Student Impact Sr High

On tap for tomorrow

2011-07-30T07:38:00.003-05:00

Moms and Dads - some information for what is necessary for tomorrow morning (Sunday)We have asked the team to each identify a photo and to tell a bit of a story around it during our service in the morning.Part of your time Saturday evening, you can encourage your kiddo to write their story out on paper, and that will help you gain a bit of insight into their experience. Please have them read

The last night on the Island

2011-07-30T01:40:00.002-05:00

So, it's really late. We just got done doing one of my favorite small group / church group times - called an appreciation check. Some of my older students know it as the snot and tears club. For me, it is special because it incorporates being the body of Christ that we are called to love one another. An appreciation check is where we focus on an individual in the group, and everyone else gets

Helping answering the question...

2011-07-28T22:24:00.003-05:00

One of the hardest things to deal with upon returning from a cross cultural missions trip is trying to share the immense amounts of stories and experiences with people back home. Typically, an interaction with a parent, a friend, or an acquaintance usually starts something like this: "So, how was your trip?" What an incredibly difficult question to respond to, because it almost dictates a one

Thoughts from the last day of work projects

2011-07-28T22:14:00.005-05:00

Thoughts of today...1) We were able to work together as an entire team for the first time this week. While the other church group is small, we have all fit into teams of 6 or 7, and rotated around the 3 different work projects. It was neat to have our entire group together, see everyone in action, and be able to accomplish the same task.2) I can't tell you how breath taking the views of the

Meet Rasta

2011-07-27T22:56:00.003-05:00

You can't help when thinking about Jamaica and its culture to bring an image to mind of a Rastafarian. Dreadlocks, relaxed fit clothing, slouching gait, shoulders dipping and swaying to a beat somewhere in their inner mind. Well, we met Rasta on our worksite today, and we enjoyed every moment with him! Rasta turns 50 years old next month, but the strength and stamina in him is far greater than

Providence and Bogue Heights

2011-07-26T22:10:00.009-05:00

In two days, our group (split in 2 teams), has visited and worked at all three of the work sites here with Next Step in Jamaica. Yesterday, Carrie's and my team worked at Rohan and Karen's home in Lilliput township, while Les and Pattie took their group to Karen's home in Providence Heights. Today, my team followed up in Providence Heights while the second team went to Bogue - the site of the

It's been a hard day's day.

2011-07-25T21:20:00.005-05:00

For many summers now, I have lead students on work trips in different settings, but I think today was the hardest day that I have ever worked in my life. You can see some of the photos from the two different worksites that we were at today here. Team 1 (that I was with) went to the home of Rohan (Ron) and Karen. Our task was to first of all, haul sand for the concrete from the pile at the

Taste the Rainbow...

2011-07-24T20:35:00.004-05:00

We have arrived in Jamaica and have gotten through our first day of Next Step. We are a TIRED bunch! A late night of packing and preparing followed by an early morning of airports and travel has left us wiped out. Personally, I have had a headache since walking off the plane in Montego Bay at 1:45 pm today, and even with meds, it hasn't stopped yet.It would be very hard to describe what we

Twas the night before Jamaica

2011-07-23T20:39:00.003-05:00

And all through the house, chaos was stirring - how am I gonna get all of this stuff packed in a bag!Fortunately, and for the most part we are packed and ready to go. Our team met this evening at the Weber's home (Thank you Kristin!), ate a delicious meal, went through a final details check, and prayed together. There is just something about praying at 4:00 am to make you think "hmm, I'm glad

SI Next Step Jamaica trip

2011-07-18T13:35:00.008-05:00

Dear Parents, friends and family; Thanks for checking in with our SI blog - we hope to update this site every day during our time in Jamaica to share with you what is happening with us during our missions trip to serve with Next Step Ministries in Montego Bay.If you would like to learn a little more about the background of our trip, you can read up on Next Step ministries here.The Next Step team

Moving on the the website!

2010-11-13T10:56:00.000-06:00

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

2010-10-25T11:48:00.002-05:00

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!!

2010-10-25T11:45:00.000-05:00

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

2010-10-25T11:42:00.000-05:00

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

2010-10-04T15:20:00.000-05:00

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

2010-09-29T15:58:00.002-05:00

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

Student SMS connection, 9.19.10

2010-09-20T10:47:00.002-05:00

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

2010-09-17T10:42:00.000-05:00

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

2010-09-15T15:14:00.000-05:00

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

5th Quarters!!

2010-09-15T15:04:00.000-05:00

For High School students only, a fun and safe place to hang out after the BIG game in Boerne! Area churches working together to provide food, fun, and a great time from 9:30 pm - Midnight for 4 Football Friday nights!

Road Rally Oct. 1

2010-09-15T15:01:00.002-05:00

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!

2010-09-15T14:51:00.003-05:00

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

2010-09-10T13:49:00.000-05:00

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

2010-09-04T21:30:00.002-05:00

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!

2010-08-23T14:44:00.000-05:00

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 with a

2010-08-11T20:59:00.000-05:00

Dear Sr 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!! Thursday night is exclusive for Sr High students, as we will be kooking out on the grill, playing some group games, meeting new 9th graders, sharing stories from

Real Tips for College!!

2010-07-21T16:23:00.002-05:00

Click here to get to Fuller Youth Institute!!I love FYI - they put out some great resources for ministries and parents!! Here's one!Live To Tell,Adam J

Tips for college freshmen!!

2010-07-21T12:13:00.001-05:00

From Fuller Youth Institute!Enjoy!Adam J

Student SMS connection, 7.25.10

2010-07-19T15:16:00.000-05:00

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

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

2010-07-19T15:01:00.000-05:00

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

2010-07-13T16:08:00.000-05:00

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

Student SMS connection, 7.4.10

2010-06-21T12:18:00.001-05:00

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

2010-06-21T12:17:00.001-05:00

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

2010-06-21T12:15:00.000-05:00

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

team effort camp day 5

2010-06-17T18:52:00.002-05:00

In reality, I have been looking forward to this trip since the end of our DCLA conference last summer, as it fits into a 3 year rotation of different summer trip experiences for our senior high students. 1 year, a training environment of some sort, followed by an in country service trip - TEAM EFFORT right now, and year 3 being a cross cultural missions experience. This allows our students to

team effort camp day 4.

2010-06-16T23:04:00.002-05:00

Just the highlights for now. Virginia was waiting for us at the end of her yeard, when she flagged me down. "You wear off on a person" she siad, and hand me two sheets of paper. "I called my brother in law who knows a contractor. He says you will have to use a jack to prop up that part of the house to replace that rotted beam. Here is the name and number of a construction engineer that might be

team effort camp day31

2010-06-15T22:09:00.003-05:00

So I'm still not sure what day to call this, but this is the third night sleeping here, so we will just call it the third day!It was VERY hot today, more noticeably so than yesterday. We were very diligent to get water into us, and everyone kept a good pace and attitude. We did see one young man from another group suffer some symptoms at our lunch spot, and that served as a reminder for us all.

day one part 2

2010-06-14T17:18:00.002-05:00

So today was an interesting day indeed. I keep reminding myself and our team to not get caught up in our expectations, yet I do that on a continual basis. I really wanted to build stuff - saws, hammers, nails etc. From the outside, our project looks like a scrape and paint job. So, we set to scrape off old paint. As we moved around the house, we discovered large areas of rotted siding and beams.

team effort camp day1

2010-06-14T06:58:00.002-05:00

Well, after a little bit of drama, we got on our way safely, got our Bucees stop in (note - its crazy there!) And made it to the church in La Marque. Its a old school baptist church, and Linda is uber excited about wood pews!Its a smaller camp than I expected, only 3 groups here. The team effort staff is 5 college age students from all over - virginia to Auburn, etc.Our group is extremely excited

TExt messages for Galveston!

2010-06-13T07:34:00.001-05:00

Keep up to date with our Galveston Team by clicking the link below and joining our text message account to get updates!Then, check back here to the blog often! I will try to put up a recap every evening!Live To Tell,Adam JSign up for our TXT message alerts!

Student SMS connection, 6.13.10

2010-06-13T07:19:00.000-05:00

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!

2010-06-09T15:55:00.003-05:00

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 to the

SI Summer Calendar!!

2010-06-09T15:41:00.002-05:00

Our summer Calendar is out! Please note that there are not very many SR High events for the month of June! Adam and Adrienne are traveling to Nigeria with the C4 missions team on June 25th.Note that we will be having an over night retreat on July 16-17th! Please save the date!!

Student SMS connection, 6.6.10

2010-06-04T13:02:00.000-05:00

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

2010-05-29T22:19:00.001-05:00

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!!

2010-05-21T17:42:00.001-05:00

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

2010-05-17T11:52:00.001-05:00

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 that

Community Service Project 5.22

2010-05-11T16:11:00.001-05:00

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

2010-05-03T16:18:00.002-05:00

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!Our

Student SMS connection, 5.9.10

2010-05-03T16:17:00.001-05:00

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

Student SMS connection, 5.2.10

2010-04-30T16:37:00.001-05:00

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

EOY Lock in - Survey!

2010-04-23T11:58:00.001-05:00

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

Student SMS connection, 04.25.10

2010-04-21T13:56:00.000-05:00

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

2010-04-09T15:21:00.001-05:00

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??

2010-04-06T12:09:00.002-05:00

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 we

Video Scavenger Hunt - coming soon!

2010-04-02T15:55:00.001-05:00

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

Student SMS connection, 04.04.10

2010-04-02T15:51:00.001-05:00

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

2010-03-29T16:02:00.001-05:00

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

Student SMS connection, 03.28.10

2010-03-29T15:39:00.001-05:00

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

2010-03-22T10:54:00.001-05:00

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

Facebook - the more you know

2010-03-22T10:28:00.003-05:00

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 wonder at

Student SMS connection, 03.14.10

2010-03-12T10:12:00.001-06:00

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

Spring Break 2010

2010-03-09T11:35:00.001-06:00

Just wanted to remind parents and students that there is NO Sr. High SILum on Sunday nights during the Boerne ISD spring break this coming week.This includes Sunday March 14th, and Sunday March 21st.

Video Scavenger Hunt

2010-03-09T11:31:00.001-06:00

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

Student SMS connection, 03.07.10

2010-03-02T12:22:00.000-06:00

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 God

Media use in your house??

2010-03-02T10:48:00.000-06:00

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.

Text Education - What parents need to know

2010-02-26T09:59:00.002-06:00

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 variety

30 Hour Famine details!

2010-02-23T15:03:00.000-06:00

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

Student SMS connection, 02.28.10

2010-02-22T14:56:00.000-06:00

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!!

2010-02-22T10:49:00.000-06:00

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,

Man Camp March 19-20

2010-02-19T10:55:00.000-06:00

Student SMS connection, 02.21.10

2010-02-15T16:00:00.001-06:00

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

Summer service Trip

2010-02-12T11:12:00.004-06:00

Dear Parents and Students;We are in the second year of philosophy that we have adopted with our senior high student in regards to making a summer trip happen. The philosophy is simple - we want to create a variety of experiences through out a student's journey through High School that will help challenge and grow their faith as they head out into the world.The 3 year rotation looks something

Student SMS connection, 02.14.10

2010-02-12T11:09:00.001-06:00

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

2010-02-06T22:29:00.000-06:00

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

30 hour Famine

2010-02-02T16:26:00.000-06:00

Super Bowl Sunday!

2010-01-29T14:44:00.002-06:00

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

2010-01-26T16:13:00.001-06:00

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

Student SMS connection, 01.24.10

2010-01-18T20:45:00.001-06:00

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.

To Save a Life movie

2010-01-18T10:32:00.005-06:00

Student Impact's Sunday night senior high group (SILum Sr. high) is headed on a road trip for a movie event that we have been excited about since this past July.To Save a Life is a movie event that presents a clear challenge to each of us to be involved in the lives of others. Students that attended DCLA 2009 got a chance to preview this movie, and all of them came away with the mindset of "we

Student SMS connection, 01.17.10

2010-01-11T11:39:00.001-06:00

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

2010-01-11T11:36:00.001-06:00

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

To Save a Life movie

2010-01-11T10:57:00.001-06:00

We will be attending this movie on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 24 at the Huebner Oaks 24 theater. More details will come when movie times are announced!We got to preview this movie at the DCLA 2009 conference our senior high group attended this past summer, and collectively, our students decided that they would "drag" their friends to see this movie!

Winter Calendar

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

UTB

2009-12-15T12:00:00.003-06:00

Back Under the Bridge

2009-12-14T11:17:00.003-06:00

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!

2009-12-10T20:33:00.001-06:00

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...

2009-12-01T15:26:00.004-06:00

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

Student SMS connection, 11.29.09

2009-12-01T15:25:00.001-06:00

Dear parents, We continued our New Testament overview in our small groups this week by looking at the world's greatest rescue mission performed by Jesus. We focused on John 3 and emphasized verse 17, which describes why God sent Jesus: Not to judge the world but to save it. It was a refreshing look at an important verse, especially because it's so easy to assume God views us as an angry judge

suicide at Champion HS

2009-11-20T13:33:00.002-06:00

Dear parents and students;By now you probably have heard that a student at Champion HS, John Noll, committed suicide Thursday evening. A number of youth ministers from Boerne, including myself, are at a ministry conference and unable to be on hand to be with students in this time of grief.We would like you to know of some things that are happening to help our community enter into the grieving

Sunday Night SILum - True U

2009-11-13T16:00:00.004-06:00

For the next several weeks on Sunday nights, Senior High SILum will be watching and discussing the video curriculum from Focus on the Family and the Truth Project.This is a great curriculum, helping student make the transition to living a life of faith on the college campus.Please come and join us - Sunday nights at Adam's house - 113 Michelle Lane, in the Boerne Heights subdivision. 6 - 8 pm!

Student SMS connection, 11.15.09

2009-11-13T16:00:00.001-06:00

Dear parents, This week we concluded our small group series on the Law and the Prophets. The Messianic prophecy of Jesus in Isaiah 52 and 53 served as our text for this lesson. We learned that the Messiah would come in obscurity (Isaiah 53:2), no one would come to his defense (Isaiah 53:8a), and he would take the punishment for our sin (Isaiah 53:4-6). I'd encourage you to take time this week to

Culture Window - Did he just say that??

2009-11-10T13:44:00.002-06:00

Remember when Brittany Spears was all "oops". Well, there really is nothing new under the sun, but I know that our students live in the real world. Sometimes as parents and adults, we tend glaze over a lot of things that are happening in the media world that our kids are saturated in.I hope to give you, as the parents of the youth of our kids, some help in raising our kids to be "in" the world,

Student SMS connection, 11.08.09

2009-11-06T15:42:00.000-06:00

Dear parents, As we continue looking through the Law and the Prophets in the Old Testament, we're making some exciting and challenging discoveries. Ezekiel 36:26-28 is a great passage we covered this week. In these verses, Ezekiel communicates God's promise to renew the hearts of the Israelites living in Babylonian captivity. God had allowed the Israelites to be captured by Nebuchadnezzar to

Community Service Opportunities

2009-10-30T10:51:00.006-05:00

Student Impact has set the dates for the next two Community service opportunities. We have made a decision to focus in on one single area of community service, with that being the homeless community of the Commerce St. bridge neighborhood.It is our desire to help teach our students about the physical as well as spiritual needs of this culture that exists in our society. We will be taking a meal

Student SMS connection, 11.01.09

2009-10-30T10:51:00.001-05:00

Dear parents,We're continuing our small group series examining the Law and the Prophets, and this week we learned the Ten Commandments were given as a standard to expose our sin. While God exposed our sin with the Law, God provided a way to give us right standing through Jesus' sacrifice. Because this is a free gift, we no longer have to play the comparison game; there is no need to compare who

Something to Cheer about!

2009-10-23T11:12:00.002-05:00

Matthew 25:39-40This is an opportunity to cheer for a group of young men who need some support in making the most of a second chance. And as “chance” would have it, the Giddings Indians are scheduled to play an important district game right here in our own backyard.At 7:30 p.m., on Thursday, November 5, 2009, the Giddings Indians face off against the Texas Military Institute (TMI) Panthers for

Costumes for Cans

2009-10-21T10:30:00.002-05:00

On Sunday, November 1st, you still get to break out your Halloween Costumes for Sr. High SILum - we will be trick or treating around Adam's neighborhood for food donation items for the Hill County Daily Bread thanksgiving food drive.Bring your costumes, and your friends, as we will be passing out flyers the week before to inform the neighborhood that we are coming around!We will be asking for

Student SMS connection, 10.25.09

2009-10-21T10:29:00.000-05:00

Dear parents, This week we started a new small group series focused on the Old Testament Law and the Prophets. Our memory verse from this week's lesson (Proverbs 1:7) reminds us that knowledge begins with fear (awe, respect, reverence) for the Lord. God's audible delivery of the Ten Commandments to the Israelites included a reminder of how they had been freed from slavery. From Exodus 20, our