SENIOR HIGH RETREAT!!

It's HEEEEERE!!  The spring is coming, and with it comes AWESOME youth stuff like the SENIOR HIGH RETREAT!!  And folks, this one is gonna be AMAZING.  I'm so pumped about this theme!  It's gonna be a DEEP DIG into our walk with God, the people we journey with, and what happened with each encounter on the road to Emmaus. This is gonna be GOOD STUFF.

There will be more info as we go, but the basics are already in place, so here ya go!

WHO?  ALL RAVE SENIOR HIGH (9th-12th) TEENS, THEIR FRIENDS, AND PARENTS
WHAT?  A time of digging, growing, learning, bonding, and worshiping together
WHEN?  April 11-13, 2014
WHERE?  Sky Ranch, one of the best of the best around
HOW MUCH?  $80 for teens, half price for adults (NEVER let price stop you. Talk to me, Keith, or Harry, and we'll handle it confidentially.)
WHAT DO I BRING?  Bedding, Pillow, toiletries, BIBLE, weather appropriate clothes, and any sports stuff you wanna bring.

This is gonna be a GREAT weekend.  Some of the leadership is gonna be taken on by our AMAZING bunch of seniors.  Don't miss out on this one!

SIGN UP TODAY OUTSIDE MY OFFICE OR EMAIL ME AND I'LL SIGN YOU UP!!

MARCH FNL: ARKADIA RETROCADE!!

HERE ARE SOME PICS OF A GREAT NIGHT!!!

IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING!!

After a couple of reschedulings and postponings, we finally get to go to Arkadia!  Folks, this place is AMAZING. It's an AUTHENTIC 80's arcade, complete with every arcade game you loved as a child, with one AWESOME twist: You pay a flat fee at the door and you can play AS MUCH AS YOU WANT.  I know.  It's FANTASTIC.

SO..our March Family Night Live will be a BLAST!! We'll have the place to ourselves, so we'll have a time of worship and some food too, so it'll be GREAT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY (my kids love it ALMOST as much as I do)!!

So here are the basics!  See you there!

NOTE: It's usually $5 to get in, but the owner is going to give us a never-before-seen price of $2 this time!!

WHO?  ALL RAVE TEENS AND FAMILIES!
WHAT? An awesome night of having a blast, worshiping, and just being together
WHEN? March 16, 2014 from 7 until we want to leave
WHERE? Arkadia Retrocade at 1478 N. College Ave. Fayetteville AR 72703
WHAT DO I BRING? Just bring $2 to get in, and GUYS --> SNACK FOOD, GIRLS --> 2 LITER

THE FLOOD ON THE BIG SCREEN!!

LET'S GO TO THE MOVIES!!

It's not that often that Hollywood looks to the bible for inspiration, and yes, this one will probably have some holes in it, but even so, this'll be a great chance to go out together and see a story from the bible played out on the big screen!  It opens March 28, so Sunday, March 30, I'm going to go see it at 7:00, and I would love to take a crew along with me! If we pile 'em in for Spider-man, we can pile 'em in for Noah!  

ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO GO, PLEASE GET ME YOUR TICKET MONEY (BY THAT PREVIOUS WEDNESDAY NIGHT) AND I'LL GET TICKETS IN ADVANCE!!  That way we just walk right in!  So let me know if you wanna go! Let's make a family affair!

ANNOUNCING THE LANDING!!

SO SO EXCITED to announce that this year we're going to unveil the TEEN VERSION OF CELEBRATE RECOVERY CALLED "THE LANDING"!!  This is still in the development phase, so now is the best possible time for YOU to join this effort!

SO MANY teens are struggling with hurts, hang-ups, and habits.  This for the full range of these struggles.  It mirrors the way Celebrate Recovery is structured, but it's geared directly toward teens. This is REALLY going to be an amazing thing, and will go WAY beyond just benefiting Robinson Avenue. This is going to change lives the same way Celebrate Recovery has.

HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN DO NOW!!

1. We're building a team of people who will be part of this.  The specific roles are still very much to be determined, so if you feel a draw to this ministry at all, PLEASE LET ME KNOW!! How amazing will it be to be in on this from the onset!

2. Start now, joining with your teens, looking for people who need this ministry.  It's for addictions of all kinds, hurts from mistakes in the past, hurts from being victims of people or circumstances, and so much more.  KEEP A PRAYERFUL EYE OUT FOR TEENS WHO NEED THIS MINISTRY!!

MORE INFO COMING VERY SOON!! PLEASE PRAY FOR THIS AS WE GO!!

SOUPerBOWL PARTY 2014!!

SOUPERBOWL TIME IS HERE AGAIN!!

No, I'm not just misspelling it.  For our Superbowl parties, we bring as many cans of soup (or any other food) as we can to replenish the pantry here at Robinson Avenue.  The needs for this continue day after day so here's our chance to give a little to those in need!

This will be in conjunction with our monthly TEEN LIFE GROUP, so THERE WILL BE A TIME OF WORSHIP AND BIBLE STUDY as our main priority.  So here are the details:

WHO?  ALL RAVE TEENS AND PARENTS!!
WHAT?  A combination Life Group meeting time and Superbowl Party, plus replenishing our church pantry!
WHEN?  5:00 to the end of the game, this Sunday, February 2
WHERE?  The Poulos home
WHAT DO I BRING?  Just bring your favorite DRINK OR SWEETS, PLUS AS MANY CANS OF SOUP OR ANY OTHER NON-PERISHABLE AS YOU CAN!!!

See you guys SUNDAY!!

FAMILY NIGHT LIVE SERVICE NIGHT!!

I truly believe that NOTHING builds relationships like serving together! This Sunday night is another FAMILY NIGHT LIVE, but this one is gonna be a little different.  This time, we're gonna serve together! There will be two groups. One will cook and serve dinner at the Salvation Army in Bentonville, and one will sort and prepare clothes at the Potter's House in Fayetteville. It's gonna be great night of serving and growing together! Don't miss it!

Here are the details:

WHO?  RAVE teens AND parents!
WHAT?  A chance to serve those in need AND grow together as FAMILY
WHEN?  Sunday afternoon/evening, Jan. 26, from about 5 till about 7
WHERE?  Potter's House: 2703 N Drake St, Fayetteville
                 Salvation Army: 3305 Southwest I St. Bentonville
WHAT DO I BRING?  Just a servant heart!

NOTE: Space is VERY limited on the Salvation Army team. The space can only hold about 10 people, so PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP if you want to be on this team!!
                  

1st ANNUAL PARENTS' CLASS!!

Ever feel like your home is one big awkward family photo??

Can't BEGIN to express how excited I am about this, folks!  It's time to dive headlong into equipping parents to be the best spiritual leaders they can be, and in the process, power you guys up to be the engaged parents that this youth minister will THRIVE on!!

Beginning this year, and continuing once a year, we're going to have a 6 week parents' class during the spring quarter. It will be divided up into 2 IDENTICAL 6-WEEK SESSIONS, so as to not disrupt other classes' teaching schedules, and to keep from pulling you away from other classes you love.

The first session will begin at the start of March and run midway through April, the second session will pick up there and run through the end of May.  This is REALLY going to be some quality content, so DEFINITELY make plans to be with us during one of the two sessions.  IF YOU TEACH, you may want to coordinate with another parent and split the quarter with them so you can both be in there without putting the pinch on the class you teach. IT WILL BE WORTH THE EFFORT!!!

With future classes, they'll be much more focused on one topic. With this first one, we're going to cover a wider array of things, but here are the main things we'll dive into:

1. The NEW approaches to youth ministry that you've seen happening (and will continue to see) at Robinson Avenue and HOW you can be as effectively engaged as possible
2. How to be the spiritual leaders in the home that God wants you to be
3. Things you should know about the EVER CHANGING WORLD OF SOCIAL MEDIA
4. How to be connected with and encouraged by other parents going through the same things you are

Like I said, this is DEFINITELY going to be something that you want to be a part of. Come have some coffee and some GREAT conversations about raising teens in this crazy world!  You WILL be glad you came!

***SIGN UP FOR THE SESSION YOU WANT ON THE BOARD BY MY OFFICE!!!***