August 2009

The Sequel

With the start of a new school, we began a new theme, "The Sequel." It is based on the idea that the book of Acts is the sequel of the 4 gospels. Therefore, we to whom the church has been passed down to are the Sequel to the book of Acts. During the next few months we studied the book of Acts with the understanding that neither God nor His promises have changed; that we are to be living in the power of His Holy Spirit and seeing our schools, activity centers, etc as our mission field. To be honest, despite the first two themes being a ton of fun, this one was the most powerful. It was very cool.

August 16th - Back To School Battlecry

The Back To School Battlecry is an event which is fun but also challenging. It calls the youth to step up to a new level of living for Christ outwardly and staying focused despite the infinite distractions that the school year will bring.

We began it by an introduction to the theme "The Sequel," which was very well recieved. We then initiated the kids that were graduating from the children's ministry and into the youth ministry. Each one recieved a Teen Study Bible and a pocket size Christian fish. They were very well recieved and it was a great kick off for them.

We then hauled everyone out to Pump It Up, which is basically an inflatable playground. Huge inflatables like slides, obstacle courses, and games. We ate pizza and then headed for Braums for dessert. All in all it was a success.