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Children and Youth Ministry
SENIOR HIGH YOUTH GROUP
Purpose: The purpose of the Senior High Youth group is to grow in Christ together through mentoring and nurturing activities. We seek to design our time together so that we can encounter Jesus in the things we do and in each other. Therefore we will talk, work, and play in a manner honorable to Christ, realizing that Jesus is someone who loves us, has a sense of humor, and serves others.
Our Creed: I am a student seeking to be a scholar. The standard is excellence today and tomorrow. I am disciplined, focused, and on time. I am organized, respectful, and responsible. I will faithfully enrich my relationship with Christ in order to reach my full God-created potential. I am on a mission to elevate myself, my community, and humanity.
Mission: The Senior High Youth Group is designed to help spiritually train and equip teens in a fun and godly atmosphere to discern the glory of God. The attention given to young people enables them to reach their full God-created potential by promoting both healthy development and faith growth. Table fellowship and programs are the vehicles by which we accomplish these goals, but they are not the focus. The Senior High Youth group is affirming some traditional objectives through activities that consistently enrich our relationship with Christ:
Meet monthly for a time of faith development, fun, and service
Share table fellowship with a family-styled meal
Develop our gifts of music and appreciation for the arts
Provide opportunity for deeper spiritual formation and faith development
Prepare youth to discover unique individuality by seeking God’s plan for their life
Sponsor seasonal retreats to deepen bonds of fellowship and faith
Attend regional/national conferences and go on mission trips outside the Huntsville area
Engage in international conference/mission experience every 4-6 years
Connect youth with leadership development opportunities of the larger church
(Presbytery, General Assembly, ecumenical bodies)
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