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We are so excited that all of our spots for camp have been filled! We are no longer taking registrations, but you can still click on this link to make a camp payment for your registered camper!
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Looking for some sweet Crash Gear? We've got hoodies, T-shirts, Hats, Jackets, etc. You name it, we probably have it in our Crash Gear Shop. Don't see what you're looking for? Shoot us a message and we'll see if we can get it.
Looking for some sweet Crash Gear? We've got hoodies, T-shirts, Hats, Jackets, etc. You name it, we probably have it in our Crash Gear Shop. Don't see what you're looking for? Shoot us a message and we'll see if we can get it.
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Welcome to the Student Ministries page! Please scroll down to find out more about us, meet our director, and see what events are coming up for youth at First Alliance Church. You can also find our weekly update on this page, so you know what your student was learning about this week on Wednesday night. Questions? Go all the way to the bottom and contact us!
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Who Are We? |
The Crash is the name of our Student Ministry at FAC. We meet Wednesday nights (from September-May) from 6:16-8:18. In this environment all students benefit from a small group setting with one or more caring adults whose mission it is to love students so they might know Jesus, love others, and live changed.
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What's with the Name? |
Just as a group of elephants are known as a HERD, a group of rhinos is called a CRASH. Rhinos are unique animals that, despite their incredible mass, can run at speeds up to 40 mph. What is even more remarkable is that a rhino can only see about 15 feet ahead. It takes a great deal of faith to run at 40 mph with such limited visibility, but ultimately it doesn’t matter what is 15 feet in front of the rhino because it had better get out of the way. We want our students to exercise this kind of faith in life. That is why our guiding verse is 2 Corinthians 5:7, “We live by faith, not by sight”.
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Where can you find us? |
On Wednesdays during the school year, you can find us in the worship center or in small group rooms from 6:16 - 8:18. We have a large group time of worship, announcements, a speaker, and often a crazy game - followed by small group breakouts based on grade level and gender. When small groups end, students enjoy free time in our open gym, snack bars, game room, and cafe. On Sundays at 9:45, look for us on campus in Building C (Crash Landing), and at 11:15, many of us sit together in the front right side of the worship center. |
Duane Richards, Student Pastor
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Seth Grunder, Student Ministries Intern
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Creative Discipleship Program (point system)
Word of Life offers the following three awards for every student who reaches a minimum of 500 points in the Creative Discipleship Program in one year:
Word of Life offers the following three awards for every student who reaches a minimum of 500 points in the Creative Discipleship Program in one year:
Here's a summary of the points you could earn:
Attendance - 40 possible points
Quiet Time Schedule - 200 possible points
Scripture Memory - 120 possible points
Service - 80 possible points
Reading books - 60 possible points
Bringing friends - 40 possible points
Gospel Conversations - 60 possible points
Discipleship Record Sheet - keep track of your progress
Attendance - 40 possible points
Quiet Time Schedule - 200 possible points
Scripture Memory - 120 possible points
Service - 80 possible points
Reading books - 60 possible points
Bringing friends - 40 possible points
Gospel Conversations - 60 possible points
Discipleship Record Sheet - keep track of your progress
Update from Pastor Duane (Wk. of 5/19/21)
Dear Parents,
This is our second to last week of our regular Wednesday Night meetings. After May 26, we will move to our Crash Summer Calendar. Please check it out and make plans to join us for different events all throughout the summer.
This week’s lesson is on the topic of sin, from a series called “Nailed: The Death of Sin.” In it, we talk about how to see others the way Jesus sees us.
Jesus had a fundamentally different view of sinners than the world in which He lived. He saw no one as too far gone or beyond His help. This week we are refreshed by studying how Jesus gave special attention to people like Zacchaeus, a woman caught in adultery, and a group of hated tax collectors – people that others thought were too far gone spiritually to have any hope. Jesus had a reputation for being their friend; do we?
Our students are challenged to look at the world through God’s eyes instead of being preoccupied with their phones or personal agendas. The goal is to help students seek out the lost, learn their story, pray for them, and offer help and hope through Christ. This week, as a family, talk through how to have the compassionate eyes of Jesus and the wisdom to avoid sin.
As you guide your teen in seeing the world through the eyes of Christ, beware of the temptation to over-protect. At the same time, it’s risky to allow a teen to have meaningful contact with unsaved people. We don’t want to naively or passively let our kids be ruined by negative influences. The goal is to point lost people to the hope and help of Christ, not to become like them in the name of “reaching them.” As parents, keep a healthy blend of praying hard, keeping Jesus as our model, and talking a lot with your teens. Make this journey together and in full dependence on God for guidance.
Have a great week,
Duane
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