The Youth Ministry at Harmony is for students in the 7th-12th Grade. We have a simple vision for our students....
Know. Grow. Go.
"Know"
The first step in the Christian Walk is knowing Christ as your savior. It was once said that you can't "grow up before you get born.." Salvation is vital to living the Christian life. Paul says to work out our salvation with fear and trembling. A solid grasp on your identity in Christ is needed before you can go any further. We always encourage students to evaluate and be sure of their salvation as 1 John 5:13 says you can.
"Grow"
We believe that Jesus spoke clearly in Matthew 28:18-20 when he commanded us to go and make disciples. Once someone is saved, the discipleship process agains. This includes accountability to scripture and prayer, fellowship with brothers and sisters, along with learning from Wednesday Night Sermons, Sunday School Lessons, and Sunday Night Small Groups. A Christian never stops growing until God calls us home, but must remain growing throughout their life on this earth.
"Go."
The third and final statement of our vision is to Go. We must not only go and make disciples of all nations, but also go on mission. These missions can be local or abroad, but the main purpose is to share the good news of Jesus Christ to everyone and disciple those who place their faith in Jesus. This can only be done by "Going."
Meeting Times:
Sunday Morning at 10:00 a.m. (Answers In Genesis Sunday School)
Wednesday Night at 6:30 p.m. (Expositional Preaching through a book or passage of the Bible.)
Sunday Night Teaching at 5:30 p.m. (We are currently going through a study called "The Thread" which seeks to find the thread of the Gospel throughout all of God's Word.)
Just a few of our additional events:
Monthly Mentors
In place of small groups, each student is assigned a Monthly Mentor—an adult leader who will intentionally connect with them throughout the month. This is accomplished through conversations, texts, encouragement, and support focused on helping our students walk out your faith!
"Overtime"
Hangouts-Being together as brothers and sisters in Christ is incredibly important. To accomplish this further, we have monthly Sunday night hangouts outside of regular church services. The motto is “Hang Out. Build Up.” These will take place on Sunday nights after church at different homes and last about an hour and a half—just time to be together before the week begins.
Extended Stay Trips
Each Summer we go on a week long retreat. We try to design our reterats and choose places to go that intentionally instill the importance of discipleship and spiritual discipline in our students lives that they can carry with them long after they leave the youth group. We have attended Global Youth Camps in Chatsworth, Georgia each of the last four years. We are also going on our first team building trip this Spring in an effort to grow even closer together as brothers and sisters in Christ.
If you have any additional questions about our Youth Ministry. Please email our youth pastor at brettv50@gmail.com
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