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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 We Are |
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, the youth 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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James Ugland, 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:
(But download the PDF below for all of the info!)
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
(But download the PDF below for all of the info!)
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
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Order your Daily Devotional and let's get on the same page with our Quiet Times! It is our goal to see every student spending daily time with God. This Daily Devotional is a great tool that we can use for that purpose. Click on the picture or the blue words for more info!
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Update from Pastor Duane (Week of 1/22/20)
This week, we began a four-week series called “The Church: All In.” In this series, students learn about the benefits and responsibilities of belonging to a “church.” During this week’s lesson students learn the difference and similarities between the local church and the universal church, and we encourage them to be involved in the church. We work through three simple points to help them view what the church is and how they can be part of it. Here were the main points of the lesson.
I. The Truth about the Church
II. The Significance of the Universal Church
The universal church = all believers everywhere (past, present, and future)
III. The Importance of the Local Church
The local church = a gathering of believers in your area
Students are asked to first check their heart and make sure they are born again and are part of the body of Christ, the church. The students are also encouraged to consider how they can be the church. The church is much more than a building; it’s not where you are, but what you are.
Take some time today to work through the outline above for yourself and share your own “church” story/journey with your student. Commit to sharing your passion for your local church with your student. It may be advantageous to talk with your student about how you as a family could “be the church” as opposed to just “going to church.”
Blessings,
Pastor Duane
I. The Truth about the Church
II. The Significance of the Universal Church
The universal church = all believers everywhere (past, present, and future)
III. The Importance of the Local Church
The local church = a gathering of believers in your area
Students are asked to first check their heart and make sure they are born again and are part of the body of Christ, the church. The students are also encouraged to consider how they can be the church. The church is much more than a building; it’s not where you are, but what you are.
Take some time today to work through the outline above for yourself and share your own “church” story/journey with your student. Commit to sharing your passion for your local church with your student. It may be advantageous to talk with your student about how you as a family could “be the church” as opposed to just “going to church.”
Blessings,
Pastor Duane
