Xstream

Xstream (School Years 4-6)

Xstream is a Sunday morning Children’s Group for children aged 8 - 11 (school years 4 - 6). It has been running since September 2008 with a team of 6 leaders, 2 per week. For 3/4 weeks in every month (2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Sundays) two leaders have led a group of around 8 children in a wide range of activities provided by Light Live (Scripture Union). The material has been excellent and the group has experienced: worship, prayer, bible reading, memory verses, games, drama, poems, sharing, fun and laughter. The leaders have been meeting quarterly to review what’s been working well and discussing what could be changed. This resulted in the older children of 11 years plus forming a new group (The Grid), after 3 months, and has also resulted in the Xstream leaders adapting the material to enable more time for prayer and sharing to ensure that the children have more of a spiritual experience. The time of the group has also been extended from 45 to 60 minutes to enable the adults to have a longer period of uninterrupted time in the main church service and also to make better use of the material and time with the children. Feedback from the children has been very positive and this is demonstrated each week by the high level of enthusiasm and participation in all the activities. For the leaders it has been a great to work with a partner, gain confidence and learn more about God.