Youth

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Middle & High School Grades 6th-12th

<span style="letter-spacing: -0.02rem;">Youth Church: Our Day of Teaching</span>

Youth Church: Our Day of Teaching

Middle School & High School Sunday @ 10:45am

This is our weekly gathering to learn from the teaching of Scripture. Our hope is that this time would compel our youth 
to seek God, 
to learn to love the Scriptures, 
to learn to desire God's ways, 
and be changed.

Every Sunday, we start by gathering during second service in the main auditorium for worship. The youth sit in the front left with their leaders and friends. After announcements, the youth go upstairs to the youth room for teaching. We end at about the same time as the main service.

For more information on the current teaching series, check the Upcoming Events section below or the Enews.

<span style="letter-spacing: 0rem;">Youth Church:&nbsp;<span style="letter-spacing: -0.02rem;">Our Day of Community</span></span>

Youth Church: Our Day of Community

Tuesdays Year-Round Tuesday @ 6:30 – 8:30pm

This is our weekly gathering, and its primary goal is for us to actually become a community. The night starts with unstructured time while the youth arrive, often moves into an optional game, and ends in small groups. Each group is led by one or more Youth Leaders (mentors) and is made up of youth who are the same sex and age. We hope this group time helps the youth build friendships with their peers, come to see their leaders as people they can reach out to for mentorship or care, and feel like this is actually their community.

Make no mistake: while the goal of this time isn’t study or teaching, it can still be a place of deep formation in our youth’s lives. As the youth share about their past and present, we aim to give them Jesus-wisdom to live out and reflect on.

Lastly, on the first Tuesday of every month, we have a community meal. The entire Youth Community eats together before breaking into groups.

For more information, check the Upcoming Events section below or the Enews.

Annual Retreats

Annual Retreats

Open to 6th – 12th Grades

Winter Missional Trip: a weekend working with the houseless in our community. This is a unique opportunity for Youth to practice living like Jesus and doing what He did.

Youth Camp: a five-day-long summer camp to integrate the new, grow closer as a Youth community, and to hear the stories of people following Jesus in our community.

Look for additional dates and registration info in the Upcoming Events section below.

What to Expect at Northview Youth

Because of Jesus, we see Christianity’s highest goal as the Kingdom of God. To put that into language for our youth, Christianity is about the hopes and dreams of Jesus. We are trying to learn those dreams and live those dreams, together. We are to see Jesus as the Master of Living and become like Him.

Because of Jesus, we see the primary way of doing that as discipleship. This is Jesus’ vehicle for the formation of His people.

Because of Jesus, we see the Holy Spirit’s role as central to our formation. When Jesus departs, His plan is to send the presence of God: the Holy Spirit. He tells His disciples the Holy Spirit will remind them, teach them, and guide them into truth.

So in God’s people is His Spirit. And as we partner with God’s Spirit, it is our responsibility to mentor others into the Way of Jesus.

What this means for our Youth Community:
We view our Teaching Day and Community Day not as the height of formation but merely as a launch pad for it: for entering a Jesus community, finding friends who follow Him, learning His Way, and finding mentorship. Our hope is that anyone who comes looking for that mentorship would find it here.

There are four ways for parents, guardians, and youth to stay up to date:

1. Youth E-news (email): Our primary communication. Each week we send out an e-news with a quick look at the month ahead, dates to save, and what we’re teaching. Sign up here!

2. Year-at-a-Glance: The whole school year on one page. Click here!

3. Youth Ministry Page: Find details on weekly gatherings, events, and retreats here, especially in the Events section at the bottom of this page.

4. Text Notifications: A quick, convenient way to get reminders and updates. We keep texts to a minimum, sending them only for event reminders, announcements, scheduled breaks, and last-minute cancellations. Sign up here!

Youth in 6th–12th grade are welcome to join us anytime during the year. Tuesday nights are focused on building relationships, so they’re the best place for new youth to meet peers and start connecting. Sundays are focused on teaching. Details on our gatherings and registration for events are in the Upcoming Events section below.

If you want to start receiving communication and updates, the section above outlines our communication channels.

Click below for more information on:
Sunday Gathering—our day of teaching
Tuesday Gathering—our day of community
Thursday Bible Study

Upcoming Events

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Questions? Reach out to Zeb Fenimore at zebf@nview.org

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