Children's Ministry

Common Ground believes that children are a gift from God and should be handled with love and care. We also believe that God has appointed parents as the primary religious disciplers of their children and the church’s role is to assist in the cooperative effort of that task. The children's ministry at Common Ground is intended to support the children and their parents by providing a nurturing environment that allows children to discover truths from God's Word that are fundamental to their spiritual development and establish a foundation for a relationship with Jesus Christ.  

 

One way that we work to fulfill this purpose is by providing children's ministry on Sunday for children age 0 – 6th grade. Our primary emphasis during this time is bible teaching and modeling by caring adults. We also provide monthly parent pages (available below) that offer ideas and activities for parents to use as a starting point for interacting with their children regarding spiritual matters. Finally, we partner with our house church network in order to equip them to minister to the children of their house church by providing them with biblical topics and activities for utilization during their weekly meetings.
 
Parents
Looking for an additional tool to help teach your children about Jesus at home?  Feel free to download a Parent Page. Parent Pages are age-appropriate resources to help you share Jesus with your child.
 
Check out our current Parent Pages:
Toddler - October
Preschool - October
K-1st grade - October
2nd-4th grade - October
5th-6th grade - October
 
 
Open House and Graduation Sunday
Need an extra copy of the information handed out during Open House and Graduation Sunday on August 30? Please click the links below to download the items pertinent to your family. Have questions? Contact our Director of Children's Ministry, Martina Gaughan.
 
Midtown Parents 
 
CGCC-West Parents
 
For All Parents
 

Would you like to be a part of the children's ministry team? We are always looking for people to serve in the following roles:
 
Teachers 
Teachers monitor and supervise all classroom activities as well as restroom or changing diapers. Teachers serve 3 months per year and attend regular children's ministry training. 
 
Substitutes
Substitutes are called "last minute" to teach in any classroom. They assume the role of the teacher.

Teaching Assistants (West Site Preschool)

Teaching Assistants in the preschool room are responsible for handling the logistics associated with check-in and check-out, restroom breaks and snack time. They are not responsible for teaching a lesson, but should be comfortable working with children.

 
Floaters

Floaters check on all classrooms before and during service to help teachers maintain safe teacher:child ratios and jump in to help if necessary. Floaters may page parents or help in case of an emergency.

 
All positions require a volunteer application, criminal history and sex offender check.
 
Interested in serving? Please complete the volunteer application and return it to the church office. 
 
If you would like more information, please feel free to contact Martina Gaughan, director of children's ministry, at childcare@cground.org.
 

Church Office - 4550 N. Illinois Street | Indianapolis, IN 46208
P 317.251.1494 | F 317.251.1498
Sunday Services -      Midtown 9 am | 11 am | 7 pm       CGCC-West | 10 am