Since students are both middle/high school (youth) and college (see at bottom), we've put them both under the "umbrella" of Student Ministries, however they are separate in their activities.

Youth Ministry

Gospel-Centered | Parent-Equipping | Church-Based

The Youth Ministry offers programs for students from middle school (7th grade) through high school. In everything we do, our burden is to advance the Gospel to the next generation. Based on our theology of ministry (Theology, Philosophy, and Methodology for GBC Youth Ministry), our philosophy in youth ministry is three fold: build teens into Christ; walk alongside parents; and integrate teens into the church. In other words, our youth ministry is Gospel-centered, parent-equipping, and church-based.

1. Build Teens into Christ (Gospel-Centered)
   We can do nothing better for our teens than to preach the gospel to them and build them into Christ. The teaching and preaching of God's Word holds a central place in the life of our youth ministry. Thus, to build teens into the Gospel must include building them into His Word.
2. Walk Alongside of Parents (Parent-Equipping)
   We have a theological conviction that parents bear the primary responsibility of raising their children and advancing the Gospel to them. Therefore we seek to walk along side of parents to augment their role with seminars, meetings and general teaching on parenting from a Biblical perspective, to better equip them to do what God has called them to do.
3. Integrate Teens into the Church (Church-Based)
   While parents bear primary responsibility for raising their children, there is a day in the future when teens will move out of the house, and a parent's formal responsibility for their kids will end (though in a God-glorifying relationship, the interaction and influence will continue). Our hope and prayer is that by this time these young adults will be fruitful family members of the local church.
    

Fall-Winter Schedule

Summer Schedule

Our summer schedule includes two Sunday night activities a month and other ad hoc events. There are no Wednesday night small groups during the summer.
 

Resources

Annual Parental Permission Form

Theology, Philosophy, Methodology

College Ministry

The college ministry is currently forming. If you're interested, shoot me an email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Stuart McCray - Student Ministries Director