The Compass: March 2010

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Sr. High Summer Mission trip

Sr. High: We need you for missions work!!!!

This summer we are planning to go to Shreveport, La. July 26th-31st. I am fairly certain that we will be working on construction projects when we get their. This will be an awesome chance to serve Christ and help people. If you are planning to go on this trip I need to get your $60 deposit as soon as possible but no later than April 18th. If you have any question you can contact me at the church or you can check out the world changers website by clicking here.
You can watch this video and get a better look at World Changers is like.

Jr High Summer Mission Trip

Attention Jr. High gang: This summer's mission trip is SeeSalt and Missions. The dates for it are June 28th-July 2nd, 2010. It is conveniently located at Coastal Carolina University. During the week we will have the opportunity to serve our community through a local mission project (probably construction). Also we will hear great music and have the gospel presented in a new way through a drama each night. Each day we will have a time of intense discipleship and serving at our mission site. I promise you all that it will be a week that you will remember for the rest of your lives. This week long camp is brought to you by the same folks that put on Chilipepper. So if you liked Chilipepper then you will absolutely love a week at SeeSalt. Click here to go to the SeeSalt and Missions page this website will give you information on all aspects of what to expect during the week of camp. A deposit of $60 is due on April 16th. Check out the video of the mission sites below. The group Liz and I took a couple of years ago is painting the house.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

D-now April 9th-11th

Disciple Now is less than a month away. Please take the chance to get your registration turned into me as soon as possible. The dates for the weekend are April 9th-11th 2010. Registration will close on March 28th. The cost for the weekend is $25 per student or $40 per two siblings. If your family has more than two siblings attending call me for a price. The weekend is going to be jam packed with excitement and sweet time of Bible study. All you have to do is register and show up Friday night April 9th with some clothes, sleeping bag, Bible, and a pen. We will spend the weekend drawing closer to Christ through studying God's word. We will also have the opportunity to give back to our community with a mission project on Saturday. Sunday we will wrap things up after our morning worship service. During the weekend you will get to hear the band Strickland and our guest speaker Chris Wells. You will also get a free shirt, food, study guide and a stellar time of worship. Please sign-up soon and bring your friends. Don't forget about the challenges that are out there. 100 people = Trey is bald and if you bring the most friends that stay the entire weekend you win an iPod touch.

Just for Parents

I realized not to long ago that I was doing half of my job. I was serving the students and dropping the ball with the parents so I dove in head first to help the parents. Below I am going to list some parent helps and resources. I will only post things that I have reviewed personally. If you have something you would recommend let me know I'll review and then add it to the list.

Magazines: Living with Teenagers: You can find this resource in the Welcome center magazine rack. The best part is it's free please take one... no take two and give one away.

Books: When it comes to books I have never been much of a reader, but out of submission to profs and well mostly submission to profs I have read these books and found them to be great resources for parents.

Peacemaking for Families by Ken Sande: Are you looking for a way to resolve conflict in your family. Here is a great biblical model for such as task.

Shepherding a Child's Heart by Tedd Tripp: An excellent book on raising a child from cradle to college. Trust me you can use this book even if you are getting a late start.

Come Back Barbara by John Miller and Barbara Miller Juliani: A book on dealing with a child that has walked away from there faith and how to love them through it. This book is written from two points of view the parent and the child. It helps the reader remember every story has two sides.

Age of Opportunity by Paul David Tripp: This book is focused on the teen years of child rearing. It is a call to parents to seize the chance to impact their lives from a Biblical standpoint.

When Good kids make Bad choices by Elyse Fitzpatrick and Jim Newheiser: At some time or another you might have heard someone make this remark. This is a book about how to deal with a child's poor choice, love them as they work through the challenge, and focus them back toward Christ.

Family Driven Faith by Voddie Baucham: Reader beware!!! This book will step on your toes no matter who you are. An excellent work on the family and the importance of Godly principles and leadership starting in the home.

Pamphlets: My kind of reading short, sweet, and to the point.

Single Parents: Daily Grace for the hardest job by Robert Jones: A short work on the life and issues that are present in a Single Parent family. Jones tackles this topic from the Biblical standpoint.