Our Purpose Statement:
Love God, Love People, Love MORE People
NEW UPCOMING EVENTS
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đź‘‹ Parents! Want your student to grow, connect, and have a blast?
We are studying Practicing the Way in SUMMIT as well! We are in Week 5 "The Practice of Simplicity"
WHAT IS LENT???
Check out our quick info below on talking to your teen about LENT ✝️
JR HIGH CONVENTION?!
Students will need to bring:
- a Bible, notebook,
- pillow, sleeping bag
- extra change of clothesÂ
- Pack YOUR SUMMIT T-SHIRT to wear on Saturday
- water bottle to refill,Â
- money for dinner out on Saturday at a fast food place
- J High T-shirts are $15 (if you want one)
JHC Weekend Schedule
Friday
- 6:00 Drop off at FBCW
- 7:00 PM – Registration
- 8:00 PM – Opening Session
- 8:30 PM – Worship
- 9:30 PM – Dismissal
- 10:00 PM back to FBCW
- 10:30 PM Dodgeball/Games
- 11:30Â
Saturday
- 8:30 AM – Registration
- 9:00 AM – Opening Activities
- 9:30 AM – Worship
- 10:45 AM – Interest Groups
- 12:00 PM – Lunch
- 1:00 PM – Worship
- 2:00 PM – Small Groups
- 2:30 PM – Games
- 3:30 PM – Guy Time / Girl Time
- 4:00 PM – Dinner Break
- 7:00 PM – Worship
- 8:15 PM – Discussion Groups
- 8:45 PM – Campfire & Testimonies
- 10:00 PMÂ Pick up from FBCW
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How to explain LENT to our families
If your kid has ever asked, “Why does that person have dirt on their forehead?” or “Why is Grandma not eating chocolate?”—congrats, you’ve entered Lent season.
Lent is one of those Christian traditions that can feel mysterious, intense, or oddly vegetable-related if no one explains it well. The good news? It doesn’t have to be weird, scary, or mandatory to be meaningful. Let’s break it down in kid-friendly (and parent-survival-friendly) terms.
Why Is Everyone Getting So Easily OUTRAGED!!!!!
When every cultural moment immediately provokes outrage, something subtle but serious may be happening beneath the surface. Outrage can begin to function like a form of worship. Not in the sense that we bow to it, but in the sense that it becomes the thing that commands our attention, shapes our language, and dictates our reactions. Worship, at its core, is about what we give weight to. What we center our emotions around. What we instinctively defend. When outrage becomes our first response, not our last, measured one, we may be granting our emotional reactions an authority they were never meant to have. Outrage feels powerful. It gives us clarity, identity, and moral certainty. It makes us feel awake and aligned with “the right side.” But it also short-circuits discernment. Instead of asking, “What is true?” or “How should I respond faithfully?” we jump straight to “How do I signal my stance?” In that moment, the goal subtly shifts from faithfulness to expression. Jesus never denied emotion, but He never let emotion lead Him. He felt compassion, anger, grief, and righteous zeal, yet none of those emotions replaced obedience, wisdom, or love. His reactions were always submitted to the Father, never broadcast for validation. So the concern isn’t that we feel strongly about cultural moments. Feeling deeply is human. The concern is when our emotional reaction becomes louder than our devotion, faster than our prayer life, and more visible than our love. When that happens, outrage stops being a response and starts becoming a posture. And worship always shapes us into the image of whatever we place at the center. If Christ is truly central, then even our strongest reactions must bow to Him, slowed down, examined, and reshaped by truth, humility, and love. Otherwise, we may end up passionately defending our feelings while quietly drifting from the way of Jesus.
"The Hidden Responsibility Behind Sending Your Kid to Camp"
I can still smell the smoke.
The bonfire’s long gone. The kids have gone home. My clipboard is in a drawer somewhere, and the rec field is silent. But the ache? Still here.
I miss camp.
It’s a weird ache—one I didn’t expect to feel this much, this far removed. For over two decades, camp ministry was part of my spiritual DNA. Summers were marked by the scent of bonfires, the sound of late-night worship, and the kind of deep conversations that only happen when you’re away from home, stripped of distractions. Those were sacred days.
Now, standing on this side of it—as a parent and a not-so-young youth worker who’s been at this for 30 years—I find myself reflecting. Not out of bitterness or nostalgia, but out of gratitude. Camp shaped me. And because it shaped me, I care deeply about the kind of experiences we give our kids today.
"The Pour Over"
NEWS WITHOUT a SPIN?
I Didn't Believe it either...
Check out "The Pour Over" delivers to email and no spin on the news and not leaning RED or BLUE. AND it's free! Always FREE.
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Credits:
Mark A Elliott at FBCW