The time is approaching quickly for all the hustle and bustle of the end of the school year! Along with this comes a few moments for our teens to slow down, reflect, and focus. It's so easy to lose focus on God and what He's doing, even in the midst of doing good things. Here's one of those opportunities..
WHO? All Senior High Students in our ministry AND their friends. THIS WILL INCLUDE 9th GRADE!!
WHAT? Senior High Retreat is a time for our Senior High students to get away from all the going, going, going to take a breath and set their sites on God for a few days. They will grow in their faith and gear up for the summer and coming school year. Our theme is DIVE, a study on fully trusting God with every part of their lives, their hearts, their plans, their relationships. Our theme verses will be PROVERBS 3:5,6.
WHEN? May 13-15, 2011 MEET AT 4:30, HEADING OUT AT 5:00. We will eat dinner as soon as we arrive about 7:00. Back around 12:00-12:30 on Sunday. They will not have eaten lunch yet.
WHERE? 1000 Hills in Branson, MO. There is so much to do here, I can't even begin to list it all. The part I'm most excited about: 2 words...ZIP LINE.
HOW MUCH? The cost will be posted here very soon, once we get closer to a final count. The cost will include: FOOD, LODGING, and a T-SHIRT
MORE EXCITING INFO TO BE POSTED SOON!!
Friday, April 29, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
CAMPOUT/COOKOUT Friday Night!
Good Monday All,
This coming Friday night, we're going to have a great night to kick off the warmer season! We're going to have a night of chilling out and coming together as a group to reconnect over some healthy hot dogs and s'mores. (This will be in place of the the "Spring Formal" you have on your calendars! When I "polled the audience" on that one, they said they would rather skip the formal dinner and skip straight to the chilling out together afterward, so I figured I wouldn't hear any complaints from parents about saving $30)
WHO? Any youth in the youth group, 7th - 12th Grade
WHAT? Camping out for the guys, and camping out (separate locale of course) OR slumber partying inside for the girls. Roasting weinies and marshmallows over a bonfire, as well. Games, etc., but mostly just some chilled out, bonding time.
WHEN? Friday night, April 15, 7:00 PM until Saturday morning, April 16, 9:00 AM. We will need to arrive and leave directly to/from the McClures' house. There will not be a van going/coming.
WHERE? The home of Aldea and Curtis McClure (3215 Eupiel Lane, Springdale)
HOW MUCH? $0.00
WHAT DO THEY BRING? Sleeping bags, bedding, pillows, etc. I would recommend NOT trying to get a bunch of showers at their house, so no need for all the shower stuff. Showering is for wimpies anyway. WE DO NEED AS MANY TENTS AS WE CAN, SO PLEASE LET THEM BRING THAT IF YOU HAVE ONE. If anyone would like to send some snacks or hot dogs/buns/mallows, etc. please let me know early in the week. It would be GREATLY appreciated!!
It's gonna be a good time, so I hope everyone can make it!!
This coming Friday night, we're going to have a great night to kick off the warmer season! We're going to have a night of chilling out and coming together as a group to reconnect over some healthy hot dogs and s'mores. (This will be in place of the the "Spring Formal" you have on your calendars! When I "polled the audience" on that one, they said they would rather skip the formal dinner and skip straight to the chilling out together afterward, so I figured I wouldn't hear any complaints from parents about saving $30)
WHO? Any youth in the youth group, 7th - 12th Grade
WHAT? Camping out for the guys, and camping out (separate locale of course) OR slumber partying inside for the girls. Roasting weinies and marshmallows over a bonfire, as well. Games, etc., but mostly just some chilled out, bonding time.
WHEN? Friday night, April 15, 7:00 PM until Saturday morning, April 16, 9:00 AM. We will need to arrive and leave directly to/from the McClures' house. There will not be a van going/coming.
WHERE? The home of Aldea and Curtis McClure (3215 Eupiel Lane, Springdale)
HOW MUCH? $0.00
WHAT DO THEY BRING? Sleeping bags, bedding, pillows, etc. I would recommend NOT trying to get a bunch of showers at their house, so no need for all the shower stuff. Showering is for wimpies anyway. WE DO NEED AS MANY TENTS AS WE CAN, SO PLEASE LET THEM BRING THAT IF YOU HAVE ONE. If anyone would like to send some snacks or hot dogs/buns/mallows, etc. please let me know early in the week. It would be GREATLY appreciated!!
It's gonna be a good time, so I hope everyone can make it!!
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Big Brothers/Sisters Reveal Party!!
I won't try to describe the fun and BONDING that went on Sunday night. I'll just let you see for yourselves! You can see the rest on Facebook.
Exciting Plan for Sunday Mornings!
Hello All,
I'd like to share a really exciting plan to make our Sunday morning class time more purposeful and powerful. Here's the skinny:
I believe very strongly in the power of small groups. Bible class teaching is of great importance, and we will continue to have that, but I believe we can take what's there and make it more effective, on an individual level. As it stands now, a few obstacles that arise are....
1. It's really easy to slip in the door, sit in the back of the room, and drift off into dreamland with all the pretty, shiny things that can distract.
2. It's also really easy to come to class every Sunday morning, appear to be tuned in, but never really get engaged in the conversation, and therefore miss out on most of what's being said. (If we're all honest, we've all done it.)
3. For the quieter types, they may want to speak up, and have a lot to say, but may never have that moment when the time is right for them to get a word in edge-wise.
4. The fact is they've spent their week sitting in 7 hours of lectures a day. Class can become just another lecture.
HOWEVER...
If we keep the traditional bible class teaching format the first half of class, then take a list of discussion questions and break into smaller discussion groups, we can discuss how the passages we've just learned about from the bible apply directly to our modern, every day lives. So then....
1. Nobody has the chance to slide through under the radar. Everybody is involved, so the need to be mentally stimulated is there every single week.
2. With multiple, smaller groups going on, everybody is engaged. There's no longer a chance to merely appear to be tuned in.
3. I love this one. Finally, the quieter types are heard. People who would rarely, if ever, speak up in front of the group can speak up so much more comfortably and have their thoughts heard as much as the ones who may have no trouble with things like that.
4. This will distinguish bible class from every other class they've sat through for the past week. Conversation, as opposed to lecture.
PLUS...
5. (and here's where you come in..) YOU get to be involved in what they're learning. "How?" you ask? I'm glad you asked! Because you will be leading the discussion groups! You simply can't put a price on involving the family in the bible-learning process. This puts you right in the midst of what they're learning and how they're learning it. It also gives you the easiest possible starting point to bring up these conversation topics in your own homes, around the dinner, table, or on the way to school in the morning. Like I said, you just can't put a price on that.
We will soon have a sign up list posted on my door for parents to sign up to lead these discussion groups. They will most likely be a month-of-Sundays at a time. (But if you can't commit to 4 back-to-back weeks, we can work something out.) You can either sign up individually or as a couple.
We will also have a training session, probably one Sunday, on leading small group discussions. ANYbody, no matter what personality type, can do this.
I can't wait to get you guys involved in this! I think we're gonna see some amazing things coming from some amazing conversations!
THANK YOU ALL.
I'd like to share a really exciting plan to make our Sunday morning class time more purposeful and powerful. Here's the skinny:
I believe very strongly in the power of small groups. Bible class teaching is of great importance, and we will continue to have that, but I believe we can take what's there and make it more effective, on an individual level. As it stands now, a few obstacles that arise are....
1. It's really easy to slip in the door, sit in the back of the room, and drift off into dreamland with all the pretty, shiny things that can distract.
2. It's also really easy to come to class every Sunday morning, appear to be tuned in, but never really get engaged in the conversation, and therefore miss out on most of what's being said. (If we're all honest, we've all done it.)
3. For the quieter types, they may want to speak up, and have a lot to say, but may never have that moment when the time is right for them to get a word in edge-wise.
4. The fact is they've spent their week sitting in 7 hours of lectures a day. Class can become just another lecture.
HOWEVER...
If we keep the traditional bible class teaching format the first half of class, then take a list of discussion questions and break into smaller discussion groups, we can discuss how the passages we've just learned about from the bible apply directly to our modern, every day lives. So then....
1. Nobody has the chance to slide through under the radar. Everybody is involved, so the need to be mentally stimulated is there every single week.
2. With multiple, smaller groups going on, everybody is engaged. There's no longer a chance to merely appear to be tuned in.
3. I love this one. Finally, the quieter types are heard. People who would rarely, if ever, speak up in front of the group can speak up so much more comfortably and have their thoughts heard as much as the ones who may have no trouble with things like that.
4. This will distinguish bible class from every other class they've sat through for the past week. Conversation, as opposed to lecture.
PLUS...
5. (and here's where you come in..) YOU get to be involved in what they're learning. "How?" you ask? I'm glad you asked! Because you will be leading the discussion groups! You simply can't put a price on involving the family in the bible-learning process. This puts you right in the midst of what they're learning and how they're learning it. It also gives you the easiest possible starting point to bring up these conversation topics in your own homes, around the dinner, table, or on the way to school in the morning. Like I said, you just can't put a price on that.
We will soon have a sign up list posted on my door for parents to sign up to lead these discussion groups. They will most likely be a month-of-Sundays at a time. (But if you can't commit to 4 back-to-back weeks, we can work something out.) You can either sign up individually or as a couple.
We will also have a training session, probably one Sunday, on leading small group discussions. ANYbody, no matter what personality type, can do this.
I can't wait to get you guys involved in this! I think we're gonna see some amazing things coming from some amazing conversations!
THANK YOU ALL.
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