We are challenging our small groups to begin collecting school supplies for the month of September. Each month will be themed with different items to collect. This go around, be sure to grab pencils, notebooks, crayons, markers, paper, folders, glue, scissors, and other classroom items. Each donation brought will benefit those in our community.
When you arrive at small groups, look for the shopping cart. The shopping cart is dedicated just for school supplies. Let's overfill the cart in September!
8.30.2007
8.28.2007
Launch Party...August 29th
You and your friends are invited to our Middle School Launch Party! It will all go down on Wednesday, August 29th from 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm in the FBC Gym.
Come on out to eat, to play games, to make connections, and to set a great pace for the upcoming school year. We will be launching a new year of school and ministry. We want you there in the middle of it all. This is an ideal way to get your feet wet in our Middle School Ministry. Hope to see you there!
Come on out to eat, to play games, to make connections, and to set a great pace for the upcoming school year. We will be launching a new year of school and ministry. We want you there in the middle of it all. This is an ideal way to get your feet wet in our Middle School Ministry. Hope to see you there!
8.23.2007
Small Groups...August 26
This coming Sunday will be an official day of Small Groups. Our Middle School Ministry now has more small groups to offer than ever before. It is happening from 9:15 am - 10:15 am in the Gym.
Come, meet your leader, and get plugged into a group. This year's topics and discussions will be all about the Old Testament. You do not want to miss it.
Come, meet your leader, and get plugged into a group. This year's topics and discussions will be all about the Old Testament. You do not want to miss it.
8.19.2007
Volunteer Meeting...August 22
Middle School Ministry could not happen without our caring adults. This coming Wednesday, August 22, is set aside for a meeting and an orientation for all Middle School Volunteers.
It is happening from 6-8 pm in the Hospitality Room. Our team will share a meal and prepare for an upcoming year of making a difference in the lives of Middle School Students.
It is happening from 6-8 pm in the Hospitality Room. Our team will share a meal and prepare for an upcoming year of making a difference in the lives of Middle School Students.
8.16.2007
Promo & Parents...August 19
This coming Sunday is a very big day! It all begins with our annual Promotion! This is a time when we welcome a brand new team of 6th graders into the Middle School Ministry. Everything kicks-off at 9:15 am. All Middle Schoolers will be meeting in the Gym.
Later that afternoon, we will be having a Parent's Meeting. It will take place at 4:30 pm in the Upper Room. It is an ideal setting to find out where the Middle School Ministry is going. Come, grab a calendar, meet someone new, sign-up for something, and enjoy the ride!
Later that afternoon, we will be having a Parent's Meeting. It will take place at 4:30 pm in the Upper Room. It is an ideal setting to find out where the Middle School Ministry is going. Come, grab a calendar, meet someone new, sign-up for something, and enjoy the ride!
8.13.2007
Pure Energy...August 15th
This coming Wednesday is an inductory night to Pure Energy. This time is just for the upcoming 8th graders. It will be a great chance to come and check out Pure Energy. It is happening from 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm in the Upper Room. There will be no other Middle School Ministry gatherings this week.
8.09.2007
Rookie Night...August 12
This coming Sunday is Rookie Night. This is a special time just for our upcoming 6th graders. It is happening at Party Central from 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm. Come eat, play, and discover your place in the Middle School Ministry.
8.07.2007
Summer Splash...August 8
This week's Summer Splash location will be in the FBC Gym. It is happening from 6:00 - 7:30 pm. Our theme is "Sports Games." We will replay such games as dodgeball and kickball. We will then wrap up the night with the second part of our series on Temptation. Looking forward to seeing you there.
8.06.2007
Student Share Service
Great job to the Middle Schoolers who spoke in our Student Share Service! Thanks to Keith, Bryan, Jared, Jenny, Amanda, and Alex. Each of you did a fantastic job expressing WOW, Beach Camp, and Missions 101 to our church.
8.05.2007
Missions 101...Final Day
Today was our final day of Missions 101. This morning went as normal until we rolled into the Dorcas House. The entire facility was on lockdown. A resident in the Dorcas House had received a very serious death threat from her husband. Her husband had also burned down her house just hours before we arrived. This all meant that our team could not be on the campus today to wrap up our projects.
From this point, we called down to the Compassion Center. The Compassion Center was our Missions 101 site last summer. They invited us to come back over and work for the day. At the Compassion Center, our students encountered homeless men and women with very intense struggles.
A group washed dishes, cleaned, prepared lunch, and served plates to roughly 200 homeless people. Another group sorted school supplies, weeded flower beds, cleaned the chapel, and picked up trash. It was a great experience and look into another facet of inner-city ministry.
Overall, it was an incredible trip! Thanks to the Middle Schoolers! You did an awesome job! You worked very hard. Thank-you to our leaders: Matt, Jessica, and Katie for loving on students this weekend by empowering them to serve.
From this point, we called down to the Compassion Center. The Compassion Center was our Missions 101 site last summer. They invited us to come back over and work for the day. At the Compassion Center, our students encountered homeless men and women with very intense struggles.
A group washed dishes, cleaned, prepared lunch, and served plates to roughly 200 homeless people. Another group sorted school supplies, weeded flower beds, cleaned the chapel, and picked up trash. It was a great experience and look into another facet of inner-city ministry.
Overall, it was an incredible trip! Thanks to the Middle Schoolers! You did an awesome job! You worked very hard. Thank-you to our leaders: Matt, Jessica, and Katie for loving on students this weekend by empowering them to serve.
Missions 101...Day 2
Today was a fantastic day of serving and learning. Our team arrived at the Dorcas House ready to work. The students were initially divided into three different mission teams.
Team 1 began reorganizing and sanitizing the on-site childcare center. The younger children of the Dorcas House are enrolled in daycare while their mothers find employment to help start fresh in life. Team 2 tackled the inside and outside food pantries. The pantries needed to be organized according to types of food along with cleaning the areas extremely well. Team 3 went into the laundry area. This involved cleaning, reorganizing, and folding linens.
A little further into the day we borrowed various team members to launch a couple of new projects. Some students began painting upstairs in the dorms, while others worked in the kitchen doing dishes and preparing lunch.
After a few hours of steady work, it was time for lunch. Our students spread out, visited, and shared a meal with the moms and kids in residence. After lunch, a couple of students stayed back to clean the dining hall and kitchen. The rest of the team played whiffleball, football, board games, and read stories with the kids.
In the afternoon, our group headed over to the Union Rescue Bargain Center. The Dorcas House is an arm of the Union Rescue Mission, which benefits from the Bargain Center's sales. Each student bought at least one item to help support the mission. Our group returned from to the hotel, cleaned up, and got ready to grab dinner.
After dinner, we caught a Travelers' game. The Travs put it to the Wichita Wranglers. After the game, it was time for our Debriefing. We talked about the day and prayed. We also explored four key passages of Scriptures: James 1:27, Acts 1:8, Matthew 28:18-20, and Matthew 22:37-40. The verses are our heartbeat and explain why we do what we do. Tomorrow is our last day. Please pray for a continuing impact as we return to the Dorcas House.
Team 1 began reorganizing and sanitizing the on-site childcare center. The younger children of the Dorcas House are enrolled in daycare while their mothers find employment to help start fresh in life. Team 2 tackled the inside and outside food pantries. The pantries needed to be organized according to types of food along with cleaning the areas extremely well. Team 3 went into the laundry area. This involved cleaning, reorganizing, and folding linens.
A little further into the day we borrowed various team members to launch a couple of new projects. Some students began painting upstairs in the dorms, while others worked in the kitchen doing dishes and preparing lunch.
After a few hours of steady work, it was time for lunch. Our students spread out, visited, and shared a meal with the moms and kids in residence. After lunch, a couple of students stayed back to clean the dining hall and kitchen. The rest of the team played whiffleball, football, board games, and read stories with the kids.
In the afternoon, our group headed over to the Union Rescue Bargain Center. The Dorcas House is an arm of the Union Rescue Mission, which benefits from the Bargain Center's sales. Each student bought at least one item to help support the mission. Our group returned from to the hotel, cleaned up, and got ready to grab dinner.
After dinner, we caught a Travelers' game. The Travs put it to the Wichita Wranglers. After the game, it was time for our Debriefing. We talked about the day and prayed. We also explored four key passages of Scriptures: James 1:27, Acts 1:8, Matthew 28:18-20, and Matthew 22:37-40. The verses are our heartbeat and explain why we do what we do. Tomorrow is our last day. Please pray for a continuing impact as we return to the Dorcas House.
8.04.2007
8.03.2007
Missions 101...Day 1
Our team met up in the FBC Foyer around 4 pm. From this point, each person began lugging the donations down to the bus and the cars. These donations were collected from students during W.O.W. There was an incredible amount of clothes, food, hygiene products, and other accesories to share with the people at the Dorcas House.
After leaving FBC, we checked into our hotel for the weekend. We spent just enough time to drop off our bags and then headed to the Dorcas House. This time the students unloaded the donations for the last time into the shelter.
Once this was complete, it was time for the tour. Sandra, the facilties manager, showed us around the place. Sandra shared with our team a bit of her story. She actually walked away from an abusive relationship and was a recipient of the Dorcas House's services. She graduated the program and a door opened for employment within the organization. She now lives on site to serve the women and children in residence.
Our group saw the in-take, offices, dining hall, daycare, chapel, lounge, library, and dorms. The students also had the privilege to interact with a few moms and kids. Our group saw one lady with a small child and a broken arm. Unfortunately, someone broke her arm for her. She seemed to be new to the program.
For supper, we went downtown to the Rivermarket. After supper, we took a trolley ride around Little Rock and North Little Rock. Next, it was a look at the Imax's Episphere. It consisted of a brief glance into our solar system. The beauty of it all is that God specially created and designed it all. The universe is vast and beyond our imagination. God is bigger than the universe. As big as God is, He still wants a relationship with us! It is from a relationship with God that we receive the power to love others.
The night ended with our Missions Debriefing. Our team piled into one room to look into the Word, journal, and pray. Our passage was Acts 9:36-42, which is the story of Dorcas. Dorcas was a woman of compassion who ALWAYS did good and helped the poor. Our students will follow in these footsteps over the next two days. Thank-you for the privilege of sharing in the experience with them!
After leaving FBC, we checked into our hotel for the weekend. We spent just enough time to drop off our bags and then headed to the Dorcas House. This time the students unloaded the donations for the last time into the shelter.
Once this was complete, it was time for the tour. Sandra, the facilties manager, showed us around the place. Sandra shared with our team a bit of her story. She actually walked away from an abusive relationship and was a recipient of the Dorcas House's services. She graduated the program and a door opened for employment within the organization. She now lives on site to serve the women and children in residence.
Our group saw the in-take, offices, dining hall, daycare, chapel, lounge, library, and dorms. The students also had the privilege to interact with a few moms and kids. Our group saw one lady with a small child and a broken arm. Unfortunately, someone broke her arm for her. She seemed to be new to the program.
For supper, we went downtown to the Rivermarket. After supper, we took a trolley ride around Little Rock and North Little Rock. Next, it was a look at the Imax's Episphere. It consisted of a brief glance into our solar system. The beauty of it all is that God specially created and designed it all. The universe is vast and beyond our imagination. God is bigger than the universe. As big as God is, He still wants a relationship with us! It is from a relationship with God that we receive the power to love others.
The night ended with our Missions Debriefing. Our team piled into one room to look into the Word, journal, and pray. Our passage was Acts 9:36-42, which is the story of Dorcas. Dorcas was a woman of compassion who ALWAYS did good and helped the poor. Our students will follow in these footsteps over the next two days. Thank-you for the privilege of sharing in the experience with them!
Student Share...August 5
Just a reminder that the annual Student Share Service will be happening on Sunday, August 5th at 6:00 pm. Our Middle School Ministry will partner with our Junior High and High School Ministry for a testimony of God's blessings from an incredible summer.
Our students will be sharing on WOW, Beach Camp, and Missions 101. The night will end with a slideshow from these events and a reception for the interns. Hope to see you there!
Our students will be sharing on WOW, Beach Camp, and Missions 101. The night will end with a slideshow from these events and a reception for the interns. Hope to see you there!
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