Parent Newsletter

It's been a fun year so far, but this month, we've got big plans for helping your teenager grow closer to God like they never knew they could before.

Here’s what’s coming up in our ministry . . .

IMPORTANT DATES

D-NOW - March 1-3
In March, we're having our D-NOW, a weekend designed to help students connect with God and their small group. For more details and to sign up, CLICK HERE.

SUMMER CAMP - May 24-28
Camp is an awesome opportunity for our students to connect with God and one another. We hope you will send your student this year to spend the weekend with us in Lookout Mountain, GA. To register, CLICK HERE.

SLU 101 - June 17-20
SLU 101 provides a year’s worth of leadership development in just four days. This dynamic experience allows attendees to learn from world-class thought leaders in creative and participatory environments inside and outside of the conference room. SLU teaches each student practical and relational life skills to change the way they think, dream and lead at the feet of Jesus. To register, CLICK HERE.

SLU 201 - July 15 - 19
Building on the foundation of personal leadership learned at SLU 101, SLU 201 will equip you to lead as a citizen and catalyst for change. Explore the ten foundational components of SLU 201 as you discover your own role in our society’s future. To Register for this event student MUST have completed SLU 101. REGISTER HERE.

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This quarter, we want to encourage teenagers with some simple, practical ways they can grow in their relationship with God. Make sure the teenagers participate in your small group Sunday school.

WHAT WE'RE TEACHING

SERIES OVERVIEW:

It’s not easy to stay focused. Especially these days, when we’re connected to a never-ending stream of new notifications, ads, messages, videos, posts, and entertainment, it makes sense if we feel a little distracted sometimes. Maybe you’ve struggled recently to stay focused on your homework, or on the story your friend was telling you, or on the movie you were watching — but have you ever struggled to stay focused when you were spending time with God? In this four-week series, we’re going to get honest about how difficult it can be to stay focused when we’re trying to pray, read the Bible, or grow in our faith. Each week, we’ll explore passages from Psalms and the Gospels as we challenge ourselves to focus on practicing four spiritual disciplines that can help us grow. Together, we’ll try focusing on what God has said, on giving something up, on talking to God, and on rest.

TIP OF THE MONTH

Teenagers are incredible! They are learning, experiencing, trying, and achieving more every day than most of us can imagine doing in a month. But in all of that hustle, they can get stuck in a high speed rhythm that doesn't allow a moment to acknowledge their own greatness. So let's be the ones to prioritize celebrating them!

RESOURCE OF THE MONTH

Languishing. It's a feeling we've all experienced, even if we've never assigned it this title. It's the feeling of joylessness, doom-scrolling, and generally living day-to-day uninspired. Organizational psychologist Adam Grant has some helpful, video game-based RESEARCH that might just help us to find a way out of our languishing.

QUESTION OF THE MONTH

We're always trying to better understand what it's like to raise a teenager. So here's what we're wondering: What's the HARDEST thing about raising your teenager right now? Shoot us a text and let us know!