PULSE-Can't Stop, Won't Stop!

Tonight, I want to encourage all of those who work with our students at PULSE. Jesus is using Pastor Steven and the crew to do amazing things each Sunday night. If you have a teenager, or even know parents who do, I challenge you to get them there each Sunday at 6:00pm. Pastor Steven just finished a series entitled "Take the Land". Tonight, 8 students gave their lives to Christ!!! It was amazing! But he laid out a challenge to the students...get 200 students to PULSE by this Summer. Many students raised their hands, accepting the challenge to be "warriors" for Christ and to be unashamed to invite their friends. In a church culture where the average youth group is 12-15 students, in 10 months time we are seeing over 80 students on average attend PULSE. We have seen over 150 at several different times. Our leaders at PULSE are truly making a difference! 

Look around on Sunday mornings and you'll see students serving in VIP, GKids, Guest Services, and even on stage with the worship band! Generation Church is made up of passionate people who love Jesus and that includes our students.

Here's my challenge to the church:

1. Encourage Your Students to Attend

Pastor Steven and the PULSE leaders work hard every week to put together a service that is high energy, full of passion, fun, and yet challenging to the core. Not only should students be attending, but get involved. We just finished our first training day for students, get your teen signed up for the next one. You won't regret it!

2. Encourage Your Students to Apply the Message

Do you ask your teens what the sermon was about? Do you walk them through how to apply it to their lives? Pastor Steven has laid down a huge challenge, how will you keep them accountable and encourage them to be a part? At the end of the night, regardless if you like the music, videos, or not; the message is what matters. And our student pastor does a phenomenal job bringing the word!

3. Get Involved Yourself

Many adults come and "hang out" but few jump in and serve our students. PULSE needs security, ushers, production, and just adults to encourage these students. If you have a teen, the best way to ensure they attend is bring them and serve with them. Make it something you do as a family. It's not about your preference, it's about seeing these students become passionate about their faith.

4. Pray for Our Students and Their Leaders

Be intentional about praying for our student ministry. Encourage our student leaders, let them know they are making a difference. As a former student pastor, the best part was hearing encouragement from the parents of teens who were impacted from our ministry. I always say; gratitude is never silent.

And as a church, we have exciting things coming up for our students. Starting next week, we are taking applications for our first ever student internship. This will take place in June and July. It's a 2 month internship that will give them hands on training, ministry experience, resources, leadership training, and even spiritual guidance. They will go to camp, do missions, work with our full time staff each day, and be worked with one on one in ministry training and just overall life coaching. This is for students that are ages 16-21. If you are interested, just email Pastor Steven at steven.newhouser@generationchurch.me. This will be a GREAT experience for your teen. It's worth it!

We also have the Prodigy Camp. This is our brand new church camp taking place June 3-7 in Panama City Beach!! What student doesn't want to go to Florida for a week?! I will be preaching, Danya Band leading worship, and hip hop artist Kryst Lyke will be there all week! The most high energy, powerful, and yes FUN camp they will ever attend! They need to sign up today, because spots will fill up fast! We already have another student ministry going with us. That week will be life changing for sure! Maybe you would like to volunteer to go and serve that week at camp. Sign up!

If you want more info on our student ministry and how you be praying or get involved, just hit Pastor Steven up at the above email mentioned. 

So remember to pray for our student ministry this week, encourage it's leaders. And remember what the PULSE motto always says: If you have a pulse, you have a purpose!