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Welcome toThe Gathering
Purpose:
Our desire is for shared dialogue between ministers and parents as we explore together matters related to the larger Christian CULTURE, our particular CONTEXT within this framework, and our intentional, specific
COMMITMENTS toward a healthy and fruitfulStudent Ministry here at West Houston.
Why Gather?
West Houston Vision:
*Disciple – Follower, student, apprentice, committed learner
In the future, the family at West Houston will be known as disciples
who make disciplesin West Houston and around the
world.
Explore
Experiment
Evaluate
Embrace
Evolve
1. Explore ideas and possibilities
2. Experiment with methods and models
3. Evaluate alternatives
4. Embrace the best option
5. Evolve into something better
The (Student Ministry) Five-Fold Process:
Three Prior Discussions:
October 5 - Gathering One: CULTURE.“Getting a Feel for the (Spiritual) Neighborhood.”
November 2 - Gathering Two: CONTEXT.“Comparing Model Homes.”
December 7 - Gathering Three: COMMITMENTS.“Creating a Blueprint of Our Own.”
1. The Drop-out Statistic“Where are our students?”
2. Systemic Abandonment“How are our students?”
3. Moralistic Therapeutic Deism“What are our students?”
Notes from Gathering OneCulture: Contemporary Issues
Re-visited
Model 1: Student Focused“We need a separate ministry designed specifically for our teenagers.”
Model 2: Family Based“We need a ministry for our teenagers that involves parents too.”
Model 3: Home and Church Partnership“We need a ministry for students of all ages that equips parents to nurture faith at home, complimented by a strategically-designed, church-based ministry.”
Notes from Gathering TwoContext: Comparing Model
Homes
1. We will create a “Purpose-Driven” Culture
2. We will embrace an “Orange” philosophy
3. We will uphold discipleship as our primary goal
4. We will practice “Relational Discipleship”
Notes from Gathering ThreeCommitments: Creating a Blueprint
of Our Own
Our Goal:
To make disciples by means of a purpose-driven ministry for students and their families
that equips and empowers parents to nurture faith at home in partnership with an
intergenerational church community committed to a relational-discipleship
process of spiritual formation.
Church: The Relational Matrix of Tommy The Teenager
Tommy
Adults
Church FriendsKids
School Friends
Outreach Discipleship
Encouragement
Relational Discipleship: Two Groups for Tommy
1. Peer-based, student small groups.• Adult leader with students of similar age,
gender, interest or school.
2. Intergenerational Missional Communities.• Current MC groups, emphasizing
integration of people in all life stages together in shared gatherings.
Missional Communities: Four Strategies
1. Include your student in your current MC.• Assemble together intentionally for a portion of your
gathering.
2. Involve your student with one of their friends in a different MC.• Welcome and accept similar students into your own MC.
3. Transition with your student into a different MC.• Find a group that better enables you to participate with
your student.
4. Partner with others to begin a new MC that involves your student(s).• Strategically assemble with others to create an
intergenerational MC.
West Houston Vision (Again):
*Disciple – Follower, student, apprentice, committed learner
In the future, the family at West Houston will be known as disciples
who make disciplesin West Houston and around the
world.
Imagine our Future…
The FutureStudent Ministry @ West
Houston
of
Scope Regional Equipping
Student Development
Regional Equipping
Parent Support
Student Developm
ent
• Sunday and Wednesday Bible Study and Worship
• Small Group and MC Participation
• Service and Mission Trips
• Outreach and Evangelism Initiatives
Parent Support
Regional Equipping
Parent Support
Student Developm
ent
• Print and Online Resources
• Reading Groups
• Workshop and Training Opportunities
• Forums for Communication, Idea-Sharing and General Support
Congregational Initiatives
Regional Equipping
Congregational
Initiatives
Parent Support
Student Developm
ent
• Vacation Bible School
• Fall Festival
• Celebrate Jesus
• Christmas Town, First Wednesdays at WHCC
Local Projects
Regional Equipping
Parent Support
Student Developm
ent
• Habitat for Humanity
• Independence Hall
• Impact Church
• C.A.M.S.
Regional Equipping
Regional Equipping
Parent Support
Student Developm
ent • Development of Reproducible Programs and Materials
• Workshop and Training Events
• Students• Parents• Volunteers• Ministers
• Expanded Intern Program
West Houston Vision (One Last Time):
*Disciple – Follower, student, apprentice, committed learner
In the future, the family at West Houston will be known as disciples
who make disciplesin West Houston and around the
world.
[ Thank you for being here. Thank you for loving our students and investing in
their lives. ]