Jump 6 is the grade 6 youth group

We meet twice a month on Mondays from 6:30-8pm

Jump 6 is a time for youth to come & hang out, play games, & learn about living your life for Jesus. Jump 6 is a safe and open environment in which the students are encouraged to bring their friends to hear God’s word.

NOTE: If you are interested in volunteering twice a month, Please contact Dan Sparrow or download the 2011-2012_Volunteer_Application.pdf now!

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Faith Development: “Who is God and Where Does He Fit into My Life?”
We live in an instant society, one in which we tend to want instant spiritual maturity.

This, however, is definitely not God’s plan. Faith develops in stages. Becoming spiritually mature is a lifelong process. During childhood, our kids will likely respond to faith because we believe and because we have surrounded them with a community of faith. Yet, at that point our job is still not complete. Our goal as parents should be to help our kids own their faith and enable them to grow in Christian maturity.

A firsthand faith–one that is experienced personally and is not just our faith–is essential. Adolescents need to touch, feel and handle the Christian life. That is why involving our kids in areas of mission and service is so necessary. Through experiences like these, our kids can gain faith through personal, practical involvement.

Partnering with your church’s youth ministry is normally a tremendous asset in helping your teenager mature in the Christian faith. Many adolescents have great difficulty in relating their spiritual life with the other important areas of their life, such as home, school, work, relationships and dating. It seems as if their spiritual life has no bearing on how they live their lives.

A compartmentalization takes place: this is my life at home, this is my life at school, this is my life at church. One of our main tasks as parents should be to help our kids to see that their faith is their life, in its entirety. To follow Christ is to follow Him with every part of our lives.

Your teenager is watching your life! They are looking for how you integrate your faith with real life. What a tremendous opportunity (and responsibility!) we have as parents to help our kids develop a genuine and enduring faith!
Jim Burns