Nine Basic Beliefs About Student Ministry

1. Students matter to God and warrant our efforts to extend the gospel to them.

2. The gospel of Jesus Christ must be presented in a way that is relevant to the
culture of middle and High school students (Eph. 6:18,19).

3. Evangelism is a process and is best accomplished within the context of
relationships.

4. There are various levels of spiritual interest and Christian commitment among
students.

5. Effective student ministry is done through the development of real
relationships between believers and non-churched students.

6. Student ministry done with excellence reflects God and attracts students.

7. Student ministry is to be reviewed and evaluated for real effectiveness.

8. Student ministry should be built on the team principle–not on the gifts of one
individual.

9. Every student, once they become a Christian, is capable of and should be involved in
the work of building God’s Kingdom.

Old but Powerful Song…

GREATER IS HE THAT IS IN ME
GREATER IS HE THAT IS IN ME
GREATER IS HE THAT IS IN ME
THAN HE THAT IS IN THE WORLD

SATAN’S LIKE A ROARING LION
ROAMING TO AND FRO
SEEKING WHOM HE MAY DEVOUR
THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO
MANY SOULS HAVE BEEN HIS PREY
TO FALL IN SOME WEAK HOUR
BUT GOD HAS PROMISED US TODAY
HIS OVERCOMING POWER

GREATER IS HE THAT IS IN ME
GREATER IS HE THAT IS IN ME
GREATER IS HE THAT IS IN ME
THAN HE THAT IS IN THE WORLD

Little Blessings…

Little Blessings in life must never be over looked. As I posted last week about our sound mixer for diversity gave out. After spending more hours looking over it I found that the internal amp can’t support what we want to do and use it for (at only 150w vs. using 500W). It seemed to be a big issue last week however God said He was bigger and He sent a blessing trough a member in the church body for us to be able to do what we need for upgrading our media for Diversity. So this morning I set forth to get what was needed to replace and upgrade our mixer… In the end the company gave me a discount of $400 off. Again this afternoon God sent another blessing in the fact that we got a big discount on paint. A savings of $200 off. Some would say wow I got lucky today, but luck had nothing to do with it. God’s sends blessings in all different sizes, shapes and colors and even trough great people. We can’t forget to Give thanks to HIM. One of the biggest Blessings I have gotten over the years was the birth of my children. I was reminded just last night how much Love God has for us. While putting Emily to bed she made my heart stop when she looked at me while walking out of the room and said “Daddy, I love you.” She has said this many times before but boy it was one of those times in life that just warms your heart. The Heart and Love of a Children for their Father… It is a great reminder that we can’t forget even the little blessings in life. And how Great our Father almighty really is. How simple but powerful are the words “Daddy, I love you.”

In His Grip,

Pastor J