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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 to and through a relationship with Jesus Christ.
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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 9:20, look for us in Building C (The Crash) on campus, and at 11:00, many of us sit together in the front right side of the worship center. |
Duane Richards, Director of Student Ministries
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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 12/2/20)
Our Current Series:
Dear Parents,
This week, we begin a four-week series called “His Story.” This series will highlight passages from the Gospel of John. We begin our study in the 20th chapter of the Book of John and discover that the reason why John wrote his book was “that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name” (John 20:31).
Once we discover the purpose of the book, we take a look at the first and third chapters of the Book of John and filter all of the truths that we discover through the purpose of the book. To be creative, we liken John’s account of Jesus’ story to modern-day Instagram Stories and imagine that John was “posting” truths about Jesus.
We discover that Jesus is eternal and that He is God. We discover that He is the “only begotten Son of God” and that this description has nothing to do with being created or born. Jesus is the one and only Son of God Who left Heaven to become the sacrifice for the sin of the world. We discuss the death and resurrection of Jesus and challenge the students to believe that Jesus is the Son of God because life begins when you believe in Him.
At the end of the lesson, we challenge all of those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God to make His Story part of their story either in their own social media posts or verbally with someone who needs to hear about Jesus.
Take some time to see if your teen has a personal relationship with Jesus. If either you or your teen would like to know how to begin a relationship with Jesus, please contact someone here at the church. We would be happy to share with you how you can have forgiveness of sin and a relationship with Jesus.
God bless you!
Pastor Duane
This week, we begin a four-week series called “His Story.” This series will highlight passages from the Gospel of John. We begin our study in the 20th chapter of the Book of John and discover that the reason why John wrote his book was “that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name” (John 20:31).
Once we discover the purpose of the book, we take a look at the first and third chapters of the Book of John and filter all of the truths that we discover through the purpose of the book. To be creative, we liken John’s account of Jesus’ story to modern-day Instagram Stories and imagine that John was “posting” truths about Jesus.
We discover that Jesus is eternal and that He is God. We discover that He is the “only begotten Son of God” and that this description has nothing to do with being created or born. Jesus is the one and only Son of God Who left Heaven to become the sacrifice for the sin of the world. We discuss the death and resurrection of Jesus and challenge the students to believe that Jesus is the Son of God because life begins when you believe in Him.
At the end of the lesson, we challenge all of those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God to make His Story part of their story either in their own social media posts or verbally with someone who needs to hear about Jesus.
Take some time to see if your teen has a personal relationship with Jesus. If either you or your teen would like to know how to begin a relationship with Jesus, please contact someone here at the church. We would be happy to share with you how you can have forgiveness of sin and a relationship with Jesus.
God bless you!
Pastor Duane
