What We're Learning
We use the basic outline and many ideas from Andy Stanley and Stuart Hall's The 7 Checkpoints. While every class, youth group, and special event is unique, they all focus on the following Biblical truths and relevant applications. For more details, please see the Weekly Youth Groups page.
MID-JANUARY thru FEBRUARY
Our focus: Moral Boundaries--purity paves the way for true intimacy.
Our theme passage: 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8.
Our goals: Students will establish and maintain godly moral boundaries, sexually speaking and otherwise.
MARCH thru MID-APRIL
Our focus: Sharing The Gospel--because the nation is actually thinking and listening over the holidays.
Our theme passage: Ephesians 5:15-18.
Our goals: Students will learn to make wise choices--not just right vs. wrong, but proactive and strategic decisions that factor in prayer, Biblical truth, wise counsel, and their own talents and dreams.
MID-APRIL thru MAY
Our focus: Ultimate Authority--because respecting and submitting to authority yields maximum freedom.
Our theme passage: Romans 13:1-2.
Our goals: Students will discover and live in the freedom and fearlessness that comes from submitting to authority (unless that authority expressly contradicts God's ultimate authority).
JUNE thru JULY
Our focus: Others First--because we find our greatest joy and deepest fulfillment when focused on others.
Our theme passage: Philippians 2:1-5.
Our goals: Students will consistently put others' needs above their own, living selflessly instead of selfishly.
AUGUST thru MID-SEPTEMBER
Our focus: Authentic Faith--because God and His Word CAN be trusted.
Our theme passage: Proverbs 3:3-7.
Our goals: Students will trust God and His Word enough to study it daily and act on what they read in tangible, measurable ways.
MID-SEPTEMBER thru OCTOBER
Our focus: Healthy Friendships--because our closest relationships determine the quality and direction of our lives.
Our theme passage: Proverbs 13:20.
Our goals: Students will place their strong, Christian friendships at the core of their daily relationships. They will learn healthy, proactive ways to make and deepen healthy relationships--and how to avoid or pull away from close relationships that are unhealthy or damaging without abandoning those people.
NOVEMBER thru MID-DECEMBER
Our focus: Spiritual Discipline--because we do what God does when we see things from His perspective.
Our theme passage: Romans 12:1-2.
Our goals: Students will develop consistent, personalized, daily habits of devotion and prayer--making it easier for the Holy Spirit to grow His fruit in their lives.
MID-DECEMBER thru MID-JANUARY
Our focus: Sharing The Gospel--because the nation is actually thinking and listening over the holidays.
Our theme passage: John 3:16-17.
Our goals: Students will reach out with selfless, non-condemning love. They will understand, celebrate, and share the gospel.
