Good Tuesday morning!
I don't know about you folks, but I'm loving this fall weather...hope it lasts for a good while before winter hits us in the face with cold weather! Here's what's going on this week in our student ministry @ FBCG!
1. Tomorrow morning at school campuses across the nation SYATP will be taking place. What is SYATP? See Ya At The Pole has been around for almost 20 years now and it's a chance for our students to openly pray for their classmates, families, schools and nation around their flagpoles at 7:00 AM! This is a great way for our students to take a stand for Christ so I encourage you as parents to encourage your kids to get up a little earlier maybe and get there! I'll be leading worship for the event at Merrol Hyde and look forward to hearing how the event goes across the rest of our county!
2. IGNITE is tomorrow night. We'll take the second step in our Forward Motion series. The goal of every Christian is to become more like Jesus (or at least that should be our goal). But the problem comes when we think we're going to achieve that today. It's a lifelong journey, a process, a walk. Following Jesus is about the steps we take every day, and as Christians, we have divine help in taking those steps - the Holy Spirit. What is the step God is asking you to take? What's holding you back from taking it? Those are some questions that we'll be walking through together tomorrow night in The Attic at 5:45!
3. Generation Change is still going on every Sunday night in The Attic at 6:00. Come hang out with Kathy and the crew as we continue studying how to live wisely with God's money!
4. Our Unite 2012 retreat is only a few weeks away!! The dates are Oct 12-14th and it's going to be awesome. Our high school students are coming out in force but we need to encourage several of our middle schoolers to join us as well. I know a retreat away from home can be a scary thing to a middle schooler, but I promise you, once they join us for a retreat they'll never look back!! It's a great way for them to continue getting to know their fellow youth mates as well!! Sign-up on the church website (fbcgoodlettsville.com/students) by October 1st with the $100 balance due on Sunday, October 7th. I apologize for the letter not having gotten out to you guys in the mail just quite yet, but it will be out by the end of this week once we have all the information and details ironed out!
I hope you all have a great week!
Jeff
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
This Week @ FBCG: Forward Motion Ediiton
Good Tuesday morning parents!!
Tomorrow night we'll be starting a new series with our students called Forward Motion. So many times we look at our lives with great expectation, thinking we should be leaps from where we are. We expect perfection. We expect to arrive at some level. The reality is that following Christ isn't about leaping to instant perfection. We're walking with Him daily - a walk that involves steps, not leaps. Following Jesus Christ is about the small steps we make every day- steps of obedience, steps in relationship with Him. Sometimes those steps are small, sometimes they are big - but they are all still steps, moving us forward.
We'll begin to break this down with our students tomorrow night at IGNITE. We'll have some music, give away some See Ya At The Pole gear and dive into God's Word...all starting at 5:45 in The Attic.
Speaking of See Ya At The Pole, this is a great event that is taking place next Wednesday morning, September 26th on campuses throughout the city. Most schools meet around the flagpole at 7:00 AM, but you might want to remind your student to check out their school's specific plans. We will be encouraging our students and our church to participate and pray for our schools, students, teachers and country together on that morning!
Early next week you guys will receive some information in the mail about our Unite 2012 Fall Retreat that is taking place October 12-14. The cost for the weekend is $100 and students need to be signed up by October 1st. You can sign your students up through the church website (fbcgoodlettsville.com/students) and payments will be required by Sunday, October 7th.
Our students are still going through a Generation Change study about money on Sunday nights with Kathy Decker and it's been a great time! We still have a few more weeks so all students are welcome to join us in The Attic on Sunday nights at 6:00.
Hope you all have a great week!!
Jeff
Tomorrow night we'll be starting a new series with our students called Forward Motion. So many times we look at our lives with great expectation, thinking we should be leaps from where we are. We expect perfection. We expect to arrive at some level. The reality is that following Christ isn't about leaping to instant perfection. We're walking with Him daily - a walk that involves steps, not leaps. Following Jesus Christ is about the small steps we make every day- steps of obedience, steps in relationship with Him. Sometimes those steps are small, sometimes they are big - but they are all still steps, moving us forward.
We'll begin to break this down with our students tomorrow night at IGNITE. We'll have some music, give away some See Ya At The Pole gear and dive into God's Word...all starting at 5:45 in The Attic.
Speaking of See Ya At The Pole, this is a great event that is taking place next Wednesday morning, September 26th on campuses throughout the city. Most schools meet around the flagpole at 7:00 AM, but you might want to remind your student to check out their school's specific plans. We will be encouraging our students and our church to participate and pray for our schools, students, teachers and country together on that morning!
Early next week you guys will receive some information in the mail about our Unite 2012 Fall Retreat that is taking place October 12-14. The cost for the weekend is $100 and students need to be signed up by October 1st. You can sign your students up through the church website (fbcgoodlettsville.com/students) and payments will be required by Sunday, October 7th.
Our students are still going through a Generation Change study about money on Sunday nights with Kathy Decker and it's been a great time! We still have a few more weeks so all students are welcome to join us in The Attic on Sunday nights at 6:00.
Hope you all have a great week!!
Jeff
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
This Week @ FBCG: OMC Take 2 Edition
Good Afternoon Parents,
A few quick notes for you this week..
1. Tomorrow night we will give our OMC event a second try....obviously we were rained out last week so we'll give it another go tomorrow night. The event will be just as messy and crazy as it was going to be last week, so students will want to bring an extra set of clothes and they need to wear something they don't mind getting a little messed up. We'll be back out at the Pavilion at 5:45! Like last week, we could use some extra pairs of hands to help with our event so if you're free and can help let me know!
2. This coming Sunday, September 16th, is Back to Church Sunday. We'll be combining for 1 Worship Service @ 10:00 AM. Also, there will be NO SUNDAY SCHOOL this week!
3. There also will be NO SUNDAY NIGHT activities for the students this week!
4. Unite 2012 is the name of our Fall Retreat this year and it will be October 12-14 in Coker Creek, TN. The cost for the retreat is $100 and students can begin signing up now on the church website (fbcgoodlettsville.com/students). Sign-ups will end on October 1st with the balance for the retreat due on October 6th. A letter will be sent out later this week with more information about the weekend and what students will need if they are planning on attending.
5. Last night was our first MNF @ BWW! Basically each Monday night we get together to watch some football, eat some wings and just hang out! Last night we had a great group of about 22 who came to hang out and it was great! Parents are welcome to come and hang too so if you're free next Monday come join us!
Have a great week guys!
Jeff
A few quick notes for you this week..
1. Tomorrow night we will give our OMC event a second try....obviously we were rained out last week so we'll give it another go tomorrow night. The event will be just as messy and crazy as it was going to be last week, so students will want to bring an extra set of clothes and they need to wear something they don't mind getting a little messed up. We'll be back out at the Pavilion at 5:45! Like last week, we could use some extra pairs of hands to help with our event so if you're free and can help let me know!
2. This coming Sunday, September 16th, is Back to Church Sunday. We'll be combining for 1 Worship Service @ 10:00 AM. Also, there will be NO SUNDAY SCHOOL this week!
3. There also will be NO SUNDAY NIGHT activities for the students this week!
4. Unite 2012 is the name of our Fall Retreat this year and it will be October 12-14 in Coker Creek, TN. The cost for the retreat is $100 and students can begin signing up now on the church website (fbcgoodlettsville.com/students). Sign-ups will end on October 1st with the balance for the retreat due on October 6th. A letter will be sent out later this week with more information about the weekend and what students will need if they are planning on attending.
5. Last night was our first MNF @ BWW! Basically each Monday night we get together to watch some football, eat some wings and just hang out! Last night we had a great group of about 22 who came to hang out and it was great! Parents are welcome to come and hang too so if you're free next Monday come join us!
Have a great week guys!
Jeff
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
This Week @ FBCG: Football Season Is Back Edition
Hey Parents,
It's football season!! This is one of my favorite times of the year and I hope you and your teams have gotten off to a great start this season. Crystal and I had a great mini-vacation last week as we travelled to Knoxville to meet nephew number 3, Eli Jameson Walker and we got to spend some quality time with the family. On Friday we rolled down to Atlanta to support the Vols in a great win to start the season. However, it was a tough night for us to focus...we were sitting in section 211 and the young man that fell from section 311 landed about 5 rows behind us. It was a tough scene to witness and one I won't forget.
We have a lot of things coming up in the next week so wanted to get everybody on board with what's happening at FBCG this week:
1. Tomorrow night is BIGNITE: OMC. We'll have Chick-Fil-A and drinks and a wild, crazy and messy night planned for our students. I would HIGHLY suggest they bring a change of clothes with them to the event and they should probably wear some old stuff they don't mind getting pretty messed up in. How messy are we talking? Well let's just say that ketchup, mustard, mayo, chocolate syrup, maple syrup, peanut butter and eggs will be involved so you can take it from there. We'll be out at the Pavilion starting at 5:45 and we'll be done by 7:00. I still need some folks willing to help out tomorrow night, so if you're free please let me know ASAP!! Call, text or email me and let me know!
2. Generation Change will be back on Sunday night. We're only 2 weeks into our study and some of our students are already beginning to think and look at money differently. It's not too late for your kids to come and join us in The Attic at 6:00 PM!
3. MNF @ BWW is back!! This is one of our students favorite things that we do....we get together, we socialize and visit, we eat wings and we watch football. Times vary each Monday night due to game schedules, but this coming Monday we'll kick off the season together at BWW at Indian Lake @ 6 PM and be there until 8:30 PM. Students and parents are welcome to join us and hang out!!
4. Our new series Forward Motion will kick off next Wednesday night, September 12th. More info about that next week!
5. Our Fall Retreat for our students is going to be the weekend of October 12-14th and we will be traveling to Coker Creek Village in Coker Creek, Tennessee. It's gonna be a beautiful weekend in East Tennessee and we want your students to join us to be a part of it. The cost is $100 and that covers all meals, lodging, and t-shirts. We will be partnering with 3 churches from the Knoxville area for a great weekend. Sign-ups will start this week and all students going MUST be signed up by October 1st. Balance payment will be due on October 7th. More info to come next week.
Hope you guys have a great week and we look forward to seeing your students tomorrow night....don't forget if you're free to help tomorrow night, please call, text, or email me ASAP!
Jeff Kelly
Jeffkelly@fbcgoodlettsville.com
615-838-9755
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