Hey, all!  I just wanted to update you - I had a really good conversation with the mom of the family who has chosen not to have their kids in kids' church.  I just told her that my DH and I love her kids, and we are completely on her team.  They are not pulling their kids out of children's ministry completely - they just want one service per week where their entire family is sitting together.  Most of the family stays for both services, so that won't be a problem most of the time.

(She was actually slightly annoyed at her husband for just blurting it out the way he did a couple of Sundays ago - She told him, "I was going to sit down and talk to her about it - now she's probably offended!")

But...they still plan on their kids attending special events...Wednesday nights...and 2nd service if they stay for both - which they usually do, since the dad is a deacon and the older brother and sister are on the worship team, lol!

As for the other family...I don't think they're pulling their daughter out.  Again, if they do, it will probably be for one service only, and since they are also leadership, are usually there for both. 

Anyway - as a children's pastor, I need to work with the parents, not against them.  And since I have extreme fundamentalists as in-laws, I know that it would be impossible to sway their opinion (the families in my church!) on issues like that - so it's better for me at this time to just love them, love their kids, and just move on...

I blogged my complete opinion on this issue at http://calledtokids.blogspot.com, if you care to take a look!!