Happy Spring Break

Hope everyone is having a great break. Here are some upcoming events. Some dates/times have changed and have an asterix next to them.


YIHAC (Youth In Homes After Church)
Sunday, April 6 from 7:00-9:30
Sunday April 27 from 6:30-9:00

All youth are invited to join us for food and fellowship following church. This Sunday we will have a DVD of Dinner Theater available to watch. Come to church at 6:00 and stick around for a YIHAC!


Youth Sunday
Sunday April 27

Youth Sunday has been rescheduled from April 20 to April 27 due to a scheduling conflict. Throughout the year youth are offered many opportunities to help lead worship (such as music, reading, and drama) but once a year we entrust them with planning and leading an entire Sunday from Sunday school to the sermon. All youth are invited to help lead.


Band & Cookout
Wednesday, May 7 from 6:20-8:20

We are joining Mt. Zion Baptist Church for a BBQ and band party. Worship artist Andy Kirk will be performing. Meet at First Baptist at 6:20 and we will be back to the church at 8:15. Visit Andy's Myspace.

7th-9th Grade Guys Work Day

This Saturday (the 15th) all 7th-9th grade guys are summoned to the Youth House for a work day. There will be some simple cleaning and more complex fun (painting a bathroom, fixing holes in the wall) projects. Show up ready to do a little work.

Meet at the Youth House at 10:00.
Lunch will be provided.

Upcoming YIHACs

There have been a few changes to the YIHAC schedule. Grab your calendar. And a pen. You ready?

April 6
April 27



Whats a YIHAC?
It stands for Youth In Homes After Church. Youth get together to hang out and fellowship and have some food in the home of a parent of youth or other church member. Transportation is provided. Meet at the church at 7:00 and we will be back to church at 9:30.

MMM In the News

13WMAZ ran a story on March Mission Madness. Check it Out.

MMM Pics

Hey y'all. There are a bunch of pictures of March Mission Madness up on the MMM website. Check it out!

Vertical

"Hear this, you kings! Listen, you rulers! I will sing to the LORD, I will sing; I will make music to the LORD, the God of Israel.

Vertical music invovles an element of interaction bewteen God and humanity. The distinctive feature about Christian music is that it strives to connect humans with the reality of God.

This Week's Challenge
In the comment section of this post list:
1. Evaluate five artists from this link. (were they good or bad, why? Oh, yeah, After Edmund is there!)
2. Pick one new worship song you think we should do as a youth group.

Music Mania

For the next couple weeks we will be diving into the topic of "music" for our Wednesday Bible studies. Respond to the online challenge and you will have a chance the to win an iTunes gift card at the next Bible study.

February 13- Vertical
February 20- Horizontal

Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, they raised their voices in praise to the LORD and sang.
-2 Chronicles 5:13

A balanced Spiritual Journey

What is the goal of a youth group? What is the goal of church? What is the goal of Christianity?

These are important questions that must be asked to help us on our spiritual journey. Renovare presents several categories of a "balanced vision" for this Christian journey. Take a look at these categories and ask yourself if this is what we should hope for and expect from church and in our own lives. If so, how balanced our you between these various areas?

Contemplative: the prayer filled life...focuses upon intimacy with God and depth of spirituality. This spiritual dimension addresses the longing for a deeper, more vital Christian experience.

Holiness: the virtuous life...focuses upon personal moral transformation and the power to develop "holy habits." This spiritual dimension addresses the erosion of moral fiber in personal and social life.

Charismatic: the spirit filled life...focuses upon intimacy with God and depth of spirituality. This spiritual dimension addresses the longing for a deeper, more vital Christian experience.

Social Justice: the compassionate life...focuses upon justice and shalom (peace) in all human relationships and social structures. This spiritual dimension addresses the gospel imperative for equity and compassion among all peoples.

Evangelical: the word-centered life...focuses upon the proclamation of the evangel, the good news of the gospel. This spiritual dimension addresses the need for people to see the good news lived and hear the good news proclaimed.

Incarnational: the sacramental life...focuses upon making present and visible the realm of the invisible spirit. This spiritual dimension addresses the crying need to experience God as truly manifest and notoriously active in daily life.

D-Now Pictures

We've got pictures from Disciple Now available on the D-now blog.

New Videos

Christina has shared some nice videos with us on her Youtube page. Check these out.