Weekly Update: November 26

Parents,

      Happy Thanksgiving Week! A few reminders for this week:

PARENTS' NIGHT OUT: Need Youth Volunteers
      Next Friday, Dec. 5, GBC will be hosting Parents' Night Out (PNO) for parents in the church and Agape Preschool. They can drop their kids off for a night of fun while they go Christmas shopping.
      We need youth volunteers to help staff PNO. Donations will benefit each youth's YMT '09 account. Have your youth e-mail, call or text Aaron to volunteer, or sign up on Sunday at church.

TURKEY BOWL: This Sunday
      Come out to The Faig's house from 3-7 PM for football and food. Football starts at 3, dinner starts about 5:30. Come for one, or both! College students/GBC Youth Grads are welcome to join us!

GIFT CARD FUNDRAISING
      And don't forget our new fundraiser: to enroll with ShopWithScrip.com, visit their website and enter Enrollment Code: DD864BL119488. Invite your friends, family and neighbors to join us in this fundraising effort! We will place our first order next Monday, December 1 and will be available for pickup on Sunday, December 7.

      I hope you and your youth have a great Thanksgiving. Check back next week for our December engage series. See you on Sunday!

Until next week...

Weekly Update: November 20

Parents,

      Greetings from sunny Nashville! I am spending the week at the National Youth Workers Convention, hearing and learning from some of the most innovative minds in youth ministry. I am looking forward to bringing some new insights back to Gayton. Coming up on the calendar next week - after a great Thanksgiving weekend - is the Turkey Bowl at "Faig Field" (The Faig's House) from 3-5:30. We'll have directions and more info in next week's digest.

      One resource I'm already excited about is something I saw in the convention bookstore: When Church Kids Go Bad. In this practical book, youth ministry veteran Les Christie will help you take a positive approach to discipline when it becomes necessary. "When Church Kids Go Bad" will:

• Reveal the reasons behind problem behavior and show you how to take a positive approach to discipline
• Teach you how to use rules and consequences effectively
• Help you evaluate your strengths and weaknesses in discipline situations (and improve your areas of weakness)
• Give you dozens of specific, practical, helpful ideas you can use immediately with your students

Learn more about and purchase the book in the YS Store.
*Save 30% off the retail price of "When Church Kids Go Bad" when you purchase it at the YS Store and use coupon code YPNNV3. This offer expires 12/3/08.

This
week's lingo:

• Federal = against the law, or not right. "Yo, I ain't stealing that money, that's federal!"
• Parlayin = v. relaxing and communicating, like sitting and talking to a female. "Check out Reggie parlayin with Shana."

Until next week...

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escape update

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Weekly Update: November 12

Parents,

      Thank you to all of you who joined us at the Parents Meeting Sunday night! If you missed it, you can download the Gayton Youth Ministry Guidebook. For YMT '09 Fundraising Information, stop by the information table after worship this Sunday.

from the Youth Pastor Search Team: Town Hall Meeting
      The Youth Pastor Search Team invites you (parents) to a Town Hall Meeting to get your input on the future of youth ministry at Gayton. Dr. Ken Dibble, Youth Ministry Consultant for Virginia Baptists, will help facilitate the conversation.
      Also, watch your mail in the next few days for a survey from the Search Team.

This week @ engage
      Think about Scripture. Pray to God. Live out your faith. Encourage your youth to join us for this week's engage!

Until
next week...

Weekly Update: November 5

Parents,

      I'm so thankful the election season is over - now it's back to regular TV ads! We had a good time Sunday night at engage remembering that God is bigger than politics and has a grand plan for the world, if we will just join in.

Parents' Meeting: November 9
      We will gather in the Worship Center after engage (about 7:00-7:30 PM) to discuss the upcoming calendar, a Youth Mission Trip '09 update and tidbits for parents.

High School escape: $10
      Have your high school student sign up today! Download the info sheet or pick up a sheet on Sunday. See Aaron to sign up. Sign ups end this Sunday!

This week @ engage
      Jesus tells us he's coming back. Every few years, another "prophet" says they have figured out the exact day -- remember Y2K? Sunday we will talk about why Jesus' return shouldn't be scary.

Until next week...