Student Impact Jr High

Photos from camp!

2011-07-08T15:42:00.000-05:00

Check out some camp pics here!

The Last Whole Day!

2011-07-08T14:09:00.003-05:00

So, I've been trying to write an entry, but got into a different setup to write the entry earlier, and it wound up not working so well on Queenies IPad! That leaves me trying for the third time to get this written and this looks more promising and familiar!This has been a really great week - perfect weather, great speaker, great family groups and discussion. I think having sixth grade boys

Day three in Durango!

2011-07-07T12:14:00.000-05:00

I had hoped to blog a little bit more last night about our afternoon and evening, but we wound up having to make an appearance at the late night student talent showcase for our lovely and talented Lauren Gillette. For those of you that know Lauren, you know that she is double jointed in several parts of her body - fingers, toes, elbows, etc. She was one of 7 performers out of 20 auditioners on

Day two in Durango, the early edition!

2011-07-06T11:59:00.001-05:00

Many thanks to Queenie for allowing me the use of her iPad to write this entry. It's much faster and quicker than the tiny buttons on my not so smart phone! This morning was a beautiful, picture perfect Colorado morning. A bit of chill in the air, but the sun was out, the birds singing, the flowers blowing in the breeze. This is the weather you want to live year round in! So, as I typed last

Day one at Durango.

2011-07-06T00:58:00.000-05:00

Our day started by rolling the bus into a good two hours earlier than I expected to be arriving. We had Mark the driver take us through some of the side streets and drive us all the way through the city limits of Durango. We let the kids get off the bus and each of the three family groups roamed the downtown historic district. They were able kill off a good three hours while I got our group

D-Day on Independence Day

2011-07-04T08:56:00.000-05:00

So, today is the day that 43 folks load up on a bus and head out to Durango, Colorado for a week of Student Life Camp. This is my second trip to Fort Lewis College in Durango, and after the previous 6 months of 90+ degrees temperatures in south Texas, waking up to temperatures in the 40 will be a delightful change of pace! I know it hasn't been that hot for that long here in Texas, but it sure

Student Life Camp - Durango, CO July 4th - 10th

2011-06-24T17:10:00.000-05:00

Dear Parents - Thanks for checking in here! We have a couple of different ways to keep you up to date with what is happening with your kiddo at Camp this summer! First of all - help us, help you by staying in contact with you. As you may have seen, we want students to be totally plugged into their experience at camp this summer, so we are not permitting them to bring their cell phones along.

Looking for updates??

2010-11-13T10:56:00.002-06:00

If you are checking in here for updates about the student ministry of Cibolo Creek Community Church, we are moving all of our update posts to the church website, now that we have worked out most of the bugs! Please join us there at www.cibolocreek.com Thanks so much!

Student SMS connection, 10.31.10

2010-10-25T11:48:00.000-05:00

Dear parents, This week in our SMS, we looked at the final parable for our four-week series, the parable of the talents in Matthew 25. Jesus used this story to teach the importance of using the gifts, talents, and resources God gives us. Encourage your student this week to find ways to honor God by using a particular skill, gift, or talent. Talk about the "menu" of career options. Discuss

Trick or Treat!!

2010-10-25T11:46:00.001-05:00

We are trick or treating for canned goods in 4 neighborhoods of the Fair Oaks Ranch community this Sunday night! It starts by gathering for pizza and a costume contest at the Annex of C4 at 6 pm on Halloween night, then traveling to the designated neighborhoods to trick or treat! We will return to the annex at 8:30 pm, and students will be available to be picked up then! Please contact the

Student SMS connection, 10.24.10

2010-10-25T11:41:00.000-05:00

Dear parents, It's week three in our parables series, and this week, our SMS looked at the parable of the 10 bridesmaids. Our lives here on earth are temporary. We were designed and created to worship and honor God with our lives for eternity. This week, the parable we studied was about getting ready for Jesus' return and living in a way that the people around us realize there's something

Student SMS connection, 10.10.10

2010-10-04T15:20:00.002-05:00

Dear parents, This week in our SMS, we talked about the love that Jesus shows and how he attentively and intentionally meets our needs. We looked at the parable of the lost sheep in Luke 15 and discovered how a shepherd will do anything to get his sheep back. And we discovered in Psalm 23 that like a shepherd, God takes care of us in many different ways. When your teenager is facing a

Student SMS connection, 10.3.10

2010-09-29T15:57:00.002-05:00

Dear parents, This week we finished up our SMS series on the five biblical purposes by seeing what it means to honor God with our lives-another way of describing worship. As an example of honoring God, we examined Jesus' last hours before the crucifixion. We looked at Luke 22:41-44, where Jesus prays for the "cup" of suffering to be taken from him. In the passage, we saw how Jesus was more

Home Cooking!!

2010-09-29T15:44:00.000-05:00

New to Wednesday night SILum's this fall, Home Cooking meals on the first Wednesday night of each month. Parents and small groups have volunteered to cook a meal and serve it to our Junior High Students starting at 6 pm. There is no cost to our students. So, come hungry, and eat happy!! (Wait, did someone say that before?) Home Cookin' is where it's at! First Home Cooking meal is Wednesday,

Student SMS connection, 9.19.10

2010-09-20T10:46:00.002-05:00

Dear parents, This week, our SMS continued to look at the five biblical purposes for our lives. The topic of discussion was on service. In Matthew 20:20-28, James and John's mother asks Jesus to place her sons in the seats of honor in heaven. Jesus responds by telling his disciples that to be great, you must be a servant, and to be first, you must be a slave. Jesus came to serve, not to be

Giddings Indians Sept. 23rd

2010-09-17T10:40:00.000-05:00

Thursday, September 23 · 7:30pm - 10:30pm Cornerstone Christian Academy 4802 Vance Jackson Road, San Antonio, TX Jr. High SILum - Wed. Sept 22, come at 5:30 pm to make signs and banners for the game! We'd love your help before going to Saw You At the Pole! Why are we doing this?? Check out this video! Get your Blue and White - to support "the least of these" (Matthew 25

See You / Saw You At The Pole

2010-09-15T15:14:00.002-05:00

See You At The Pole 8:00 - 8:30 am, Wednesday, September 22nd at Boerne High School, Champion High School, Boerne Middle School South, Boerne Middle School North, Geneva School of Boerne. Student leaders from area churches will lead students in prayer for their school, teachers, students, administration, churches and government. Area youth pastors will be on hand for support, as well as

Road Rally Oct. 1

2010-09-15T15:00:00.000-05:00

Join a team, solve the clues, determine the location, do the task, get another clue! The team that works together the best, and finds the closest to actual route wins BIG prizes!! Register by Wednesday, Sept. 29th $10/student $5/New to Student Impact On Rally day $15/student $10/new to Student Impact Drivers will be provided for each team! Food, Fun, and Prizes! Invite your Friends!

Parents Media Workshop!

2010-09-15T14:50:00.000-05:00

Are you "plugged-in" to what your teens are interested in? Join us for this open and honest look at the influence of Cell phones, Facebook, Internet, Music, Movies, and Television on our teens. Parents play a critical role in determining what does, or doesn't, influence your teens. Join in with other parents to discuss ways to help your teen to be discerning about media choices. "You

Student SMS connection, 9.12.10

2010-09-10T13:49:00.001-05:00

Dear parents, We're continuing our SMS series on the five biblical purposes, and this week we looked at the value of removing ourselves from distractions in order to spend time alone with God. Even Jesus needed to get alone with his Father during the course of his ministry. We looked at Matthew 14:13-23 - the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000-as our example. We saw that it wasn't always easy

Student SMS connection, 9.5.10

2010-09-04T21:29:00.002-05:00

Dear parents, This week we continued our SMS study of the five biblical purposes for our lives. Our focus this week was on being connected with other Christians. Unity among believers is something that Jesus prayed for specifically in John 17. Being unified doesn't seem easy or possible for some people. As a group, we looked at why Jesus valued unity so much. Our young people talked about

SI Event help needed!

2010-08-23T14:44:00.002-05:00

Dear Parents; We are looking to host a special event for the Student Impact ministry on Friday night, October 1st for all students, grades 6-12. We are hoping that this will be a super fun event that will help our students to reach out to invite their friends to get a taste of what Student Impact is all about. We are wanting to host a "Road Rally" event that would involve adult drivers

Kick Off Week Activities!!

2010-08-11T20:56:00.000-05:00

Dear Jr High Students (and parents!) As much as I'm not ready for a new school year, it is upon us already!! We'd like to rally the troops around a couple of nights before school starts up for what we call KOW, or Kick Off Week!! Wednesday night is exclusive for Jr High students, as we will be kooking out on the grill, playing some group games, meeting new 6th graders, sharing stories from

Student Life Camp Baylor wrap up

2010-08-02T11:37:00.000-05:00

Dear Parents; Sorry it's taken me so long to finalize our last day and a half at camp. I hope that you have heard lots of stories from your kiddo about what went on at camp. Let me just say that I was really excited about this camp - it was my third Student Life experience, and it was the best combination of teaching and worship that reached the kids completely. (personally, I really liked

Student Life Camp Baylor Day 3

2010-07-29T00:20:00.002-05:00

Man, I can't begin really to explain what a great week we are having! God is really speaking to all of us, even the learned adults through our speaker! If you click into the student life camp site through a post a few days back, you can listen in to the service live on streaming media! It would be worth a listen to! First of all, I have to tell you the answers to your prayers for breaking the

Student Life Camp Baylor Day 2

2010-07-28T00:20:00.000-05:00

I knew something was up today when I got a crytpic text from my buddy Stuart this am saying "make sure you video tape the Compassion presentation tonight. Its gonna be big, but don't say anything or ask the SL Staff about it." Sure enough, it turned out to be the highlight of the day! But before I get ahead of myself... Day 2 started with our group meeting for quiet time, and reading from

SL Camp Baylor night #1

2010-07-27T00:11:00.000-05:00

First of all, much thanks to Stuart Chapman, Lisa Jorgensen, Dale Schweers, and Justin Wolf for helping us drive up here to Waco. It was a great relief to have two adults in the vehicles, one to drive, and one to ride interference with the kids. It will be especially nice when we come home, to have fresh drivers taking care of us! The weather was pretty humid and hot, but a nice thunderstorm

Receive text message updates from camp!!

2010-07-25T20:10:00.000-05:00

Hey moms and dads! Just want to let you know an easy way that we can communicate with you from Baylor University this week. We have a text messaging service that will allow us to send mass text messages to all of you, and all you need to do is click the link below, enter your name, phone number, and carrier. The link will connect you with our camp specific group! Sign up for our TXT message

Student Life Camp is here!!

2010-07-24T16:47:00.000-05:00

Want to check up on your kiddo? We will be posting highlights of camp to this page every night here, and I'm sure that I will get some kick hitters and photos up on Facebook and Twitter. You can also get a hold of your kid via email every day by clicking into the Student Life Camp website, and you can see pictures from camp, send emails that will be printed out and distributed each evening, and

Student SMS connection, 7.25.10

2010-07-19T15:15:00.001-05:00

Dear parents, This week our SMS wrapped up our series on tough questions. We tackled the question, "Can I trust the Bible?" This is a vital question to answer because as Christians, we use the Bible as the basis of our beliefs. Our main Scripture was 2 Timothy 3:16. The Bible is the greatest book ever written. This week we talked about how the Bible is inspired-it's God-breathed-and reliable.

Drink, Drank, Drunk: God’s Guidance on Alcohol | YouthWorker.com

2010-07-19T15:00:00.000-05:00

Drink, Drank, Drunk: God’s Guidance on Alcohol | YouthWorker.comSaw this and wanted to pass it on to you parents out there. The more you know!Live To Tell,Adam J

Student SMS connection, 7.18.10

2010-07-13T16:09:00.001-05:00

Dear parents, This week we started a new 2-week SMS series to address a few of the tough questions your teenagers might have. Our first week focused on the issue of pain. Why is there pain in the world? This is a common question and can be a big barrier for some young people. To address the issue we looked at Genesis 3, which includes the account known as "The Fall of Man."As we looked at

Student SMS connection, 7.11.10

2010-07-13T16:07:00.001-05:00

Dear parents, We've wrapped up our four-week series in our SMS on the sayings of Jesus in the Gospel of John. We've learned a lot! Here in our final week, we read from John 15 and 16, when Jesus warned his disciples that they could face persecution because of their faith in him. The same is true for us as Christians today. People in some countries face the threat of death because of their

Summer SILum Wednesdays!

2010-06-21T13:07:00.004-05:00

Hey gang! We have a lot going on this summer, so here is a quick hitter of what is happening! Click the underlined portion of the dates that you see for the link you need!Wed. June 23rd.Wed. June 30thWed. July 7thWed. July 14thWed. July 21stStudent Life Camp, July 26th - July 30th.

Not quite a Pool Party!! July 21st

2010-06-21T13:02:00.002-05:00

Okay, so we don't have a pool, but our house is a big part of Adam's life, so we want to invite the Jr. High group over for our Last Wednesday night of the summer SILum, July 21st, from 6 - 8 pm.We will be cooking out, so come hungry, playing some games, and talking about Student Life camp coming up, Kick Off week, and the 2010 - 2011 school year!!Adam and Adrienne live at 113 Michelle Lane, in

Pool Party, July 14th!!

2010-06-21T12:59:00.001-05:00

Tonight, Wednesday, July 14th, we will be at the home of Hannah Walker!!! She lives at 7203 Chartwell Circle, in Fair Oaks RanchSummer Time SILum goes from 6 pm - 8 pm!!View Larger MapSnacks and beverages will be provided! Swimming, games, hanging out and a short devotional are what these summer nights are about!! Bring a friend, and come check us out!!Don't forget our swim attire guidelines!!

Pool Party, July 7th

2010-06-21T12:54:00.002-05:00

Tonight, Wednesday, July 7th, we will be at the home of Kassidy Miller!!She lives at 29302 Sumpter Drive, in Fair Oaks RanchSummer Time SILum goes from 6 pm - 8 pm!!View Larger MapSnacks and beverages will be provided! Swimming, games, hanging out and a short devotional are what these summer nights are about!! Bring a friend, and come check us out!!Don't forget our swim attire guidelines!!

Swim Nights Attire guidelines

2010-06-21T12:40:00.002-05:00

I know, these are the things that nobody wants to talk about, or even hear about - RULES!But, in all fairness to everyone; students, leaders, guys, and gals - we need to have a starting point.#1) Guys - wear normal swim trunks!! We all had fun looking at pictures of JD in a speedo, but we really don't want to see that in real life!!#2) Girls, you would be doing us a huge favor if you were able

Pool Parties Weds. June 23rd & June 30th

2010-06-21T12:19:00.005-05:00

Wednesday, June 23rd, and June 30th, we will be at the home of Jim Condit's momma - Patsy!She lives at 29514 No Le Hace Drive, in Fair Oaks RanchSummer Time SILum goes from 6 pm - 8 pm!!View Larger MapCome through the gate of the driveway, and into the back yard!!Snacks and beverages will be provided! Swimming, games, hanging out and a short devotional are what these summer nights are about!!

Student SMS connection, 7.4.10

2010-06-21T12:18:00.000-05:00

Dear parents,We've wrapped up our four-week series in our Sunday morning service on the sayings of Jesus in the Gospel of John. We've learned a lot! Here in our final week, we read from John 15 and 16, when Jesus warned his disciples that they could face persecution because of their faith in him. The same is true for us as Christians today. People in some countries face the threat of death

Student SMS connection, 6.27.10

2010-06-21T12:16:00.002-05:00

Dear parents,This week we continued our series on some of Jesus' tough sayings from the Gospel of John. We focused on John 13 (the Last Supper), when Jesus demonstrated humility by washing the disciples' feet. This was a servant's job. Jesus talked a lot about serving and meeting the needs of others, and this was the ultimate object lesson for his disciples.His actions were followed by a

Student SMS connection, 6.20.10

2010-06-21T12:16:00.001-05:00

Dear parents,This week, our Sunday morning service continued their series on some of the sayings of Jesus found in the Gospel of John. This week's discussion focused on a woman caught in adultery, from John 8. Jesus speaks just a few words in this passage, but he powerfully communicates a message of grace, love, and forgiveness - with a challenge to live life differently.I'd encourage you to take

Student SMS connection, 6.13.10

2010-06-13T07:18:00.000-05:00

Dear parents, This week in our Sunday Morning Service, we started a new series looking at a few of the sayings of Jesus found in the Gospel of John. When he walked the face of the earth, Jesus was known for doing miracles, teaching great truths, demonstrating pure love-and surprising people. His answers and words weren't always what people expected. This series looks at some of his most

Pill Party, and ways to help out!

2010-06-09T16:05:00.001-05:00

On June 25th, Adam Jacobus, SI Director, his wife Adrienne, and 10 other C4 folks (including Pastor Paul Wilson and Stuart Chapman - ALand Director) will be heading for the village of Otutulu, Nigeria as part of our continued church partnership with the Ministry Of Mercy orphanage located there.On Wednesday evening, June 16th, (6-8 pm) Student Impact is going to give a helping hand

SI Summer Calendar!!

2010-06-09T15:46:00.002-05:00

Our summer Calendar is out! Click on the images to see a larger view!We will have a blog posting with a map and address for each Wednesday night pool party!Student Life camp happens the last week of July!! We need more family group leaders, and drivers to help get us to and from camp. Please let us know if you are able and willing to help out!

Student SMS connection, 6.6.10

2010-06-04T13:01:00.001-05:00

Dear parents, This week we finished our two-week series on prayer by talking about how to pray. To get an example of what it means to pray that God's will is accomplished, we turned to the Old Testament Book of Psalms to see how David prayed. Our focus was on Psalm 31. Throughout these verses, you can see David struggling with people around him. He turns to God for help, because God is

Student SMS connection, 5.30.10

2010-05-29T22:21:00.001-05:00

Dear parents, This week our student Sunday Morning Service (SMS) began a two-week series on prayer. Prayer is such an important part of our relationship with God, but it's something most teenagers struggle to understand or practice (OK, adults struggle too). There is no way we could possibly cover every aspect of prayer in two weeks, so we are focusing on the two most basic questions: (1)

EOY Lock-In 2010 HELP!!

2010-05-21T17:15:00.002-05:00

Dear Parents;It's only 2 weeks away until our End Of Year Lock-In for our Student Impact ministry, and we need your help for a little bit on this night! We are looking for some energetic, youthful, young at heart parents to come in and just help give a bit of supervision to our night.We are looking for people to fill the following shifts:7:00 pm-11:30 pm (registration, major food, highlights

Student SMS connection, 5.23.10

2010-05-17T11:54:00.001-05:00

Dear parents,This week our Sunday Morning Service wraps up our three-week series on friendships and Jesus. Our focus has been on helping equip and encourage teenagers to talk with their friends about what God has done in their own lives and what it means to be a follower of Jesus.In this final lesson, we discussed the importance of being able to communicate God's story and basic Scripture

Community Service Project 5.22

2010-05-11T16:01:00.004-05:00

On Saturday, May 22nd, Student Impact will be serving atHill Country Daily Bread from 10 am - 12 noon.Students will need to be dropped off and picked up at HCBD, which is located at 140 Industrial Drive, just off of the frontage road of I-10.View Larger MapPlease RSVP to the SI office, or sign up on Facebook or a sign up sheet at C4.Students will have the opportunity to assist HCDB as they help

EOY Lock-In 2010

2010-05-03T16:26:00.001-05:00

School is so close to being over, we can almost smell it from here, and it smells like ALL NIGHT FUN!!!On Friday night, June 4th, Student Impact will be hosting our 2nd annual End Of Year (EOY) Lock In from 8 pm to 8 am. Thanks for a generous gift, we have been able to arrange for bus transportation to Malibu Grand Prix for 3 hours of middle of the night Go - Kart and other fun activities!

Student SMS connection, 5.9.10

2010-05-03T16:16:00.000-05:00

Dear parents, We're continuing our Sunday Morning Service series on friendships, and this week we used the biblical example of Matthew to encourage and inspire our teenagers. Matthew was one of the first disciples chosen by Jesus, and after responding to Jesus' call, he turned around and invited a whole bunch of friends to his house for a banquet with Jesus. We told our students that one

SILum roadtrips!

2010-05-03T15:32:00.003-05:00

Dear Parents;A week ago, our student ministry was invited by the residents of Meadowlands Foster home to attend their annual appreciation dinner this coming Wednesday night, May 5th. After confirming this invite with the events coordinator this past weekend, we wanted to pass this invite on to your student.We will be meeting at 5:30 pm at the C4 annex, car pooling over to Meadowlands for the

Student SMS connection, 5.2.10

2010-04-30T16:35:00.001-05:00

Dear parents,This week we started a new Sunday Morning Service series talking about the role of friendships in teenagers' lives. Our focus is on the importance of telling our friends about Jesus-not in a pushy way and not because we see our friends as "spiritual projects." We looked at words Paul wrote in Ephesians 6, asking other Christians to pray for him as he spread the message of Jesus.Paul

Need a new kid, soon???

2010-04-30T16:30:00.003-05:00

Mom and Dad - need some help with your students, because they are driving you nuts??Check out the clips of Dr. Kevin Leman - you might have seen his book on the bookshelves at Wal-mart "How to have a new kid by Friday".Hope you learned something! Let me know!Live To Tell,Adam J

Good Sex series review 5,6,7

2010-04-27T12:30:00.005-05:00

Dear Parents;About 3 weeks into our series with the curriculum "Good Sex 2.0", I told our students that this reminded me of my days of substitute teaching. I would often walk into a classroom, look at the teaching material left for me for the day, and stumble my way through the first class period. By the end of the day, I was a much better teacher because I had worked through the material with

EOY Lock in - Survey!

2010-04-23T11:55:00.003-05:00

Dear Parents and Students!We are making plans for this year's End Of Year Lock In, which will be June 4 - 5th.We have the opportunity to get bus transportation for the night, so we can do some fun activities outside of the church campus. The only question remaining is - what activities do we want to do?The answer? Let you decide! Take the short survey here, and let us know what you would like

Student SMS connection, 04.25.10

2010-04-21T13:57:00.001-05:00

Dear parents, This week we wrapped up our series on the life of Jesus based on the Gospel of Luke by talking about Jesus' incredible, sacrificial love for us. We looked mainly at the passage in Luke 22:42-44 where Jesus gives up his will to God, for us. It's such a simple yet profound truth, and it can be overwhelming to think about a friend making all the sacrifices Jesus did for us. We

Student SMS connection, 04.11.10

2010-04-09T15:19:00.000-05:00

Dear parents, This week we continued our series on the life of Jesus by looking at three parables from Luke 15-the Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin, and the Lost (Prodigal) Son. We talked about how Jesus used parables as a powerful teaching strategy to communicate spiritual truths. In these three stories, Jesus revealed his compassion for those who are separated from God because of their sin (the

Parents - feel like you need some help??

2010-04-06T12:45:00.001-05:00

Dear Mom and Dad;In case you haven't realized it, you have a teenager living in your house. Maybe you are finding living with your teenager a bigger challenge than it was even just a year ago, and maybe even last week.Just wanted to let you know that Student Impact is here to help you in your all important job of parenting. Not that we have all the answers (or maybe ANY answers at all), but

Video Scavenger Hunt - coming soon!

2010-04-02T15:53:00.001-05:00

We need you to sign up so we make sure we have enough drivers for everyone!!! Let us know if you are planning on attending!On Saturday evening, April 10th, from 5 - 9 pm, Student Impact will be hosting our first ever Video Scavenger Hunt night for students from 6th - 12th grade.Students will be arranged in teams with a vehicle, an adult driver and an adult videographer, and will go about in

Student SMS connection, 04.04.10

2010-04-02T15:52:00.001-05:00

Dear parents, This week in our group we continued the series of lessons on the life of Jesus from the Gospel of Luke. We took a look at Jesus' teaching from the synagogue in Nazareth where he says that he is the fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy, as well as the hometown crowd's reaction to what he said he had come to do. We talked about the risks of being chosen by God to tell others about

Summer Trip fundraiser

2010-03-29T15:55:00.002-05:00

We are hosting a Yard Sale on the ground of C4 on Saturday April 10th, to help raise money for students to attend Student Life Camp, or the Sr. High Service Trip to Galveston TX this summer.Any student wishing to raise money to offset their cost for summer trips need to sign up at the tables in the church lobby or the Annex - or contact Susan Burkholder at bsusan@gvtc.com - Various tasks need to

Good Sex 2.0 weeks 3/4

2010-03-29T15:42:00.002-05:00

Dear Parents;I'm sorry we got behind a bit over Spring Break and what not, but I am really thrilled about the discussions we have had over the past two times we have met with our Good Sex series.We have looked at the topics of Intimacy and Desire - and our students have had some 'aha' moments during these two weeks.In talking about Intimacy, we looked at how God created us - even back in the book

Student SMS connection, 03.28.10

2010-03-29T15:39:00.000-05:00

Dear parents,This week we began a series of lessons on the life of Jesus, based on the Book of Luke. We started with a passage (Luke 2:41-52) that talks about the 12-year-old Jesus traveling to Jerusalem with his family and others from Nazareth to celebrate the Feast of the Passover. This passage describes the journey and gives us insight into how much Jesus valued studying and understanding

Student SMS connection, 03.21.10

2010-03-22T10:37:00.004-05:00

Dear Parents;As a result of a lower turn out during the backside weekend of Boerne ISD spring break, our Sunday morning service called an audible and had a large group discussion about the past 6 weeks that we have been on the series called H.A.B.I.T.S.This series has been a focus about things we can do, steps we can take on our own to help us continually grow in our relationship with Christ.

Facebook - the more you know

2010-03-22T10:37:00.001-05:00

If you have a teenager, more than likely your teenager has a Facebook profile. And most likely, there is a lot of personal information that your teenager puts on their profile that is available to anyone who happens to stumble upon it - people that click through from a friend of a friend of a stranger.I sometimes follow rabbit trails while looking at the profiles of our students, and I

Student SMS connection, 03.14.10

2010-03-12T10:10:00.000-06:00

Dear parents, We've finished our six-week series on developing HABITS for spiritual growth. Here in our final week, we talked about studying Scripture and how this discipline affects our lives, with a focus on Psalm 119:13-16. God has a plan to prosper us and give us hope. God has a clear direction that we find in the Bible. In our discussion time, we saw how being physically hungry should be

Statistics about Pornography

2010-03-12T09:59:00.002-06:00

I saw this from another blog site and thought it was worth passing on. Tim Chester is an author with a new book coming out soon, "Captured by a Better Vision"10 Facts about the internet and pornography usage. * Every second, 28,258 Internet users are viewing pornography and $3,075.64 is being spent on pornography * The pornography industry is larger than the revenues of the top technology

My Kid would never do that!!

2010-03-09T16:06:00.002-06:00

Dear Parents;Ever been in a discussion with other parents about the behavior of teens in our world today, and have that thought run through your head? Guess what kind of conversation I had on the phone today.So, what can you as a parent do to help your teenager deal with the onslaught of sexual messages, especially in the world of pornography.First of all, don't bury your head in the sand.

Video Scavenger Hunt

2010-03-09T11:17:00.002-06:00

On Saturday evening, April 10th, from 5 - 9 pm, Student Impact will be hosting our first ever Video Scavenger Hunt night for students from 6th - 12th grade.Students will be arranged in teams with a vehicle, an adult driver and an adult videographer, and will go about in search of specified tasks to do as a team to be video taped. At the designated time, teams will return to the church for food

SILum cancelled 3.10.10 / 3.14.10

2010-03-09T11:03:00.003-06:00

Dear Parents and Students;Due to scheduling circumstances surrounding the passing of a Cibolo Creek Community Church member, we will be canceling the Jr. High SILum program for Wednesday, March 10th from 6-8 pm.Jim Vonderhaar passed away Friday of this past week. Jim is the father of Michael Vonderhaar, executive pastor of C4. We are canceling SILum to allow our staff team to attend the

Student SMS connection, 03.07.10

2010-03-02T12:23:00.001-06:00

Dear parents, This week in our Sunday Morning Service we discussed the fifth part of our HABITS series: Tithing. We talked about Psalm 24:1, which reads, ""The earth is the Lord's and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him." God has given us everything and we are then called to give back to God a portion. This is called a "tithe," or 10 percent. We talked about how

Media use in your house??

2010-03-02T10:44:00.002-06:00

One of my goals for the Student Impact ministry of C4 is to come alongside parents and help them navigate the tricky and changing waters of raising teenagers. There is no doubt that things have changed dramatically over that landscape in the past 5 years.One question that I like to ask parents are about the rules they have established with their kids about the usage of media in their home. Some

Text Education - What parents need to know

2010-02-26T10:05:00.001-06:00

If you are the parents of a teenager in our American culture, the odds are very good that your teenager has a cell phone and uses it for text messaging.This past week, I have come across a couple of links that would be good resources for every parent to educate themselves about the nuances of texting in the world of teens.For every parent, you need to check out this page; which covers a

Good Sex series

2010-02-24T15:55:00.002-06:00

I have been remiss in giving you a list of our weekly topics for the Good Sex 2.0 series we are working through:Sex Messaging; helping kids respond to the cultural messages they're wading through (swimming in??)Sexual Identity: helping kids think about the forces that shape their sexuality.Intimacy: helping kids think about dating and nonsexual closeness.Desire: helping kids understand their

30 Hour Famine details!

2010-02-23T14:53:00.003-06:00

Dear Parents;As you are probably aware, your student is signed up to attend the 30 Hour Famine this weekend here at the church. For our planning, we need to have accurate number by Wednesday, Feb. 24th. If you are receiving this email, and your child has chosen to not participate, please reply to this email and let us know!No student will be allowed to participate if they

Good Sex 2.0 week 2

2010-02-22T15:22:00.002-06:00

Dear Parents;This past week we entered the discussion about sexuality and God on Wednesday night with our Jr. high SILum group. For the next 5 weeks or so, we are going to look at different components of this God driven component of our lives.We started with trying to identify some of the messages that we have been receiving about sexuality in our world - whether it comes from parents, friends,

Student SMS connection, 02.28.10

2010-02-22T14:53:00.000-06:00

Dear parents, This week in our small groups we talked about being involved in and serving within the church body. God has gifted your teenager in ways that you might not even know about. Jesse didn't know that David, his youngest son who was out with the sheep, was already picked by God to lead Israel. Challenge your teenager to step out in faith with God and serve. Here are some questions

30 hour Famine this week!!

2010-02-22T10:48:00.001-06:00

We are getting ready for another adventure in hunger! Last year some 30 students and another 10 adult staff went without food for 30 hours to help us understand better the issue of poverty and hunger that exists in our world. One of the activities that we did took us to the overpass at Commerce and Medina in downtown San Antonio, where we encountered a community of folks who are homeless,

Good Sex 2.0 on Wednesday Nights - links

2010-02-19T11:09:00.001-06:00

First of all, let me say thank you to the 25 parents that came out to our "Starting the Conversation" workshop last week. It was great to join you on this journey of better communication with our kids.One of things you asked for were more resources to help you in communication with your kiddo. Here is a list of stuff that we came up with. Please let me know if there is anything else out there

2010-02-19T10:55:00.001-06:00

Student SMS connection, 02.21.10

2010-02-15T16:00:00.000-06:00

Dear parents, We're continuing our small group series on HABITS for spiritual growth. This week we talked about Bible memorization. Psalm 119:11 tells us, "I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you." Bible memorization helps us become more familiar with who God is and how God wants us to live. Jesus relied on Bible memorization as his primary defense for fighting

Student SMS connection, 02.14.10

2010-02-12T11:11:00.000-06:00

Dear parents, This week we continued our small group series on developing some good HABITS for spiritual growth. Our topic this time was on the "A" from that acronym: Accountable Friendships. We all need friends who know our weaknesses and love us anyway and are able to hold us to our commitments. These are the friends who will come up to us when they see us making choices that might

Student SMS connection, 02.07.10

2010-02-06T22:28:00.000-06:00

Dear parents, This week we started a new small group series that can help your student develop spiritual "HABITS" that will help them grow spiritually on their own. Each week, we focus on a different letter from the acronym HABITS. Our focus this time was "H" which stands for "Hang Out with God." In Psalm 1, the psalmist contrasts the way of the wicked with the way of the righteous. The

Rain Cancels S.I.Lum 2.3.10

2010-02-03T15:18:00.002-06:00

Dear Parents and Students;due to the amount of rain that has fallen last night and today, and the forecast for continued rain, we are going to cancel tonight's JR. High S.I.Lum at the Annex (was scheduled from 6-8 pm)The following items went into consideration.Boerne ISD canceled all of their after school activitiesBoth First Baptist and First United Methodist of Boerne have canceled all of their

30 hour Famine

2010-02-02T16:01:00.003-06:00

Super Bowl Sunday!

2010-01-29T14:49:00.001-06:00

So, it doesn't feature the Cowboys, or even the Packers, but it is the Big GAME, and we want to enjoy it all! We will be tailgating in the parking lot, hosting a 4 on 4 flag football tournament, decking out the annex with video game systems, and have the Big Screens with the game on in the Auditorium!We are hosting this event for one main purpose, and that is for our students to have an

Student SMS connection, 01.31.10

2010-01-26T16:12:00.000-06:00

Dear parents, We've concluded our family series in our SMS (Sunday Morning Service) with a great study on faith in the home. We looked at Deuteronomy 6:4-9, which emphasizes the parental responsibility to lead spiritually, but we challenged teenagers to also play a role in the deepening of faith. So, don't be surprised if your teenager initiates some spiritual conversations in the coming

Starting and having the conversation workshop!

2010-01-26T14:18:00.003-06:00

My oldest son is 9 years old, and we have delved into some areas of conversation about boys and girls, the human body, and differences that he notices in the world. Some of those questions scare me to death! How to I answer that question? What is he ready to hear? What does he already know? Yup, it's about time to start the conversation about sex with my son.I also know as a youth minister,

Student SMS connection, 01.24.10

2010-01-18T20:44:00.000-06:00

Dear parents,We continued our family series in our small groups this week by talking about the priority of understanding one another and doing so honestly. We looked at Nehemiah's life and how he honestly assessed who he was and how he needed God's help. Nehemiah also was honest with his shortcomings and ultimately committed to making a difference, and these are the very things we can do, too.I'd

Student Life Camp 2010

2010-01-18T11:28:00.002-06:00

Student Impact is now accepting registrations for Student Life Camp in Waco TX, July 26-30 of 2010.We will be staying at Baylor University during the week, with camp speaker Jeff Magnum, and worship band Unhindered. Some of our students have seen Unhindered in a variety of settings and is a big reason for the choice of this camp.We are making plans to convoy road trip to this camp, which is just

Student SMS connection, 01.17.10

2010-01-11T11:38:00.000-06:00

Dear parents,We've started a new small group series that directly impacts your family! It's all about family life and focuses on important topics like communication and understanding. This week we looked at James 1:19-27 and James 3:1-12, emphasizing three keys to healthy family communication: being quick to listen, being slow to speak, and being slow to become angry.Take time during the week

Student SMS connection, 01.10.10

2010-01-11T11:37:00.001-06:00

Dear parents, We made it! We just finished our four-week study looking at the New Testament by talking about the church and how each Christian plays an important role within it. It was a great time discussing not only the amazing things God did in the early church from the Book of Acts, but also talking about ways in which God could do the same things at our own church. We also emphasized the

Not Tonight!!

2010-01-06T15:15:00.002-06:00

Just in case you are looking for the most recent definitive word, we are NOT having SILUM for Jr. High students tonight, January 6th.We will be back in full swing on Wed, Jan. 13th at 6 pm, with pizza, snacks, soda, hanging out and all that sort of fun stuff!Peace!Adam J

Winter Calendar

2009-12-15T12:03:00.002-06:00

UTB

2009-12-15T12:03:00.001-06:00

Back Under the Bridge

2009-12-14T10:55:00.003-06:00

We realize it's right at the beginning of the Christmas vacation period, but we wanted to give our students and families another opportunity to share our resources with the homeless community at the Commerce st bridge area.On Saturday, December 19th, we will meet at noon at the C4 Annex to do some wrapping of gift bags for the folks we hope to serve. We will not be serving a meal, but providing

It's a White Elephant!

2009-12-10T20:26:00.003-06:00

Gift party that is - this Saturday night for all of Student Impact.From 7-9 pm at the C4 annex. We will have a ton of food and goodies to enjoy, Rock Band and other games to play, and about 8 pm, we will start our White Elephant Gift exchange. A white elephant gift is something around your house that might not be useful to you anymore, but it might be of interest to someone else. You would

On a Break - Sunday Morning Services...

2009-12-01T15:35:00.002-06:00

Dear Parents and Students;As we are closing in on the month of December (surprise, it's HERE!!), we have several things going on in the world, and some of these things mean that we are going to choose to remove some of the busyness of our schedule.Due to the SI Jr. High Rock Star retreat weekend, Dec. 4-6th, we will not be having a service for students on Sunday Dec. 6th.We will have our