WEEKLY EVENTS:

Youth A.L.I.V.E. (Fridays, 7:30-9:45 pm, Lower Level)

Emphasis: fellowship and growth

Activities: prayer, worship, topics, games, small group discussions & support, snacks

A.L.I.V.E. (that is, A Lively Inspirational Variety Evening) is our weekly fellowship night to build up spiritual relationship to God and meaningful friendships with other teens. Junior high students meet in rooms B1-B3, and Senior high students meet in the Junior Chapel. Teens are encouraged to introduce new friends to our accepting Christian community.

Youth Sunday School (Sunday, 9:30-10:45 am)

Emphasis: Bible instruction and discussions

Activities: Bible study, small group discussions This is an hour of age-appropriate Bible survey and study using the Student Life Bible Study curriculum. Youths may also elect to take the Baptism & Membership class to prepare themselves for baptism. Typically, classes are divided by grades, as follows:

• 5th grade (New Testament Survey)- Room 125
• 6th grade (Old Testament Survey)- Room 126
• 7th & 8th grade girls- Room 122
• 7th & 8th grade boys- Room 123
• 9th grade- Room 127
• 10th-12th grade- Room 129

Junior Worship (for 5th-8th+ grade in the Junior Chapel; Sundays 11:00 am- 12:30 pm)

English Worship (for 9th-12th grade in the Sanctuary; Sundays 11:15 am-12:30 pm)

Emphasis: worship and instruction

Activities: worship, prayer, sermon, serving, Bible learning, giving

SPECIAL EVENTS

Youth Sunday (annually on Mother’s Day)

Emphasis: serving, testimony, music, lead church in worship, message

Retreats & Lock-Ins

Emphasis: evangelism, fellowship, growth

Activities: anything is possible! We may schedule lock-ins and retreats for a planned famine or mission training or small group= bonding. Our biggest annual Winter Youth Retreat (Senior High camp on President’s weekend, followed by the Junior High camp on the last weekend of February school vacation) are the ones that you will not want to miss! Other camps are alternated from year to year, including the Parent-Teen, church-wide Gospel Camp, Revival Camp and other smaller venues.

Service Projects

Emphasis: local outreach and exposure

Activities: visitation, physical labor, raising awareness or funds

We actively serve in the community and out of church to demonstrate our concern and God’s love to the needy. These activities may include visiting shelters and nursing homes, distributing food and blankets in downtown Boston or doing lawn work, etc. We may hold fund-raisers, to benefit world hunger or protest genocide or assist our church / community when a specific labor need arises.

Mission Projects

Emphasis: cross-cultural outreach and follow-up ministry

Activities: extensive program design, gospel presentations and evangelism, community service, strengthen host church, Bible teaching, prayer and financial support-raising, short-term missionary living

We are committed to do our part to fulfill the Great Commission. Our mission team members endure an extensive process of selection, training, preparation, execution and debriefing - gaining a foretaste of the career missionary experience. We encourage parents to share leadership in our family mission model and churchwide mission mobilization through becoming our active prayer and financial supporters. We pray that some career missionaries and Kingdom changers will rise out of these teams.

We currently have mission partnerships with host organizations and churches in:

• Boston (The Boston Project Ministries)
• Various U.S. locations (YouthWorks)
• ErShui, Taiwan (ErShui Junior High School, ErShui Presbyterian Church)
• The Hopi Reservation (Kykotsmovi Mennonite Church, First Mesa Baptist Church, Hopi Christian Camp Meeting)

For more information on missions, click here (coming soon)

Other special events include: Parent Appreciation Night, Mocha House Outreach, Small Group Nights out, etc.

GROWTH GROUPS

Ministry Teams: service group

Teens are encouraged to join appropriate teams (teens should join at least one and may join up to three teams):

• Creative Arts
• Mission & Service
• Sports Play
• Website & Media
• Welcome & Care
• Worship & Prayer

Discipleship: growth group

Discipleship is arranged on a person-by-person basis. Disciples are committed to learn and follow Christ by the discipler’s example.

Student Leadership (formerly “Douloi”): leadership group

Qualified students may apply to commit themselves to join the Student Leadership team. Ministry teams are led and initiated by student leaders. (Douloi is the Greek word for “slave” or “bond servant”. Douloi are committed to serve and lead other teens to know and love Christ more by their example.)

Mission: witness group

Mature teens are encouraged to seek out mission and service opportunities, whether CBCGB sponsored or self-initiated or with other reputable non-CBCGB agencies.

Staff: ministry group

Mature and qualified adults who love God, love kids and desire to be available to help teens to grow holistically are encouraged to seek out opportunities to serve in this youth ministry. Pastor Sandy will shepherd and encourage you to understand your gifts, interest and limitations, and match it with a specific area of need in the youth group. Needed: teachers, substitutes, counselors/small group leaders, chaperones, drivers, ministry team coaches, mission team leaders, administrators, friends to kids. Upon completing the second year of college, local students may join as a Counselor-In-Training.