Christmas Party

It's time to start planning the annual youth Christmas party. The location will be at the home of the Sears family in Calvert City. The party is scheduled for Friday, December 14, 2007 with the time TBA. Dan should be announcing our departure and return time from and to the Ministry Center in Sunday's bulletin. We are asking students to bring one funny party gift to exchange and to bring one child's gift to give for Operation Angel Tree, an organization that gives presents to children whose parents are serving time in prison. All are invited and friends are always welcome. Let's celebrate Jesus' birthday!

The Golden Compass

Parents might be wondering what impact culture has on their teens. As youth workers, we encourage parents to help their children biblically engage culture, which means more than merely opposing culture, we want to find ways to bring Christ to the center of our lives, especially our art and entertainment. The new movie, The Golden Compass, offers parents and concerned adults an opportunity to engage their teens and present a biblical world view about the surrounding culture, which often obscures the message of Good News in Christ. The following link (click on the hyperlinked movie title), written by the Center for Parent and Youth Understanding, is a voice which challenges us to critically engage movies like The Golden Compass with our teens and with Christ.