Youth

Crossfire Youth Ministries (7th-12 grades)

“Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.” 1 Timothy 6:12

The purpose of our youth ministry is to WELCOME students to a local body of believers, WIN them to Jesus to develop a personal relationship, teach them Gods WORD and direct them into an intimate time of WORSHIP, while preparing them to do Gods WORK.

Every time we meet we are focusing on a combination of the following:

Purpose of Fellowship (WELCOME) - Eph. 2:19 
True fellowship happens when students are known, cared for, held accountable, and encouraged in their spiritual journey. 'Fellowship' is just not just hanging out and calling that fellowship, though fellowship can occur. Often though, groups can go overboard on this and lose sight of evangelism and discipleship and only focus on other believers excluding the unbelieving world and then the group looks no more than a Christian clique.

Purpose of Evangelism (WIN) - Matt. 28:19-20 & Acts 1:8 
Evangelism is sharing the good news of Jesus with those who don't yet have a personal relationship with Him. Jesus' last words remind us to carry out His plan. (Acts 1:8)

Purpose of Worship (WORSHIP) - Rom. 12:1 
We define worship as celebrating God's presence and honoring Him with our lifestyle. It goes so much more than just singing praise songs. Worship is when we pray, when we baptize, partake in the Lord's supper, when we hear his word, when we give an offering, etc…

Purpose of Discipleship (WORD) - Hebrews 6:1
 What is discipleship? It is helping students become more like Christ, whether that is helping them overcome a bad habit, or helping them understand the book of John. Discipleship is the building up or strengthening of believers. Hebrews 6 tells us to leave behind the elementary teachings and go on to maturity.

Purpose of Ministry (WORK) - Eph. 4: 11-12 1st Peter 2:9-10 
Ministry is meeting needs in love. God has blessed everyone with special gifts to be used for ministry. When the purpose of ministry is applied, we will graduate student ministers rather program attendees. Student ministers won't graduate from their faith when they move on.