Youth at All Angels'

Somewhere around 6^th grade, 'Jesus loves me this I know...' begins to lose its persuasive power. Seeing faith through the eyes of children becoming adults produces many new issues. It is a time of forming a foundational understanding of Christianity, critical thinking skills, and questioning. We want students to leave 8^th grade confident of who Christ is, and who they are in him.

Middle school students meet on Sundays tat 11:45am throughout the school year in their brand-new space: The Loft, and about once a month for something fun.

This year in Middle School:

Trigger: a DVD series on a different topic every week. The goal of Trigger is to spark conversation about God and real life experiences, struggles, and more. Every week, we'll watch a short video clip and then discuss. Why do I struggle with doubt if I'm a Christian? Do I believe in God, or am I believing lies? What really is church? We'll cover these topics and more...this fall.

Old Testament Flyover: How well do you know your Old Testament? You've read Leviticus, right? Don't you just love it!?! Well...maybe not. We're going to take a flyover ride through the OT and talk about why...why is this important to someone who follows Jesus. I mean, c'mon, he's New Testament. Well, maybe not totally. You'll see...this spring.

Academics, athletics, politics, family, social justice, social life, and church are all parts of teens' lives. Jesus can too easily become another screaming distraction. Our goal is to teach our teens to see Christ as the lens through which they see all the competing spheres of life. High school is where the rubber meets the road, where faith is put to the test, and where sacred meets secular.

High school students meet weekly on Sundays at 11:45am during the school year in their newly refurbished room: The Cellar; as well as once monthly for social events.

This year in High School:

I Timothy: We're willing to bet you've never done Bible study like this. Studying this New Testament epistle together as a group, we'll be combining methods to get the most our of our study. Manuscript study forms the basis. Commentaries help fill in the historical, technical, linguistic, and more pastoral gaps. And BibleMap, Bible Arc, and other online tools give perspective and broaden our study. We're not just interested in you learning this book, but how to do this type of study on your own. You won't want to miss it...this fall.

Saints & Sinners: Who were some really great Christians? Who changed the world? Or, who just struggled to keep the faith? We're taking a look at the lives of a few Christ followers from different centuries. Martin Luther, Amy Carmichael, Johnny Cash, or maybe a few of your heroes. We're taking a look at their legacies...this spring.