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Philosophy
The ultimate purpose of our youth ministry is to see Christ magnified in the lives of our youth. In our efforts to fulfill this purpose, we embrace several important convictions. We believe that youth ministry must be God-glorifying, Gospel-centered, Bible-saturated, and missionally-minded.
Youth ministry must be God-glorifying. We believe that we exist for the glory of God (Isa 43:6-7). Therefore, in our youth ministries, we seek to do all things to draw attention God’s greatness and grandeur (1Cor 10:31).
Youth ministry must be Gospel-centered. Outward behavior apart from grace is legalism, while grace apart from God’s law is license. We thus seek to present moral teaching within the framework of the gospel so as to avoid these two dangerous extremes.
Youth ministry must be Bible-saturated. We believe that our youth ministry must be thoroughly saturated in the Scriptures because the Scriptures provide us with all we need in order that we might be “thoroughly equipped for every good work” (2Tim 3:16).
Youth ministry must be missionally-minded. A critical focus of our youth ministry is to disciple students and parents of students in our church so that they come to view themselves as missionaries who reach out to those in the broader community.
Like-Minded and 180 Degrees
Like-Minded Youth Ministry is our midweek program for high school students. 180 Degrees is our midweek ministry for junior high students. The emphasis in these midweek meetings is to encourage Christlike character in the lives of these students. Here we seek to create a context in which teens are presented with the God of glory and challenged to apply the truths of Scripture to their lives. We also encourage teens who profess faith in Christ to begin to exercise their spiritual gifts in mutual edification toward one another. Like our adult Life Groups, our midweek youth program emphasizes prayer, life-application, personal accountability, and mutual ministry.
Our teen ministries take place on Wednesday nights at 7 PM. To get involved in Like-Minded or 180 Degrees or for more information, please contact Pastor Galt at (845) 454-2790 or by email.
