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"A New Season" by Rev. Hal HiattSeptember brings more new beginnings… A new school year, new church initiatives and new life as we grow in our relationships with Christ and each other! If you’re like me you hate to see summertime leave, however the refreshing and cooler weather of fall is a welcome relief!
I want to share with you a refreshing new initiative that we will begin working on together as a church family at FBC Carolina Beach! I hope you can join in the excitement as we see God’s vision unfold before us in this important part of our Ministry. As I previously shared, one of the priorities you identified for our church through the surveys completed is a focus on Youth Ministry. I couldn’t agree more! I have been blessed with MANY opportunities over the past 30 years to initiate and help develop Youth Ministries in several areas. It will be amazing to see God develop a new season of Youth Ministry here in Carolina Beach! |
In October we will have our first Youth Ministry Leadership Team Meeting. This group will be comprised of Parents, Youth and Youth Ministry Leaders who serve as a hub for the formation of all that happens in our Youth Ministry. This team will immediately begin praying and planning for effective strategies to grow our Youth Ministry with specific goals and action plans for the coming year and beyond.
Youth Ministry is hard work and requires a special commitment from our church that understands the sacrifices that must be made for effectiveness. But the rewards will be enormous as we see God work through our efforts to build His Kingdom in the hearts and lives of our Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers and families in our community.
If you were not able to join us for the Youth Ministry Vision Meeting on August 17 but want to be involved, please call me. I would love to share more details and see where your interests lie. Here are a few of the points we discussed in that meeting:
Youth Ministry is hard work and requires a special commitment from our church that understands the sacrifices that must be made for effectiveness. But the rewards will be enormous as we see God work through our efforts to build His Kingdom in the hearts and lives of our Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers and families in our community.
If you were not able to join us for the Youth Ministry Vision Meeting on August 17 but want to be involved, please call me. I would love to share more details and see where your interests lie. Here are a few of the points we discussed in that meeting:
- An annual Youth Ministry calendar will be developed. We will build quality in our Youth Ministry and devote ourselves to excellence “as to the Lord”.
- Youth Ministry Team Members will be “all in” with a commitment to Unity, Organization, Communication and our Mission to reach and disciple youth.
- Our Youth Group will be a safe zone for all of our kids.... Rules and boundaries must be in place but we will love our kids unconditionally.
- We will be creating a "culture" in our church for effective Youth Ministry: Teenagers recognize sincerity, compassion, truth, and genuine concern. They will respond to our desire for and commitment to these.
These are exciting times! …God Bless you as we build His Kingdom together
Because He Lives,
Hal
