church and step kids?

[alibrezzy154]

dh and i have four kids all together. dh has three I have one. as the way things are looking we will have them for some of the summer. stepkids i don't think have ever been to church. dh and i are seventh-day adventist. we plan on getting dh baptized soon. so how does this all work? I don't believe in making any kid go to church but how do we explain the whole idea of going to church every saturday to them?

[Moma3boyz]

How old are the kids? If they are old enough just talk to them and tell them that you would like them to go to church with you. Ask how they feel about going and if they have any questions bout the church or its services. At best they will be happy going with you and at the least you have opened a door for them to consider what they and other people believe. Forcing them will more than likely make them not enjoy themselves. If they don't want to go, see if they will tell you why so you can help fix it. Most of the time if I ask my kiddos its because they aren't sure if they will fit in or if people there will like or accept them. Hope this helps.

[alibrezzy154]

Quoting Moma3boyz:

How old are the kids? If they are old enough just talk to them and tell them that you would like them to go to church with you. Ask how they feel about going and if they have any questions bout the church or its services. At best they will be happy going with you and at the least you have opened a door for them to consider what they and other people believe. Forcing them will more than likely make them not enjoy themselves. If they don't want to go, see if they will tell you why so you can help fix it. Most of the time if I ask my kiddos its because they aren't sure if they will fit in or if people there will like or accept them. Hope this helps.

Between the ages of 6-13 . And k so I do have the right idea on how to go about it. Thanks!

[katiemcb]

My 7 yo SS is not completely comfortable with church.  We do not get to have him often enough to make it a normal thing for him.  On top of that, his BM only goes to a Catholic church occasionaly, so our non-denominational church is really different for him.

A couple of things: 1) We don't want to force him to go, so we try to make it fun and family oriented.  He gets to eat donuts and play with foosball with his dad after the service, and we don't make him go to the children's church if he doesn't want to go. 2) Church is only on Sundays, but teaching about Jesus can and should be all the time.  This is what we're starting to work on, finding time for family bible time and praying together, teaching about Jesus at our weekly dinners, talking about what God has done in our lives, looking for ways to make faith in Jesus an active part of our day to day moments with our SS.  Maybe someday my SS will be more comfortable at church, but I don't want to waste time in between when we could be showing him about God...