Welcome
to the Family Ministry
The Family Ministry exists to partner with parents to make fully formed eighteen-year-old disciples of Jesus.
Discipled Student Profile
These are qualities that we hope students will have as they leave the Family Ministry at NBBC. This is the target we are aiming at, and all our programming is pointing to.
Gospel Fluent
A student who knows and can apply the truths and good news of the gospel to a broken world around them.
1 Corinthians 15:1-4
Dies to Self
A student who is waging war against the flesh and striving to put sin to death and walk by the Spirit.
Mark 8:34-35
Biblical World View
A student who can view ideas and issues in the world today through the lens of God’s word and is not conformed by this world.
Romans 12:2
Identity in Christ
A student who is rooted in the gospel and does not find their identity in fading things but in the eternal Son of God, Jesus, in whom their life is in.
Romans 6
Abides in Christ
A student who is developing the discipline of spending time in the Word, in prayer, and practicing the spiritual
disciplines.
John 15:4
Disciple Maker
A student who is a friend of sinners and living out the Great Commission and is being discipled into a disciple-maker.
Matthew 11:9, 28:18-20
Ministry
to Parents
We believe the highest calling and privilege for a parent is to make disciples of their own children - to raise them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord (Eph. 6:4). Christian parents have the God-given responsibility and requirement to disciple their children. The church does not hold the role of primary disciple-maker of children. Its role is supplemental, not substitutive. The church’s responsibility is to equip the saints for the work of ministry (Eph.4:12), and this certainly includes equipping parents within the body so that they can lead their families well. We do that through a variety of ways at NBBC, including our Family Discipleship Workshops.
Family discipleship is the backbone of everything that we do in the Family Ministry. The way we like to think about it is broken into four buckets: Modeling, Time, Moments, and Milestones. This model comes from work done at The Village Church, outlined in the Family Discipleship Guide linked below, expounded upon in the book Family Discipleship by Chandler and Griffin, and rooted in the Shema.
5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
Deut. 6:5-7
Family Discipleship
TIME
Creating intentional time built into the rhythm of the family's life for the purpose of thinking about, talking about, and living out the gospel.
Deut. 6:7a
MOMENTS
Capturing and leveraging opportunities in the course of everyday life for the purpose of gospel-centered conversations.
Deut. 6:7:b
MILESTONES
Marking and making occasions to celebrate and commemorate significant spiritual milestones of God's work in the life of the family and child.
Josh. 4:21-24
Ministries
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Kids Ministry
Nursery & PreK
Our nursery and preschool department serves families of kids from birth through 5 years old. During these years, we celebrate baby dedications with families, read lots of bible stories, and sing lots of songs.
On Sunday mornings, birth through two-year-olds are in the nursery, and three-year-olds through our kindergarten friends meet downstairs in the Kids' wing. During our worship service, we have nursery and Wigglein' Worship program for kids birth through Kindergarten.
On Wednesdays, we have the nursery available for birth through 3-year-olds and Adventure Club for our PreK 4s and Kindergarteners.
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Kids Ministry
Elementary
Our elementary department serves families of 1st - 5th grade kids. During this time, we often see kids make professions of faith and be baptized.
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On Sunday mornings, we gather upstairs in the Kids Wing for a time of worship and bible study. The kids are going through a curriculum called The Gospel Project that takes them through all of Scripture every three years. ​During our worship service, we encourage 1st graders and up to attend worship together with their families.
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On Wednesday night, we have Adventure Club where we sing songs, play games, and teach kids the foundations of theology through the study of God's Word.
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Student Ministry
6th - 12th Grade
Our Student Ministry serves families of students 6th-12th grade. During these years, we are helping them take the next step in their faith and helping them build their identity in Christ.
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On Sunday mornings, they gather in the Chapel and the Junior High room for a time of bible study. Students use a curriculum called The Gospel Project that takes them through all of Scripture every three years. On Sunday nights, students gather for Grow Groups, which are our age and gender specific discipleship groups.
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Ou Wednesday nights, the students gather in the chapel for MidWeek. This is a time of community, worship, teaching, and small groups.