Youth Ministry
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Renew Student Conference Recap
It’s been a couple weeks since our eighth annual Renew Student Conference … I’m so happy with how it all came together! It is my favorite event of the year; I’m already thinking and dreaming about next year. This was our biggest year yet with right around 500 people participating total … one of the…
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Sunday Recap | March 29
Time for the Student Quest Sunday recap for March 29th, 2026! We opened with a game I created, Mind Reader Easter. I love this particular game series; it involves a kid up front … and the rest of the room. For our teaching time, we wrapped up the series from Coleader preparing for Easter called Done. We had…
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Sunday Recap | March 22
Time for the Student Quest Sunday recap for March 22nd, 2026! We changed it up a bit this year with our worship team leading in the main worship services; instead, we heard from Jeremiah Glavin about a mission trip he took in January and we opened it up for students to share what they learned…
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Sunday Recap | March 15
Time for the Student Quest Sunday recap for March 15th, 2026! We played Last One Standing: St Paddy’s, a game I made. I was preaching so Melissa was running point this week. She gave away some Ben Bender cards to the winners; he’s a player with Philadelphia Union that will be speaking at Renew this weekend!…
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Sunday Recap | March 8
Time for the Student Quest Sunday recap for March 8th, 2026! We played Cheesy Pickup Line Showdown, an oldie but a goodie. We gave away Renew Student Conference t-shirts to the participants! We also kicked off a new series from Coleader preparing for Easter called Done. We had a few announcements/reminders: We kicked off a new…
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Sunday Recap | March 1
Time for the Student Quest Sunday recap for March 1st, 2026! We had a few announcements/reminders: This week we had some special guests and stayed combined for the hour. The YWAM Orlando team came as part of their Stateside Tour to share with our group about YWAM, their missions experience and training. Kira Mercer, daughter…
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Sunday Recap | February 22
Time for the Student Quest Sunday recap for February 22nd, 2026! We played Boomer Say What?, an oldie but a goodie. We gave away Renew Student Conference t-shirts to the winners! We had a few announcements/reminders: Today was a stand alone lesson called ‘What Does the Bible Say About Diversity?’ Eden Foester taught high school, Noah…
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Sunday Recap | February 15
Time for the Student Quest Sunday recap for February 15th, 2026! In honor of the Winter Olympics we played Curling, Curling or Curling, a game Heather and I made. We gave away a Renew Student Conference t-shirt to the winner! We had a few announcements/reminders: We continued with our fourth of four weeks in Isaiah; while…
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Handing Down the Faith: How Parents Pass Their Religion on to the Next Generation [review]
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I’ve had Christian Smith’s and Amy Adamczyk’s book, Handing Down the Faith: How Parents Pass Their Religion on to the Next Generation, on my reading list for a while now. I’m glad I read it, but it is a very research and data focused book. It’s not a ‘how to’ manual, it’s a report on…
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Sunday Recap | February 8
Time for the Student Quest Sunday recap for February 8th, 2026! In honor of the Winter Olympics we played Over Under Cold Medal, a game I made. We gave away Renew Student Conference t-shirts to the winners! In a fun twist, Ezra and I plotted ahead of time for him to be chosen; he memorized the…