Our Student Ministry’s mission is to provide a safe place for students to connect with fellow believers, grow in their faith, and discover God’s purpose for their lives. This Ministry’s driving focus is to facilitate and guide our students in developing and solidifying their walk with Christ and learning more about God’s plan. As leaders, we are honored and privileged to navigate this walk with them. Our guidance and support with the students is directly pointed at giving God all the Glory.
FORGED meets Wednesday night here at LifeChurch from 6:30pm-8:30pm.
The youth group starts the night off with group games in the auditorium full of faith, fun and friendships. We then split into Middle School and High School groups for lessons presented by the leaders. Each group has at least 4 leaders to support the students with content knowledge, mentoring and navigating what it means to be a teen.
Throughout the year we do special events such as lock-ins, snow tubing, 30 Days of Service, the 30 Hour Famine, Food Drives, Christmas Parties and much more.
During the summer we run a Summer Series where all our meetings are outdoors at various local spots. We play massive games of kickball, nine square, we have Color Wars, nights at the beach and the ever popular 100 foot long inflatable obstacle course!!
Camps: Twice a year when the opportunity is available, we do a winter and summer camp at Monadnock Christian Ministries in Jaffery, NH Monadnock Christian Ministries The winter camp is a weekend long excursion- Friday night through Sunday afternoon. The summer camp is a week-long journey packed full of exciting opportunities, deep rooted faith and a massive mountain to climb!!
The Importance of Christian Youth Ministry in Today’s Church
Lauren Abraham, a Senior at Grand Canyon University details in her article,
The Role of Youth in Today’s Church
Investing in today’s youth is necessary in growing the body of Christ. Teaching young people in the church to grow in their relationship with the Lord prepares them to serve Christ in all they do. As a result, this nurtures the congregation and allows the church to flourish.
Serving young people cannot only prepare them to become future leaders, but also allow them to contribute to the church. This is seen many times in the Bible, as God often used young people to do great things. For example, God used Timothy to pastor and lead the Ephesian church when he was a teenager. 1 Timothy 4:12 says, “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.”
In addition, there is much to be learned from the faith of a child. Matthew 18:2-4 says, “He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. And he said: ‘Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.’” Because of God’s heart for young people, it is important to recognize their value in today’s church.
The Need for Leaders in Christian Youth Ministry
Youth need guidance and support as they navigate through the most challenging part of their development and seek to grow in their walk with Christ. Christ-like leaders are needed to serve young members of the congregation and help them to reach their full potential. Youth ministry leaders must be rooted in a biblical foundation in order to effectively communicate with young people. In addition, they must understand modern influences on Christianity, which allow them to identify with youth and build meaningful relationships with them.
In Christ,
