Heights Christian Youth Group News and Activities

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Welcome to the Heights Christian Youth Group page.  As a parent or youth, you have received a card with this web page address or scanned the QR Code to bring you to this page.  This page will be constantly updated with all the latest news and activities that our Youth Group is involved in.  So if you want to know what's going on...keep reading...

One important reminder for parents:  Parents are always welcome to any activity, youth group or event their child is participating in (no advanced notice required...except when traveling so we have enough room in the vehicles)!

Youth Worship Team Practice!

We are forming a worship team for our youth...made up of our youth!  We are hoping to practice for worship every Thursday after school.  If your youth is interested in singing with the worship band, simply have them show up after school on Thursday for practice.  We do ask for consistency so that we can give our youth worship team the best chance for success!  Practices will last until about 5pm.

How Our Youth Group is Set Up

Our Youth Group is set up a little different than most.  We believe that God has called your youth to grow in their relationship with Christ.  Therefore, we spend our time holding each other accountable to our relationship with Christ.  This includes messages based within the disciplines we wish to see built up in every Christian teenager.

Every week, we are asking our youth how they are doing in six areas of Christian discipline:  Prayer, Bible Reading, Fellowship, Outreach/Service, Discipleship & Giving.  

We are currently in a series called "Working on Me".  It is aimed at the practical issues that our Christian youth face and how acting out our faith stands as a witness to Christ to the world around us.

We encourage you to have your youth commit to be here each week so they might get the most out of these learning opportunities.   

Shane & Samantha Wyly

Parents Discipleship Plans

I (Pastor Jeremy) am meeting with parents after church on Sundays at 1:30pm to help families create a discipleship plan for their children.  Many parents know that it is important to disciple their children (Deut. 6:4-9).  However, many parents don't know where to start or where their children should be in their faith development.  During these sessions, we talk about where your children are, where they should be and how to get them to a place where they will be growing in their faith.

Resources for Parents!

Along with the card that will take you to this blog, you will notice that there are a number of blogposts that I have done over the last few years.  These posts are on various subjects and current events from a Christian worldview.  You can subscribe to the blog by clicking the "subscribe" at the top of the page.  By subscribing, you will never miss a new blog on an important subject.

Also, we have created a number of YouTube videos for parents of kids of all ages, to help you disciple your children in the Lord (over 5 hours of material).  You can subscribe to that channel, as well.  Follow this link to go there!  You can also follow us on Facebook to see the latest videos or other articles posted to help you in your discipleship of your children.  Follow this link to go there!





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