Wake Chapel Christian Church Youth Ministry
Purpose Statement
Our youth ministry seeks a partnership within the body of Wake Chapel in which we give our students appropriate experiences that promote biblical growth:
- in character through service Service
- in love and care of each other Each other
- in number through evangelism Evangelism
- and in their relationship with Christ. Christ
Youth Ministry Goals
- Grow Together (Support healthy relationships)
- Youth with Youth
- Help students understand what real fellowship is through:
- Planning get-to-know-you activities/times
- Including prayer times with/for each other during our meetings
- Encouraging consistent attendance
- Youth with Adults
- Encourage E.S.P.N Team Members to have an active/available relationship with their partner through:
- Letters, phone calls, visits, celebrations
- E.S.P.N Team Dinner
- THE Party
- Individual E.S.P.N Team Member communication and outings
- Encourage parents to be involved in their child’s spiritual growth through:
- Hosting an Extended Play event
- Serving as chaperones
- Providing parents with culturally relevant material and/or advice that may help in their parenting
- Supporting Verses
- 1 John 1:6-7, Hebrews 10:25, Ephesians 2:11-22, Acts 2:46, Titus 2:1-8,
1 Timothy 5:1-2
- Grow in Christ
Youth should know what they believe, why they believe it, and should be able to explain it to others.
- Have studies of individual books of the Bible to help students develop a comprehensive understanding of the Bible.
- Have topical studies on concentrated issues (prayer, obedience, purity, other religious beliefs, salvation, knowing God’s will, sin, the Doctrine of Christ, etc.)
- Teachers should know and use scripture during youth group times to back up what you’re saying.
- Provide youth with opportunities to share their faith
- Mission Trips
- Youth Conferences
- Encourage youth to invite their friends to youth group activities.
- Encourage sharing during youth group meetings
- Encourage Youth to keep an active relationship with Jesus Christ
- Provide opportunities for youth throughout the week.
- Sunday School
- Sunday Night Youth Groups
- Weekly Student Newsletter/Devotion
- Wednesday Night Youth Group
- Various Friday and/or Saturday events (OVERTIME, Camping trip, etc.)
Teach youth to value the Bible. - Encourage youth to read their Bible at home.
- Remind youth to bring their Bible to church
- Purchase a Bible for any student who cannot afford one.
- Supporting Verses
- Job 28:28, Ephesians 3:14-19; 4:14-16, 2 Peter 1; 3:18
Grow in Number (Build upon the Kingdom of God)
- Present the gospel in some way every week/meeting.
- Encourage youth to invite their friends to youth group meetings
- Encourage attendance by inactive members
- Present the gospel in some way every week/meeting
- Give older youth and college students leadership opportunities
- Adult leaders and/or youth pastor should contact inactive youth and address any issues there may be.
- Adult leaders and/or youth pastor should follow up with and disciple any new believers.
- Supporting Verses
- Matthew 28:19-20, 2 Corinthians 10:15, Acts 5:14
Grow through Service (Make a difference in our local church, community, and world)
- Plan Mission Trips yearly
- Work with and assist local ministry organizations or churches
- Seize opportunities that come up in which God may be asking for our help.
- Equip youth to defend their faith now and for the future (college/career)
- Equip youth to serve God in what He leads them to do.
- Help youth discover and utilize their spiritual gifts
- Ephesians 4:11-13, Colossians 3:23, 2 Corinthians 9:12-13, 1 Corinthians 12
Get parents to view the youth ministry as crucial and essential
- Update parents on youth group happenings (bulletin, chapel chimes, e-newsletter, phone tree, mail)
- Include parents in youth group happenings (as chaperones, hosts for Extended Play, etc.)
- Include parents in youth group planning. (Youth Council, encourage open dialogue with Youth Leaders)
- Supporting verses
- Ephesians 6:1-4, Proverbs 22:6
Work towards ensuring that every one of the youth become a Christian
- Present the gospel in some way every week/meeting.
- Teachers and students should have compassion and pray for the “empty chair.”
(Those who are not coming to youth group)
- Teach youth how to share their faith, and encourage them to do so.
- Pray for the youth
- Supporting Verses
- John 3:16, Luke 5:32, Hebrews 6:1
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