It was such a privilege to share during the Granger Community Church (GCC) Storytellers series about what God has been doing in Granger Student Ministries (GSM)! What a cool opportunity to highlight for the whole church the way students are passionately following Jesus. And as mentioned, this newsletter gives a little more insight into what's coming up in GSM. So here's a quick rundown of what's coming up:
- GSM will be having a HUGE Super Bowl party for both middle school and high school. You can find more details below.
- During the month of February, middle school will be in a series focusing on the fruit of the Spirit and high school will be engaging content centered around the Winter Retreat theming, Level Up.
- Applications for the summer mission trips are due by Sunday, February 12. More info on the trips can be found here.
- In the month of March, GSM will be having a sex and love series for both middle school and high school. This is an incredibly important topic in the lives of teenagers! As that series approaches we will be making a series outline available for parents to know more of exactly what we are speaking on and sharing. This won't be a sex education class, but rather a chance to see how God views sex and the ways in which we can honor God with our sexuality. To help prepare you for those conversations with your student we are bringing back Jim Burns for a workshop on Teaching Your Children Healthy Sexuality. I've also included an article from Jim at the end of the newsletter.
We are in an exciting time as mission trip teams get formed, Winter Retreat unfolds and we dive into practical conversations to help your students take their next steps toward Christ...together. Know that the GSM team of staff and volunteers are for you and with you as you parent your students!
John Keim
Pastor of Granger Student Ministries