Tithes and Offerings

 

Children & Youth Ministry

Children's Ministry











 
 
Little Soldiers of L.I.G.H.T. (Living In God’s Holy Teaching)

Early Childhood Through Elementary (0-11/12).
 
This group focuses on small motor skills, and basic fundamentals such as letters, eye hand coordination, colors, animals, numbers, etc.  This group’s focus is on incorporating the formative years into positive learning about who they are and who Jesus is.
Pastor Michelle Cotton, Children's Ministry Leader
Email:    Office@spmbcsv.org
Phone:    520-458-5809

Youth Ministry









 
S.A.L.T. (Soldiers: Alert, Learning, Teachable) of the Earth

Middle School Through High School Years. 12 - 17 years old. 
This group focuses on physical development (large motor skills), intellectual motivation (questioning symbols,  following instructions), creativity (imagination, mental stimulation and memorization, future goals and hobbies) and social/personal development (learning how to control emotions, understanding right and wrong, questioning everything including adult knowledge, challenging rituals).  Children of this age group will have the opportunity to learn how to age-appropriately apply the attributes of Christian leadership to their lives. The mission of these classes is to teach the children how to live and for whom they should live.
    
 
Minister Michelle Cotton, Youth Ministry Leader
Email:    office@spmbcsv.org
Phone:    520-458-5809

 









 
SAINT PAUL’S CHILDREN AND YOUTH MINISTRIES

The Children’s Ministry is separated into two distinct components and based on Matthew 5:13-16:
 
The Children and Youth Ministries call for passion, patience, and faithfulness – pointing out the sacred in the midst of the chaos of adolescence and walking faithfully with young people as they transition from child to young adult. Youth Ministries is a bridging ministry of education, connection, formation, and hopefully, transformation.

Responding to the spiritual needs of teens is about building trusting relationships. St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church strives to walk with young people on their journeys from childhood to adulthood, recognizing their gifts for ministry, their questions about spirituality, and their desire to make a difference in the world. The Youth Ministries Office is grounded in the Five Marks of Mission and the Baptismal Covenant, building church wide networks to invite, inspire, affirm, and equip youth for discipleship and Christian leadership in their lives and their communities.

The Youth Ministry will incorporate the above listed attributes through
 
  • Fun – Game time
  • Freedom – Exploration
  • Belonging – Freedom to test and freedom to fail with positive reinforcement
  • Power – Arts, Crafts, Music

in a safe, child friendly environment which is carefully supervised by adults with heart to work with and encourage children to be the best and reach their full potential through Jesus the Christ.
Youth Ministers Corner
 
CYYA CORNER
“I will bless you with a future filled with hope–a future of success, not of suffering.” (Jer. 29:11)
 
HOW MUCH DO YOU TRUST GOD?
I know you hear me say, “You gottta have faith!”  “Your gotta keep looking up and moving forward!” a lot!  In order to do both of these there is a trust factor we must overcome. 
 
Let’s say for example I wanted to surprise you.  After church I say, “I want you to get into the car please.”  You ask, “Why should I get in the car?”  I say, “Because I want you to see something.”  Would you get into the car?  If you trust me you will do what I want you to do. Why? Because you know me, you don’t believe I want to do anything to hurt you.
 
God does not want to do anything to hurt us. He wants to give us the best.  So when God says, “Get in.”, you have a choice to make. Are you going to trust Him to give you what you need to be your best AND what you want to make you happy?
 
UPCOMING EVENTS

The Youth group SALT of the Earth is looking for young people age 12 to 17 to join them every second and fourth Thursday of the month from 6 to 8pm.  We are community service oriented. Our youth organization develops camaraderie and friendships as we learn how to take God from the church building into our communities through service projects which are fun, educational and entertaining.
 
THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH
 
It is not what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable. -Moliere, actor and playwright (15 Jan 1622-1673).