When I say “youth ministry,” what’s the first thing that

comes to your mind? Typically, there are frightening images

of flashing lights, loud music, and hoards of teenagers

running around with Monster energy drinks shouting

craziness. Or maybe you envision a variation of a social club

with cliques and popularity contests. Whatever you think of,

we can all agree that many different methods have been tried

when it comes to youth ministry.

Here at Foothill, we are not merely looking to provide

an opportunity for teens to hang out or a place to get them

out of the house. Nor are we looking to merely provide a

fun, “safe” alternative to the mall. If “fun” was our driving

goal then we would be doing things a bit differently. But that

does not mean we strive to be boring!

We simply endeavor to present everyone complete in

Christ. This mission was originally expressed by the apostle

Paul in Colossians 1:28 as he sought to minister to the

Colossian church. This goal gets us excited! Why? Because

we are able to see the gospel of Jesus Christ change young

lives. And we have the guarantee that as we toil to reach this

goal, Christ will work with and in us to accomplish it (Col.

1:29)!

At the core of

ONE28 is the raw,

biblical, bloody

gospel that reaches

us where we are at

- forg iv ing and

cleansing our sin,

giving us hope in

this messed up,

d i s a p p o i n t i n g

w o r l d , a n d

p r o v i d i n g s o u l -

renewal through the Holy Spirit. I don’t know about you, but

there is nothing else that I want a 16-year-old student to

understand, own, and live out.

There have been many surveys and statistics these days

about how quickly young people are leaving the church after

high school. They get into college and they quickly abandon

PUTTING MINISTRY BACK INTO YOUTH MINISTRY

in 20TENThe ONE28 Parent Newsletter

January 2010 Issue One

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What do you want to see happen in this ministry? How should we go about doing that? What does God want us to do?

These are the kind of questions that face the students who are on the student leadership team. They have moved from spectators to servants. The sidelines are no longer an option. They have signed up to play the whole game.

For one who labors to see young people stand up and use their spiritual giftedness for the edifying of the body of Christ, this t e a m o f s t u d e n t s excites me. I thank God for raising up these students. This year’s team is Jimmy Andrews , Andrew

Nakamura, Jackie Perez, Sam Shwetz, and Michael Wine.

The student leadership team is one of the ways that our mission of discipling students is put into practice. ONE28 staff endeavors to equip students to take ownership of the ministry and serve through the power of the Holy Spirit. It is exciting to see what God is doing. ◆

LOOKING AHEAD . . . JUNE 10-13 JULY 14-18 SEPTEMBER DECEMBER

RetreatPack your bags ‘cause we’re headed to the mountains to have fun and grow in Christ

Father/SonWhat’s better than the great outdoors with dad!

KickoffStarting the school year off with a bang!

Christmas OutreachOpportunities abound for ministry this time of year

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PREPARING FOR THE PARENT MEETINGOn February 7th, ONE28 will be hosting a parent meeting to evaluate the past year and a half and to look forward to the year ahead. We want that meeting to be as profitable as possible, so please read over the following questions and consider your answers so that you might be

prepared for the meeting. If you have any other questions or thoughts regarding your child(ren)’s involvement in ONE28, please bring them. We humbly want your input.•Has the Sunday night and/or

Wednesday night worked well for your family?

•Have you seen growth in your student(s)?

•How can we better partner with you in discipling your students?

•A r e t h e r e a n y m i n i s t r y opportunities that we are missing?

•What would you like to see more of in ONE28 in 2010?

STUDENTSLEADINGSTUDENTS

their Christian roots in the secular workforce and

universities. This information is certainly disheartening,

but it isn’t hopeless. We know that Christ will build His

church (Matt. 16) and that includes the sanctification of

young adults. That does not mean that we “let go and

let God,” but that we “toil, struggling with all His

energy that powerfully works within us.”

We see youth ministry as a stewardship given to us

by God to bring the Word of God to bear upon each

student, trusting the Spirit of God to change them step

by step. We live out this stewardship through the

public preaching of the Word and the relational

application of the Word through small groups. The

leadership staff that the Lord has brought to ONE28 are

dedicated to this gospel ministry. They do not show up

just to babysit or just to get a workout during game

time, they are there because they love the students and

want Christ to be formed in them.

Praise God that Foothill Bible Church is committed

to Jesus Christ and submissive to His Word. When a

church body is humbly following Jesus, the youth

ministry can fulfill its God-given mission. We pray

ONE28 will continue, by the power of the Holy Spirit,

to present everyone complete in Christ in 2010! ◆

This newsletter was written by Micah James Lugg, Director of Student Ministries ● micah.lugg@foothillbiblechurch.org