Upcoming Messages & Events
Upcoming Messages & Events
Are you feeling called to invest in the life of a Junior High or High School student? Come and get all the information about where we need help in Faith's Youth Ministry.
You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. 2 Corinthians 9:11 (NIV)
A lot of Jr. high students are posting on social media with #Blessed. In many of these circumstances they are correct, but the perspective they have is wrong. Often times what we think we own is really on loan, and when students used #Blessed it’s almost always associated with getting something great for themselves. Ultimately, students aren’t understanding why they’re blessed, just that they are blessed.
This year’s theme “Open” will truly define what it means to be generous in every way, because we are blessed by God. The character of God goes against our natural tendencies – to hold on to the things God gives us for ourselves instead of holding open those things God gives us to others.
By exploring 2 Corinthians 9, students on the Believe tour will learn how God is calling them to be Open
… to be generous in every way.
Where:
BB&T ARENA
500 Nunn Drive
Highland Heights, KY 41099
859-442- 2652
Overnight Accommodations:
We will be spending the night at Faith!
Cost: $92 (includes event registration, transportation, snacks back at the church, and breakfast the next
morning.) Students will need money for lunch on Saturday. $10 is suggested.
Scholarship Applications are available!
From the Beginning:
Arrive at Faith Community by 5:30pm
We would like to leave by 6:00pm
At the End:
We will be coming home right after the conference.
Return to Faith at 4:30pmish depending on traffic.
To Register: submit $10 to Faith Community and a completed waiver. CIY will also have an electronic
waiver that will be sent through email after registration is received.
When I'm asked about what parents can do everyday (besides praying) that can make a huge difference in their kids' lives, I tell them three things that can make them "AAA Parents."
Affection. Everyone needs affection to thrive, but kids want affection from their parents. I'm convinced that one of reasons teenagers are so sexually promiscuous (especially girls) is because they lack affection from the significant male figure in their life. My parents were great, but they weren't overly affectionate, so I chose to change the script in how I parented. I pour affection on my kids through hugs, back rubs, and snuggling during TV time.
Affirmation. Mark Twain once said, "I can live for two months on one good compliment." Unfortunately, many kids go two months without any genuine affirmation from their parents. Through their words parents yield so much power to shape their kids. Imagine your child has a bank account and each encouragement, affirmation, positive comment, intentional and personal word of kindness is a deposit of a penny to their account. Each negative comment is like withdrawing a quarter. How is your child's bank account doing?
Attention. Simply stated, this means parents need to focus and engage on what's happening in their kids' lives. Giving kids attention means more than popping by their bedroom and waving goodnight -- it means tucking them in. It means more than asking how their day went -- it means asking and really listening to the answer and then asking more questions. It means more than making sure they get homework done -- it means helping and coaching in a way that they feel confident and empowered. Kids need to feel that they matter to their parents!
Parenting isn't easy. Intentional parenting is even more difficult, but the rewards your child will reap through affection, affirmation and attention are worth the difficulty it takes for parents to make these into daily habits!