The 20052006 School Year Informational Meeting

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Welcome!

• The 2005-2006 School Year Informational Meeting

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Our Place in Teens Lives

• It is not appropriate for us to place ourselves
  or to be placed in the parental role of a
  teenagers spiritual life.
• We see our role as the following
• Here to help in the spiritual and life
  development of teenagers.
• Here to provide shared experiences to help
  teenagers put the purposes of God in action.
• Here to help teenagers without Christian
  parents/guardians become reconciled back into
  relationship with Jesus.
• Here to aid Parents/Guardians of teenagers.

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Student Ministry Leadership

• John 114 is our Goal
• The Word became flesh and made his dwelling
  among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of
  the One and Only, who came from the Father, full
  of grace and truth.
• Our Mission
• To function through Authentic Relationships and
  Purposed Programs to lead students to become
  fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ.
• Our Purpose
• We exist to pursue authentic relationships with
  teenagers in order to RECONCILE them with God,
  CONNECT them with other followers of Jesus, help
  them GROW in their faith, challenge the growing
  to DISCOVER their ministry, and HONOR God with
  their life.

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Passionate Pursuit of Authentic Relationships

• John 114
• We want to enter into youth culture, to meet
  students where they are.
• Intentionality
• Seek strategic opportunity through a Spiritual
  Formation Process and Contact Work.
• God type passion for connection
• Michelangelo's painting Creation of Man.

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Purposed Programs

• We feel that a healthy Christian lifestyle is one
  that is functioning in the 5 purposes. This is
  why we focus each of our programs with a laser
  sharp focus on one of the following purposes
• Evangelism - Reconcile
• Fellowship - Connect
• Discipleship - Grow
• Worship - Honor
• Ministry - Discover

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Evangelism - Reconcile

• Go-ing Attitude
• Contact Work
• John 114 Relationships and Intentionality
• Involvement and Integration in Area Public
  Schools
• Missional
• Acts 18
• Students of and Relevant to the culture of
  teenagers in this community
• Concerned with local, regional and international
  opportunities
• Testimonial
• We feel that a personal testimony spoken through
  relationship is the most powerful tool for
  evangelism.
• Relevant
• We believe that irrelevance is irreverence.
• We strive to communicate the gospel effectively
  to teenagers where they are at in their lives.

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Fellowship - Connect

• Accountability
• Proverbs 2717
• Safe Place
• Teenagers need safe places to process their lives
  with wise direction.
• Nurturing
• We strive to develop a community of encouragement
  and support for teenagers.
• Unity
• We strongly believe in helping teenagers to
  understand and experience unity as fellow
  believers.
• Sense of Belonging
• One thing we all strive for, and what many
  teenagers are desperate for, is a place where we
  belong, where we are accepted.

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Discipleship - Grow

• Teaching
• Foundation of Knowledge and Faith from Gods Word
• Relevant Topics presented in modern ways.
• Set Example
• Adult Mentorship and Shared Experiences
• Life Stage Preparation
• We strive to prepare teenagers for the next stage
  of their lives and the spiritual tests and/or
  questions they will face.
• Life Application
• In all that we teach, we want to give teenagers
  easy and obvious applications of Gods Word in
  their lives. We want to help them see the steps
  necessary to be a follower of Jesus.

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Worship - Honor

• Surrender
• Romans 121-2
• Reverence
• Fear of God - Obedience
• Celebration
• Rejoice and take Joy in our King!
• Praise
• Giving Thanks, and recognizing his Power and
  Majesty
• Ongoing Lifestyle
• More than singing, but a daily walk. Seeking to
  honor him as a living sacrifice.

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Ministry - Discover

• S.H.A.P.E.
• Spiritual Gifts, Heart, Abilities, Personality,
  Life Experiences
• Leadership
• Help teens to be proactive as they learn to
  function in the body of Christ.
• Service
• Teach teens to be servants.
• Team Work
• Teach the concept of the Body of Christ with many
  parts working together.
• Social Awareness
• Help teens to have a worldview of service and
  love that is bigger than their church, but sees
  the needs of the world around them.

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How Does Someone Become a Leader?

• Sponsor vs. Leader
• Apply
• Leadership Requirements
• Application
• Code of Conduct
• Back Ground Check
• Interview
• Placement

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What programs can we expect?

• Crave (Grow)
• Sunday Mornings at 930am
• Elevate (Honor)
• Sunday Nights at 700pm
• Small Groups (Connect)
• Meet in Group Leaders Homes - weekly
• Flex (Discover)
• Every-other-month service opportunities a
  Mission Trip
• Outreach Events (Evangelism)
• Opposite of Flex, events outside the church for
  fun and relationship opportunities.

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Coming your way

• Youth Room Remodeling Donations
• We always need Leaders and Sponsors!
• Contact info sheets
• Need them filled out
• Yearly health forms
• Permission slips
• New WCSM website, up in a month!

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Questions?
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Thanks For Coming!

• The 2005-2006 School Year Informational Meeting