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**Looking for Echo Group Home Locations? Click on the "Sunday Night" tab above!

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Our vision for Bethel Student Ministry is to be a place where:

1. Families are honored as the primary place where students learn the things of religion.

2. Students epxerience true heart-change rather than “cleaning up behavior” is the aim.

3. Students put their faith into practice through missions and mercy ministries on the local, national, and global levels.

4. The victories of the gospel in the lives of students are clearly and frequently shared by the larger church body, and vice versa.

5. Students are passionately pursuing their own spiritual growth through regular personal time in the Word and prayer along with other spiritual disciplines.

6. Male students purposefully set the example in godliness.

7. Every event is understood by volunteers and members as strategic and welcoming to guests.

8. Students actively lead and serve in various arenas.

9. Volunteers discover their spiritual gifts and serve joyfully.

10. Students walk across the stage at graduation able to say “I did not waste it”
and who are prepared to live Christ-exalting lives in a variety of arenas.

Feel free to browse around, get a feel for who we are and what we do,
and call or email me if there’s a way we can serve you
or if you’ve got any questions!

Jeff Mingee Associate Pastor of Students

 

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SUNDAY SCHOOL
Sunday morning @  9:00 & 10:30 a.m.

Students gather with other students in similar age groups and of the same gender. Sunday morning is a great place for students to learn from God’s Word in a small group setting. Currently we are studying the covenant relationship between God and His people. The ultimate question for each student is: Am I in a covenant relationship with the One True God, and does my life give evidence of such a covenant? For more info on the series go to http://biblestudy.studentlife.com/Volume-Four-Overview-COVENANT_437_pg.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

During the School Year

ECHO GROUPS
Sunday Evenings (5:45-7:15 p.m.)
(during school year)

Our students meet in local homes to enjoy fellowship and Bible study. 
This encourages friendships to be built among students and offers
a friendly environment for students to learn and to grow.

Below are Home Locations for 2008-2009 ECHO Groups.
Click on the name to be taken to the Google Map for your home.
You can then 'Get Directions' to the home from wherever starting location may be.

GIRLS
Middle School: Dan & Belinda Williams
High School: Kenny & Laura Bristow

BOYS
6th Grade: Jeff & Pam Engelker
7th Grade: Tim & Janet Coates
8th Grade: Greg & Anita Smith
9th Grade: George & Dena Wood
10th-12th:
Keith & Donna Pritchett

 

 

 

 

 

STUDENT IMPACT
Wednesday evenings (6:00-7:30 p.m.)

High School students begin with dodgeball in the gym and middle school students begin with Bible study. Then we switch. Our current series is Here We Stand: Knowing What We Believe and Why We Believe It. We are following through the Baptist Faith and Message 2000.

 

 

Making the Most of Student Impact


Why do you come to Student Impact?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family Night - Friday, November 14, 7-10pm. Bring the whole family for a night of games, prizes, and to take time to connect. We’ll begin in the Agape Center and end up in the gym! Bring a simple snack to share!

1st Fridays
Friday, December 5, Ice Skating!
Details to come soon!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



November

2
No Echo Group
6pm Argentina Service & Staff Appreciation Reception

5
6pm Student Impact

7
7-11pm First Friday - Mario Kart Tournament

9
5:45pm Echo Home Groups

12
6pm Student Impact

14
7-10pm Family Night

16
9am Operation Christmas Child
1:30pm Rescue Mission
5:45pm Echo Groups

19
6pm Student Impact

23
5:45pm Last Echo Home Group until January

26
6:30pm Thanksgiving Eve Service

30
No Echo Group
6pm Hanging of the Green Service (Churchwide)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUMMER CAMP!

Every summer Bethel's High School and Middle School Students go on Mission Camps.

These aren't your ordinary camps, with sing-a-longs and campfires.
T his is where our students have the opportunity to work side-by-side with their friends,
getting their hands dirty serving others, and spending time in Bible Study and Worship.

MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMP:
July 13-17, 2009
Liberty University

HIGH SCHOOL CAMP:
Information to come!


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How can you serve with Bethel Student Ministry?
1) Find your interest below.
2) Meet with Jeff.
3) Get plugged in!

EXPECTED OF ALL VOLUNTEERS:

  • Member of Bethel Baptist Church
  • Actively growing in love for Christ through regular Bible Study
  • Regularly attending Sunday Morning services @ Bethel Baptist
  • Willing to love students where they are & encourage them to grow in Christlikeness

STUDENTS NEED ADULTS WHO WILL:
(list taken from Doug Fields’
“Purpose Driven Youth Ministry”)

  • love God and live for him
  • be interested in their lives
  • take initiative to spend time with them
  • pray for them
  • be real
  • say encouraging words
  • believe in them
  • laugh
  • go to “their world”
  • remember their names and care for them
  • share God’s love through personal experience
  • be consistent to the programs
  • be patient
  • enjoy life

The 3 Levels of Volunteering (in order from introductory to most demanding)

I.
Student Impact Team
Time: 2 hours / Wednesday Evening
Recreation Team
     -organize & lead games in gym
     -will work with both middle & high school students
Student Team
     -commit to middle school or high school group
     -be with them for both recreation & study time

Event Chaperone
-Various Events – check calendar
-Time commitment - varies

 

II.
Prayer Partner
-commit to pray for specific student needs
-partner with a group (Sunday School, Echo Groups, Age/Grade) to pray
-keep in touch with ministry leaders to get prayer need updates

Echo Co-teacher
Time: Approx. 2.5 hrs/wk
(2hrs on Sunday, .5 additional)

-help main teacher
-encourage students with cards & letters throughout the week

Sunday School Substitute Teacher
Time:  2 hrs/wk when needed
-fill in for S.S. teacher
-lead a group of students through a bible study

 

III.
Sunday School Teacher
Time:  2 hrs/wk
(1 hr/Sunday morning + 1 hr weekly for prep & student encouragement)

            -Teach students in Sunday School setting
-Commit to 1 year w/ your students
-Encourage students with cards, letters, emails, etc.

Echo Leader
Time:  3 hrs/wk
(2 hrs Sunday evening + 1 hr prep & student encouragement)

-Lead Echo Group
-Help Students plan 1 evangelistic event
-Attend planned rescue mission service w/ your group
-Prep for group meeting
-Encourage students

Camp Chaperone
Time:  1 week/year
-Participate in Camp Prep Meetings
-Attend Camp w/ students
-Drive Van
-Lead small group studies through the week