What is Happening

Hi all!  This past Sunday we began a brand new series titled, Entourage.  This series is all about friendships, there is a lot of research out there that friends are the biggest influence on your student's life.  This is a very important topic for students from grades 6-12.  The goal of this series is to understand what it means to be a good friend and the ultimate picture of a good friend is Jesus.  This series is broken into 3 lessons:

Lesson 1:  This lesson introduces the topic that we are talking about and focuses on what it means to be a good friend.  We focused on the friendship between Jonathan and David from the book of 1 Samuel.  We realize that before we can have true friends we must first learn to be the friend that we would want to have.  The bottom line is, when it comes to friends, make it less about me and more about we.

Lesson 2:  This lesson is all about the "drama" that students experience within their friendships and relationships.  We will be talking about how it is better to win the friendship rather than win the argument.  As friends we need to place the person over our own desire to be right.  We will be focusing on the story of David and Absalom in 2 Samuel.  The bottom line is, when you have conflict, win the friendship not the fight.

Lesson 3:  This lesson is about our inner circle of friends.  These friends are the people that are closest to you, the ones you trust.  We will be focusing on the story of Rehoboam in 1 Kings and Proverbs 13:20.  The bottom line is, your friends can either make you or break you.  Friendships play a huge role into your future and who you become.  We must learn how to pick our friends wisely.

I'm really excited about this series as I think this is something many students need to hear.  Along with this series, your student will break out into a small group with other students their age and gender to talk more in depth about this.

What you can do at home: talk with your student about friendships and what makes a good friend and what makes a bad friend.  Invite your students friends into your life a moment, this may have a bigger impact on them than you may think.  Last, invest in them.  You as a parent have a unique opportunity to not only invest in your own students life but also their friends.

Challenge: Spend some time praying for your student's friends.

Student Ministry

Welcome to the blog of Student Ministry at Crossroads Church!  This is a place for you, as a parent, to find out what is going on with CSM, what we are learning and other resources that you may find helpful in your daily life. 

As a church, our job is to partner with you, the parents.  That is the purpose with this blog to set up a way for us to communicate with you about what your students are learning and what activities are coming up. 

Our heart is that this is just the beginning of partnering with you as we try to influence a younger generation to know and understand who Jesus is and what it means to follow him.  The most effective way to influence this generation is by combining our influences at the church and at the home.  Each series we do will also have a part that is designed for parents to engage their students with what they are learning.  This blog is where you can find that information.

Continue to check back on this blog to learn what your students are learning and how you can engage your students on a day to day basis about what they are learning.  We are constantly praying for you and if there is ever anything we can do for you please let us know!

Grace and Peace