SALTy will forfeit their spot on their Ministry team.
Ministry Team Sign Ups
Ministry Team sign ups for Spring 2020 are open for those who have said their wordless book. The link is provided below for sign up! The available ministry teams will remain the same. 2019-20 Ministry Team DescriptionsBefore joining a Ministry team each SALTy must have presented the full Wordless Book to a leader.
Creative Ministries - Bring a song or Bible Story to life. This might be done with props (gloves, black light, sticks, costumes, shadow drama, etc.) and/or movements to bring attention to the meaning or idea of the song and/or Bible Story. This will not be done with live speaking parts, but might include someone prerecording a sound track. The Creative Ministries team members will be able to contribute with ideas and suggestions. A creative piece will be performed monthly on the 4th Sunday in Kidz Church.
Praise and Worship - Learn the songs and hand motions for that will be used on Sunday mornings and Wednesday night in Kids Church. Help lead the songs in Kids Church. Production - The production team learns power point and other computer programs and will get hands on experience with putting together the power point presentations and slides used during the Wednesday night and Sunday morning programs. Puppets - Students will learn the art of puppetry and present programs once a month that will aid in teaching children about God. This ministry team performs on the 3rd Sunday of each month. Tech Team - Learn all the ins and outs of the behind the scenes workings of Kidz Church. One Sunday a month you will serve in Kids Church along side the Tech Director and put into action what you are learning. Evangelism - Students may stay in the evangelism ministry full time. These students will help in teaching the wordless book to new students and will have the opportunity to observe and then assist adult leaders when students come back during the invitation. Cam Tech - Learn to take great video and pictures of what goes on in Children's Ministry on Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights. You will learn to use different electronic devices to accomplish this. |
