The SPdL Youth Ministry

First, a Few Words to Parents

The highest priority to pursue and the greatest investment you can make in your youth is to encourage, teach and model a faith relationship with Jesus. As the primary bearer of that responsibility for your family, please know that the Youth Ministry at Second-Ponce is committed to serving you in the faith development of your youth. It is my prayer that your family will thrive during these years of change and not just survive them. Together we can make a difference.

To make this happen the Youth Ministry needs your involvement. Here is how you can help:

1. Pray daily for your church staff, the volunteers in the Youth Ministry, and the youth.
   
   
2. Parents please step forward as the primary youth minister for your family.  This will make the greatest impact on your youth's faith development.
   
   
3. Encourage, expect and model faith development in your family as the highest priority. Each event is designed with specific spiritual goals - these are not simply extracurricular activities. How you handle your youth‚s time commitments will quickly communicate whether your youth's relationship with God is a vital part of his/her life.
   
   
4. Volunteer and be a minister.  In the Youth Ministry we will use close to 100 volunteers this year. We need volunteers to help with teaching Sunday School, coordinating various activities, hosting and co-hosting Disciple Now, chaperoning our trips, and much more. This is such a priority this year that I am asking each parent to commit to being a part of the Youth Ministry at some level as a volunteer. Whether as a chaperone at an event or as a committed, weekly Sunday School teacher, this must be a priority for the Youth Ministry to maintain traction as a thriving ministry.

For the Kingdom,

Jonathan Barlow
SPdL Youth Minister
Pastoral Resident

Work Phone Number: 404.591.4363
Cell Phone Number: 678-575-7941
E-mail Jonathan

The SPdL Youth Ministry Mission Statement

Our Youth Ministry exists to reach out to those around us, to come together as one family,
teaching those who are committed to knowing the promises of Christ, ministering to others by doing God's work, and expressing our love for God by creative methods of worship.

What's Coming Up

SPDL Youth Ministry: Together we are reaching out, teaching, ministering, and worshiping God.

Sunday School

The purpose of our Sunday School Ministry is to reach those who are not a part of our ministry with the Gospel, to connect youth with other Christians within their age group, and to grow the youth in their faith and knowledge of the Bible.

It is important that the youth know the stories of the Bible. It is our hope that Sunday School challenges the youth to want to read and discover more about the Bible, to deepen their faith and learn how to apply it to everyday life.

Our Bible Studies are interactive and feature video, handouts and discussion questions. This approach gives youth a break from the (sometimes boring or tedious) lecture style teaching they already receive five days a week during the school year. The idea is to engage the youth so that they feel connected to the material. This is the hope of our Sunday School.

We ask parents to encourage their youth to make spiritual growth a priority by regular participation in Sunday School and encourage them to bring their Bibles.

Sunday Night Live

SNL is a monthly meeting of our church with three other churches for fellowship, games, food and discipleship. Check out "The Latest from Jonathan" page for information on the next SNL and make sure you join us.

Mission Projects

Mission Projects are an opportunity for the youth to be the hands of Christ to the outside world. The Youth Group takes mission projects on an average of one every two months. Be on the lookout for chances to help your youth live out their faith by participating in these events.

Major Events

This year the Madness will take place in Macon, GA, at First Baptist Church of Christ and involves an entire weekend of working at different mission sites and worshiping God. The MMM staff pulls this great event together every year so that youth groups throughout the state can serve and praise God.

Estimated Cost: $90
Dates: March 12-14, 2010

PassWays Camp

This summer camp at Wingate University in North Carolina gives youth in 6th through 12th grades an opportunity to grow in their faith through creative Bible study, worship and mission projects.

Estimated Cost: TBD
Projected Dates: June 20-25, 2010

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