Impact Youth Web Page: impactsmafumc.com
Vision Statement
Creating a culture of compassion, service, evangelism, and leadership among our students.
Matthew 22:37-39
Jesus replied, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Youth Ministry is extremely exciting, dynamic, complex, and challenging. The reward of seeing young people transformed by the Gospel is what makes every late night, every tough conversation, and every one of our best efforts worth giving. It has been said “Adolescence is just a phase, don’t miss it” and that is what we are going to do: we are going to lean in, love big, and work to navigate one of the most challenging seasons of life with our students. The relationships that begin at youth groups can last a lifetime and the impact of one leader who faithfully loves and gracefully challenges a young person to greater things by living out the Gospel can change the trajectory of a life and someone’s eternity. Youth ministry matters and you have a part to play in the story that God is weaving in the lives of our students.
We want our students to…..
…understand that Jesus commanded that we LOVE God and LOVE others
…think outside of themselves
…desire to serve…and then actually serve
…care about and share Jesus with their non-Christian friends
…lead among their peers and lead up inside & outside of the church
…see the needs of people around them and respond
Philippians 2:3-4
“Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.”
Instead of students attending a program called IMPACT, we want students to become IMPACT.
We want to create something that all students can be involved in. We believe that any student can be IMPACT no matter their spiritual maturity.
We want IMPACT to include a balance of education, experiences, ownership and opportunities for students to take next steps in their faith.
We want students to learn to lead not through a title, but through the way they are IMPACTing others through evangelism, serving, and compassion. We want them to understand that the most effective leaders are “servant leaders.”
We want students to feel like we believe in them. We want them to understand that we believe they are capable of changing the world and ultimately furthering the Kingdom of God.
Matthew 20:28
“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Offerings
Sunday School (10:30 a.m.)
Sunday Night IMPACT (5:30 – 7:15 pm)
Wednesday Night IMPACT (5:30 – 7:15 pm)
Monthly Game Night / Nerf Night
Monthly Mission Opportunity
Monthly Event Opportunity
Matthew 28:19-20
“Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
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