Youth Mission Statement: The Youth of WPC will, by God’s grace, know & love God, worship God, serve God and serve others, partnering with parents, teachers, and leaders to encourage growth in God’s grace and reach our community and world with the Gospel.
Biblical Foundation: Ephesians 1:17-20
That the God of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places.
Themes
Theme 2014: We are Winsome
Chosen by the Father, Redeemed by the Son, Sealed by the Holy Spirit Eph. 1
Theme 2015: Live Rooted
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Galatians 5:22
Theme 2016: We have God’s promises, an anchor for the soul, a sure hope.
We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain. Hebrews 6:19
Theme 2017: In it, not of it
They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. John 17:16
Youth Leadership Goals:
*Leaders will have a passionate desire to know, love, & serve God and to share His Gospel.
*Leaders will share their passion for Jesus Christ with the youth of WPC.
*Leaders will cultivate a learning environment where our primary goal is to know the God of the Bible and glorify Him.
*Leaders will cultivate an environment that encourages all of us to be and do whatever God wants and to be willing to change those areas of our lives that God is telling us need change.
*Leaders will cultivate an environment where we all support, encourage, and lift up one another.
*Leaders will not be satisfied with entertaining our youth. We will challenge them and have high expectations for their spiritual growth.
*Whenever possible and appropriate, leaders will:
Meet one-one or in small groups with youth to provide individual shepherding, encourage deeper sharing and real connections.
*Whenever possible and appropriate, leaders will:
Attend youth events including sports, plays, music recitals, dance recitals, etc.
*Leaders will provide opportunities for our youth to serve the community.
*Leaders will provide opportunities for our youth to serve the church.
*Leaders will provide opportunities for our youth to serve on short-term mission trips.
*Leaders will provide opportunities for our youth to grow spiritually at conferences.
*Leaders will provide opportunities for our youth to take on leadership in youth group.
Student Goals:
*We will study the Word with the purpose of knowing God, love God, obeying God, treasuring God, delighting in God, and thus glorifying God.
*Through the study of God’s word, we pray God will transform us by His truth, that we may view the world through His lens and be better prepared to defend His truth and make a stand for Jesus in the world.
*Through God’s Holy Spirit at work in us, we pray we will winsomely attract unbelievers with the Gospel, bringing light, not heat, to culturally divisive issues.
*We will find something awesome about Jesus in every message, because that is the response Jesus deserves.
*We will reflect Christ, by God’s grace, in the daily living out of our lives.
*We will be the people who include others even when that is awkward.
*We will preach the Gospel to ourselves daily, choosing to believe the truth, not the lies.
Youth Group
Spiritual Growth/Training Opportunities
Weekly Sunday School and Youth Group Meetings
Bi-monthly Girls’/Guys’ Bible Studies
RYM Summer Conference
Service Opportunities
Leadership Roles in Youth Group: Music, Outreach, Encouragement, Fellowship, Service, Teaching, Other
Outreach to Coalition for Kids and Dominion Senior Living
KWT (Kids’ Worship Team)
Help with Slip & Slide KC Kick Off
Help with Fall Festival
Operation Christmas Child-Pack boxes
Help with Children’s Christmas Musical
Combined Sunday School YG/Kids Christmas Celebration
Volunteering at the Melting Pot
Missions Conference Combined Sunday School
May Fund Raisers
VBS Teen Leader
Cherokee Mission Trip
Fun/Fellowship Opportunities
YG Fellowship at Branstrator’s (FAB) Bi-monthly
Concerts-Christian artists in JC
Lock Out/Lock In
Slip & Slide
Girls’ Tea at Gigi McCollum’s or Cheryl Steuck’s home
Guys’ Grill and Game
Hester Bonfire
Fall Festival
Sunday School Christmas Celebration (Combined)
YG Christmas Celebration
Summer Conference -RYM
Kids
Spiritual Growth/Training Opportunities
Weekly Sunday School and Kids’ Club Meetings
VBS
Service Opportunities
Outreach to Dominion Senior Living
ELP Prayer Project
Operation Christmas Child-Pack boxes
Children’s Christmas Musical
Volunteering at Melting Pot
Missions Conference
Cherokee Mission Trip
Fun/Fellowship Opportunities
Kids’ Fellowship at Branstrator’s (FAB) monthly
Slip & Slide
Hester Bonfire
Fall Festival
Children’s Christmas Musical
Sunday School Christmas Celebration (combined with YG)
Kid Christmas Celebration
VBS
Calendar Youth Group/Kids’ 2017-18
July end of month Lock Out/Lock In Youth Group Kick Off
August last Wednesday Slip and Slide Kids’ Club Kick Off
ONGOING Throughout the Year Kids’ games, plays, concerts, dance, activities
ONGOING Throughout the Year YG FABs/Girl/Guy Bible Studies every 2nd and 4th Sunday 4:30-7:00 p.m.
ONGOING Throughout the Year Kid FABs every 2nd Friday 5:30-8:30 p.m.
September Girls’ Tea/Guys’ Grill & Game
September YG ministries begin-Coalition for Kids & Dominion Senior Living (with Kids’ Club)
Sept. end of the month Hester Bonfire All Church Activity
Sept. end of the month Fall Festival All Church Activity
Sept. end of the month ELP Prayer Project/Kids’ Club
October mid month Children’s Christmas Musical Rehearsals begin
October end of the month Youth Fall Party- games/movie
November Cherokee Mission Trip
November Operation Christmas Child Packing
November Thanksgiving Dinner
December Combination Sunday School Kids/YG
Christmas Celebration
December Church Christmas Dinner &
Children’s Christmas Musical
December Kids’ Christmas Celebration
December YG Christmas Celebration
February Kids’ Valentines Party
February YG Valentines Party
February Prayer Promise Project- Congregation praying for our kids
March YG & Kids Missions Conference
March YG meet with Missionaries @ Branstrator’s
May Fund Raiser Month-Spaghetti Dinner/Bake Sale
Auction
May Youth Sunday
May Kid/YG Year End Presentation to Congregation
May Graduates’ Dinner
June VBS
June Cherokee Mission Trip (Youth)
July Senior High RYM Conference/Laguna Beach