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OUR Mission Objective—
Our goal is to be a part of the great
commission by
reaching even the youngest of God’s children with the GOOD
NEWS of Jesus’ love, mercy, forgiveness, and salvation which
is that “whosoever believes in Him SHALL have eternal
life.” John 3:16
The
Featherzhouse Concept -
My best memories
of teaching the Bible to my son were during the quiet times we
sat at night. While I read him stories, he looked on at the
pictures in his child’s Bible. Now grown and married, he
still recalls the impact those special moments had for him.
Such moments lasted though time.
The message we
present to little ones ages 4-10, we also want to last a
lifetime; more than that - an eternity. We have taken this
special one-on-one teaching experience and incorporated it
into the Featherzhouse concept.
This concept makes Featherzhouse different from any
other teaching program.
Our pre-recorded
lessons bring that unique storytelling to life for the child.
We avoid high-tech animation which the child sees 24/7 on any
cartoon channel. Instead, we opt for a more traditional
telling of Bible stories using beautiful art and captivating
effects. We take the Bible pictures and simply bring them
alive. We use animation to enhance our characters voices and,
we bring the story to life in a manner the child does not see
everyday. Thus we hold their attention.
As if we were personally reading the Bible to them, and
they were sitting next to us looking at the pictures.
Our belief in
educating children ages 4-10 is that lessons presented should
not only be fun but designed to promote spiritual growth.
This is why we don’t settle to merely entertain or
babysit the child. Instead,
we provide an environment which teaches Biblical fundamentals
and contemporary life applications in a format designed
specifically for the needs of this age group. We
don’t use “test-tube” formulas but methods that have
been proven in the field for over 5 years. As a result, we
have developed a Bible system that not only touches the mind
but the heart of the child at his/her own level.
We do this by
utilizing educational segments of no more that 2-4 minutes each, combined together to form
a lesson module of
no more than 12-15 minutes.
We have found in 17 years of teaching that this formula
best holds the attention span of the child in this age group.
By building our
lessons on this pattern, we can combine different modules
to hold a child’s attention in a teaching environment
for as long as one and a half to two hours effectively.
In addition, one
of the most useful methods in teaching is the capture
and review method we use in Featherzhouse.
To do this, we
present a pre-recorded video or audio segment to capture
the child’s attention. Then we follow immediately with a
“live” review of
the segment by a parent or teacher. This capture and review is
continued throughout the lesson segments
with neither section lasting more that 2-4 minutes.
Our Featherzhouse
puppet show is designed to make Bible verse memorization fun.
Our three crazy bird friends Featherz, KuuKuu and Munchken
lighten up the educational aspect of the lesson giving comic
relief before concluding with a review section of the main
story presented earlier. The puppet portion appeals best to
ages 4-7 in a “live” presentation, while the pre-recorded
puppet show usually appeals to all in the age group. Finally,
sprinkle in fun songs featuring the antics of Featherz, KuuKuu
and Munchken and your story time is complete.
For later review,
we offer a Featherzhouse Newsletter which summarizes the
lesson in detail. As a parent, I was always concerned what my
child was being taught. With the newsletter, there is no
doubt. In addition, the parent can follow-up the Bible lesson
with their child at a later time and provide more quality time
one-on-one.
Our stand-alone
DVD Library lessons and downloaded lessons are built along the
same formula as out classroom design but without the need for
a parent/teacher interaction.
No matter which
Featherzhouse best suits your needs, you can be assured it
will captivate this age group and bring them to a fuller
understanding of God’s Word. And
in years to come, perhaps they will recall the wonderful
memories of Featherzhouse, the exciting Bible stories, and the
special moments they had exploring God’s direction for them.
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CHILDREN'S CHURCH 
