Hello parents,
I hope everyone is doing great! I just wanted to send out a quick newsletter to highlight the fall schedule, and share our Sunday School information.
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Fall 2020 Semester Parent Newsletter
The Fall Semester is Here!
Semester Schedule
Here is our schedule for the fall,
Fall 2020
Oct. 4th- Sunday School Kickoff
Oct. 7th- Krave Kickback
Oct. 11th- Sunday School
Oct. 14th- Krave Midweek
Oct. 18th- Sunday School
Oct. 21st- Krave Midweek
Oct. 25th- Sunday School
Oct. 28th- Krave Kickback
Nov. 1st- Sunday School
Nov. 4th- Krave Midweek
Nov. 8th- Sunday School
Nov. 11th- Krave Midweek
Nov. 15th- Sunday School
Nov. 18th- Krave Kickback
Nov. 22nd- Sunday School
Nov. 25th- NO KRAVE MIDWEEK
Nov 29th- NO SUNDAY SCHOOL
Dec. 2nd- Krave Midweek
Dec. 6th- Sunday School
Dec. 9th- Krave Midweek
Dec.13th- Sunday School
Dec. 16th- Krave Midweek
Dec. 20th- Krave Christmas Party
Dec. 23rd- NO KRAVE MIDWEEK
Dec. 27th- NO SUNDAY SCHOOL
Dec. 30th- NO KRAVE MIDWEEK
The Midweek Kick-Back
On the last Wednesday of every month (October will have 2 due to prior construction) we will have a "Kick-Back." Basically, it only means that instead of worshipping through singing and Bible study we will worship through fellowship (that's the Christian way of saying we are going to have a party). It will be a high energy hang time and everyone will be together.
Fall What's Up
Weekly
Sunday Mornings
Main Worship Service: at 10:30am both in person and on Facebook Live
Youth Sunday School: 9:30am-10:15am
Midweek
Wednesday Krave Youth Service: 6:30pm-8:30pm
Our Current Midweek Series
The church is empowered when we share our testimony. In this 3-week series, we address three stories the church should be telling the world and each story is only three beautiful words long. Yearlong Sunday School Curriculum
- The Thread walks through the story of the Gospel through Scripture in four main parts, each with 13 lessons:
Beginnings
A People Rise, A People Fall
The Gospel Come to Life
The Gospel at Work
https://www.youtube.com/watch/Nghv6emx0AQParent Pages
Dear Parents,
We’re about to begin a year-long study that is going to change the way your teenager looks at the Bible. It’s called The Thread, and it’s designed to accomplish two things.
First, your teenager will learn the big-picture story of Scripture. So many teenagers simply don’t have a grasp of the narrative of the Bible. Key characters. Key events. Few teenagers understand how these elements fit into the story of God and His people. The Thread aims to change this.
Second, your teenager will learn what the Gospel is, and how it literally courses through the narrative of the Bible. Not only will your students learn the story of the Bible, but they will see that it is a story of unfailing love, as God seeks from the beginning of Creation to draw humankind to Him through the grace of the Gospel.
The Thread will teach your teenager God’s story. And it will teach him or her how God wove His thread of love through every page of it. I am extremely excited to be taking our students on this journey.
Here’s a few ways you can help your teenager commit to knowing Jesus more through studying the big-picture story of the Bible.
- Pray for your teenager and the others walking through this Bible study.
- Look for some of the verses that we discuss in the follow-up letters and work through them with your child.
- Be open and honest with them about your own questions you have about the concepts we introduce.
Thank you so much for letting us challenge your teenager in his or her walk with Christ each week!
Please pray for us and know that we are praying for you!
Help Your Kids "Own" Their Faith
HomeWord.com -As kids hit adolescence, one of the key issues for developing a genuine faith (or in other words, "owning" their faith) is the extent to which they are able to think critically about it. The teenage brain is developing, and adolescence is the typical time when kids who have grown up in church begin to process what they believe, wrestling with tough questions, nagging doubts, and more complex issues of faith.
Rather than repressing doubts and questions, wise parents will embrace and foster this season in a teen's life, creating an atmosphere where critical thinking is encouraged along with providing heavy doses of acceptance and coaching. Parents can express acceptance by sending their adolescent the message that genuine doubting and questioning is a normal, positive aspect of the spiritual growth process. And parents can coach their kids by coming alongside to walk with them as they work through their doubts and questions.
Encouraging and facilitating teenagers to think critically about faith issues may produce a measure of fear and trembling in parents as it means loosening the reigns of control and protection. It means embracing the possibility that their child's faith may not turn out to be a carbon copy of their own. Kids may end up holding different beliefs on issues of faith. They may even move away from the community of faith they have grown up in because they've been allowed to think critically.
But consider the alternative: a disinterested church kid who may intellectually know facts about the Christian faith, but who is unable to authentically connect faith and life. Some of these young adults walk away from church as soon as they are able.
Knowledge about the facts of Christianity alone will not make for a personal, vital, and real faith that equips kids to live out their faith in the real world. Rather, when parents who encourage their kids to think critically; to wrestle with the complex issues of Christianity and provide them with a supportive, encouraging, and safe environment to do so -- will ultimately help them to develop a genuine and enduring "owned" faith that will serve them well throughout their adult years.
Final Things
Thank you guys for reading all of this, it truly does mean a lot. Three quick things:
1. Even though all of the dates in the schedule are set the COVID situation might change that, but I will make sure to communicate that out if or when that does happen!
2. I know some of the students are going to be participating in extra-curricular activities this semester (band, sports, art, dance, etc.). If y'all could send those schedules to me, Brooke and I would love to come and support your child in the activity!
Last thing, if you guys ever need to reach out to me please feel free to do so! My email and phone number are listed on this so please feel free to shoot me a message if you need to get a hold of me and I will try to respond as soon as I see it.
Thanks!