Youth Group

2 Timothy 2:2 instructs us to commit sound teaching to the next generation “so that they will be
able to teach others also.” We consider youth ministry to be the spiritual formation of the future
leaders of the church, that they might be examples in word, conduct, love, spirit, faith, and
purity (1 Timothy 4:12). We seek to be God’s instrumental means of ministry, that the Holy
Spirit might use us to form godly dispositions, spiritual habits, biblical thought patterns, and
virtuous character traits in the lives of teens. Luke 2 reminds us that Jesus Himself grew “in
wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.” Similarly, our youth ministry is designed
to be multi-faceted. The ministry includes regular instruction during Sunday School and
Wednesday night youth meetings, small group prayer and sharing times, service opportunities,
outreach activities, winter retreats and summer camps, mission trips, and various social and
recreational activities.

Our Youth Group meets each week under the leadership of Pastor Paul & Alne Hartog on
Wednesdays at 6:45 p.m. and Sundays at 9:30 a.m