Lead.
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Step One: Recognize
Step Two: Respond
Step Three: Rest
Step Four: Repeat
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Step One: Recognize
God is King and Savior
His love is unalterable
All ministry is done onto Him
Mission Statement
Our mission together is to ground our students in the foundations of
the Holy Scriptures to have an ever-increasing high view of God, to
nourish them to yield lifestyles of the fruits of the Spirit and from this
shine the love and light of the Gospel of Christ to their community and
world.
How:
o Large group events (TBA)
o Small group studies (Wednesday nights 7:30pm)
o One-on-one Discipleship (Weekly/Bi-weekly)
Leaders Roles:
1. Co-laborer with God
2. Co-laborer with parent
3. Co-laborer with student
Doctrine
1. There is one true and living God
2. God is Triune- Three equal persons. Father, Son and Holy Spirit
3. The Scriptures consist of the Old and New Testament and are God’s perfect and
authoritative words to us.
4. Man is born with a nature of sin that separates him from God
5. Jesus Christ is God, manifested in human flesh and lived without sin.
6. Jesus Christ’s blood paid the full payment of sin.
7. Through accepting his sacrifice in full confession/repentance of our sin and faith in his
payment, we are brought back into right relationship with God both now and foevermore.
8. The Holy Spirit of Christ comes to live within us and is the seal and helper.
9. Through Christ alone man can have eternal salvation, redemption of their souls.
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Step Two: Respond
Walk before God uprightly
Obey the Holy Spirit immediately
Proclaim Jesus boldly
This is a ministry of God
Working through His church, His means of spreading His gospel.
Lifestyle Standards
 Be in daily and constant communion with God, through personal times
of devotion and study.
 Be sensitive to and immediately repentant of sins, seeking restoration
back to God and others.
 Be in prayer for your students.
 Caring deeply and primarily for your own family.
 Never be alone with a student of the opposite gender
(this includes but is not exhaustive of car rides, event set-up/tear down, or emotional
breakdowns.)
 Memorize Scripture on a consistent basis
 Respect authority
(if any issue with head or co-leaders address promply with that individual in private/ do
not talk with other leaders.)
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During events and services
o Acknowledge all students (especially aware of new/outcasted students)
o Be 5 minutes early to each event
o Know the names of your students
o Study the lesson before arrival
o Pray for event on the way to event
o Make every moment a teachable moment
o Stay honorable/set the standard of expectation behaviorally
o Have fun!!!!!!
Interaction between genders
o Never be alone with the opposite gender (meetings/events)
o Never hold accountability times with the opposite gender.
o Live above reproach and ask for keen accountability from others.
o Set out clear and reasonable standards and make them known.
Interaction between the leaders
o Pray for one another
o Give words of encouragement
o Spur one another towards loving all students
o Interact with all leaders
o Set an example with opposite gender interactions
o Share Scriptures and correct one another in love.
o Bind together in one heart and mind.
Remember:
What you do onto the least, you do unto God (Matthew 25:40)
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Step Three: Rest
Pray
Praise
Purify
Let not ministry become your god.
Protect your time alone with God.
 Never end a day without having been on your knees at least once.
 Write down different requests the moment you hear them
 Follow up on requests
 Never let your prayer time become only request based.
Take days off.
 Serve the students on a consistent and selfless bases
 Do not over-commit
 Spend days for family only
Be filled so that you may pour
 Rise early to dedicated your heart and day to the Lord
 Attend church service (sit with family if possible)
 Talk with others about sermon and lessons you are learning.
 Memorize and repeat Scripture.
 Plug into events and books that keep you learning.
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Step Four: Repeat
Never give up.
Never grow weary in doing good.
Never forget who its for.
As the ministry continues its becomes easy to tire.
Remember the power of Christ in our perseverance.
Repeat the study of Scripture
Repeat the repentance
Repeat the acts of love
Repeat the thanksgiving
And
Repeat the act of discipleship onto full maturity
Until all become Disciples of Christ
And they too repeat and make disciples
Who make disciples.
It starts with one leader.
Lead.
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Contact Information:
Head Pastor: 919-900-1111
head@youth.grow
Assistant Pastor: 919-456-7899
righthandman@youth.grow
Worship Leader: 988-988-9888
newsong@youth.grow
Missions/Outreach Coordinator: 933-899-7654
makedisciples@youth.grow
Female Small Group Coordinator: 919-987-7777
Femalesarethebest@youth.grow
Leader: 234-098-7896
Leader:123-456-7898
Leader: 232-565-7895
Leader:239-998-7653
Male Small Group Coordinator: 211-782-9347
Malesaresmelly@youth.grow
Leader:455-688-5433
Leader:455-892-1124
Leader : 215-099-3356
Leader:672-454-8923
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Emergency and Crisis
1. Physical Harm
Suicide:
Address the student and parent immediately and directly. Let the
Head Pastor know as well. If immediate danger, call 911.
Abuse:
If sexual abuse: Address issue immediately, report it to authorities
and police (if necessary).
If emotional: Work with the student to find them Biblical
counseling to better handle the deep issues. (if suitable: involve family)
Drugs/ Alcohol:
Confirm student’s activities and call parents with the information given.
Offer to sit down with the student and/or parent for further guidance/healing.
2. Building/ Activity Danger:
Suspicious Persons:
Approach person aside from students (if possible and safe). If not
call Pastor to analyze. If endangered or confirmed threat call 911.
Fire/ Weather:
Fire: exit all students immediately from area ensuring safety and
call fire department
Weather: follow protocol for distinct storm.
*Each student and situation is highly fragile and needs to be
dealt with discernment and delicacy. With these and many
more issues/questions please contact the Head Pastor (check
contacts).
*All leaders should be CPR certified!
(classes available online through iknowcpr.org/growyouth)
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