St Luke's Youth
Youth
Our Youth (school years 7-13) start the Sunday in the main gathering for the worship time and then move to their own space and program during the sermon. The focus for this time is to continue to build on the foundation from Kid’s Church at a level that is engaging for their age and stage in life. We have a heap of fun and enjoy hanging out while always being aware that church is not a big entertaining show, rather a community on a journey together, growing deeper in love for God and others - over a lifetime.
Similar to Kid’s church we follow the seasons of the Liturgical Calendar, and also spend time studying individual books of the bible, biblical themes and topics (e.g. fruits of the spirit and parables) and the big story of the bible.
We also have fortnightly social events during the school term which remind us that being together and celebrating friendships is meaningful in and of itself and a precious part of growing into a whole and flourishing life; this often looks like - spotlight and bonfires, laser tag and ten pin, quiz and pizza, snow trip and bush walks and acts of service. Senior Youth (year 10 and older) as they feel ready are supported and grown into youth leadership roles.
Discipleship Group
Weekly on a Monday evening (7:30pm-9pm) during the school term, we are running a youth discipleship group currently working our way through the Youth Alpha series. Our hope is to spark conversations about faith, life and God.
For more details contact:
Ben Devery: ben@stlukeschurch.org.nz