E3 Parents

It’s Here….

May 30, 2010 at 8:16 am Leave a comment

We’ve been waiting…counting down the days since Spring Break (or since Christmas…or perhaps since Labor Day). Now it’s time to throw away alarm clocks, break in new flip flops, shop for new swim suits (no two-pieces of course), and prepare for the shortest 12 weeks known to mankind. That’s right! It’s SUMMER!!!

Since I was a kid summer has always been a time for me to focus on all the church trips…camps, mission trips, concerts, six flags, VBS, more mission trips, putt-putt golf tournaments, trips to the lake…you get the point. Our church inundated us with non-stop activity from the last day of school till the first day of school. And I can honestly say those were the days I grew closer to God, learned more about what it means to follow Jesus, and built incredible Christ-honoring friendships.

Summer has changed…A LOT…since I was a kid. Sometimes it seems like the start of the school year is a welcome respite from the busyness of the summer months. Our summers are totally consumed by things like basketball camp, cheer camp, football camp, band camp, theater camp, practices, basketball tournaments, baseball tournaments (do you remember when basketball and baseball were seasonal sports?), summer jobs, college classes (do you remember when college was something we did after high school…and when we never did school during the summer?), 7 on 7 football, etc., etc., etc.

I know many of you have experienced first-hand just how crazy summer can be. And at the same time I can’t minimize the importance of things like mission experiences, camps, and other intentional and strategic ministry activities that take place during the summer months when it comes to the spiritual growth of teens. So this summer we’ve made some changes to the summer schedule that should make it easier for everyone to participate. We only have one week-long out of town trip…MPact…which will include a mission experience, discipleship and worship times, and a lot of fun! But we have built into the summer many one day ministry events, local mission experiences, and family events.

Take a look at our E3 Summer of the 10 schedule. If you’re on FaceBook join the E3 Student Ministry group. Check the church website regularly. Find times that your teen can be involved. Find times that you can be involved. Join me in being very intentional about helping our students grow closer to God, learn more about what it means to follow Jesus, and build incredible Christ-honoring friendships this summer.

Entry filed under: Events, Youth Ministry. Tags: E3, Mission Trip, Youth Camp, Youth Ministry.