Student ministry at a glance

Howdy Parents!

I wanted to take this opportunity to inform you about all things student ministry (our vision, strategy, and our partnership with you a parent). So, here are a few Q & A's to help communicate with you parents:

What is your mission?
Quest Student Ministries exists to lead students to BELIEVE in Jesus as Lord, to CONNECT students with other Christ Followers, to equip students to SERVE the Lord, and to help students GROW in their relationship with Jesus Christ.

What is your philosophy of ministry?
We are…
Christ-centered: We believe that when Christ is exalted He will draw all students to Himself. Therefore the gospel is the focus of all out teaching.

Supportive: We desire our parents to take ownership of Deuteronomy 6 and be the primary spiritual educators of the home. Therefore our goal is to help equip parents to raise spiritual champions.

Relationship-focused: We believe students value relationships with caring adults. As a result we look for opportunities to connect students with caring adults through groups, spiritual events, and fellowships.

What type of programming do you offer?
eMerge & merge: Wednesday nights. 7th & 8th grades - 6-8pm. High School - 6:30-8:30pm. eMerge and merge is our mid-week program that features high energy music, creative games, relevant teaching and discussion groups.

Student Bible Fellowships: Sunday mornings. 7th & 8th grades meet at 9:30am in the gym and High School students meet at 10:50am in the merge room. We have a 6-year strategy with a goal of students graduating knowing what they believe, why they believe it, and ready to encounter a culture that tells them otherwise.

FUEL: Sunday evenings at 6pm in the cafe by the merge room. Fuel is an intensive discipleship aimed at discussing essential theology and how that can be applied in our lives.

What annual events do you have?
Fall Retreat: Late October. Fall retreat is a time students can get away and focus on encountering the Lord Jesus Christ. Fall Retreat is a camp like setting featuring great worship, dynamic speaking, and family groups.

STORM Weekend: Late January. STORM is an in-town retreat where students spend the weekend at a church member's home for bible study, worship, and mission projects.

Steppin' Out: Spring Break. A week of mission projects in the Burleson area.

Super Summer Camp: Early June. Super Summer is a leadership camp designed to take leadership students deeper.

Mission Trip: July. We have been a part of various mission trips traveling all over the United States sharing the gospel through backyard bible clubs, construction, and painting.

How do you communicate with parents?
The Parent Connection: A monthly newsletter featuring an article from a student ministry expert, family devotions, detailed info about upcoming events and a monthly calendar. To make sure you are on our mailing list, contact Melinda in the student ministry office at 817-295-2221.

Website: Check www.fbcburleson.com/students as we will update the website concerning important events.

Text MSG Alerts: Sign up to receive text message alerts on our website at www.fbcburleson.com/students

As always, we love hearing from parents about ways we can pray for you, assist you, and how we might be able to answer any question you or your student might have. Please don't hesitate to give us a shout in the student ministry office or shoot us an e-mail.

Know that we pray for you often as you seek to raise godly teenagers.

Blessings,
Chris Wigley
Minister to Students

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