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A publication of IBC Student Ministry.

www.ibclrstudents.org 2014

RESOLUTE...ITS THAT JOYOUS TIME OF YEAR AGAIN WHEN MANY OF US STRESS

AND STRETCH OURSELVES TO THINK ABOUT THINGS WE NEED TOCHANGE. FROM SHRINKING WAIST LINES TO SPENDING MORE TIME

WITH FAMILY, WE ALL IN SOME CAPACITY LEVERAGE THE BEGINNINGOF A NEW YEAR TO MOTIVATE US TO BE DIFFERENT...BETTER THAN

PRIOR MONTHS AND YEARS. AS YOU CHECK OUT THIS MONTHSNEWSLETTER, WOULD YOU THINKING BACK TO THE ROOT WORD OF

RESOLUTION WHICH IS RESOLUTE AND MEANS TO BE FIRMLYRESOLVED OR DETERMINED; SET IN PURPOSE. IN WHAT WAYS WILL

YOU STAND RESOLUTE IN YOUR SPIRITUAL GROWTH? FAMILY?CAREER? MINISTRY?

January IssueTHIS MONTH

! THE GATHERING (1/15)

! GIRLS MINISTRY (1/12)

! SE ASIA 101 TRAINING (1/12)

! DNOW PRAYER NIGHT (1/16)

! DNOW (1/17-19)

COMING SOON

! SE ASIA 201 TRAINING (2/16)

! THE GATHERING (2/26)

! WILD GAME DINNER (2/27)

! DODGEBALL @ WM (3/12)

VOLUNTEERSPOTLIGHT

DONNA VAN HEMERT

ENGAGEPRAY FOR DNOW

EQUIPDEEPLY COMMITTED TEENS

A MONTHLY PUBLICATION TO HELP PARENTS BETTER PLUG INTO THE

SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR STUDENT.


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STUDENT MINISTRY STAFF

Matt Hubbard

ead Student Pastor

Melissa Sponer

Girls Ministry A ssociate

Ross Spigner

Middle School Pastor

Amanda Bea

Ministry Assistant

A publ ication of IBC Student Mini str y.www.ibcl rstudents.org 2014

ONE THING I HOPE TO SEE

HAPPEN IN 2014Read the entire Bible cover to

cover.


HAPPEN IN 2014ore dads and moms actively and

confidently leading their children

spiritually, including myself.

ONE THING I HOPE TO S

HAPPEN IN 2014See more students lea

confidently.


HAPPEN IN 2014

Passionate worship in Spirit and

Truth from myself and students.

When you think about the New Year, what word most likely first comes to mind? Was it resolutions? Thatsoften the first word I think of when it comes to starting a new year. I begin to picture in my mind the old Englishpolitician William Wilberforce (think Isaac Watts and Amazing Grace) or maybe even Thomas Jefferson and BenjaminFranklin standing in front of Parliament declaring that they resolve themselves or that they stand resolute on a certainbelief, commitment, etc. In other words, they are sold out, they will stand strong, they will do what it takes, regardlesof consequence, to make that belief or commitment a reality. Sadly, over the years, my resolutions have become moresingular in nature in that my only resolution is not to make resolutions. This year I want to try something new, and Iwonder if you would join me. Im not a huge, goal-oriented person as many of you are. I used to be very goal-oriented, but over recentyears I have shifted my focus away from quantitative (think measurable, numbers) goals to more qualitative (lessmeasurable, life-change) goals. I dont know about you, but I find it easy to get caught up in and even discouraged by

the numbers or accomplishments game. I begin to focus more on the score than the actual game or lives that Iminvested in. There must be a healthy balance of both.

Ive been thinking and praying about these for awhile now. Though I havent fully come up with all theresolutions, I have categorized them accordingly. Would consider joining me in searching for this balance and settingsome of these goals? Keep a lookout on our newwww.ibclrstudents.org(COMING SOON) for some ways to hold eachof us accountable! Personal Spiritual Growth Ministry/Missions Health Marriage & Relationship Family Career Finances Making Disciples
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Y FAMILY: RUDY (HUSBAND...MARRIED 1992)CONNOR (AGE...19)KATHERINE (AGE...16)DUKE (LABRADOODLE)

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ENGAGE

PRAY FOR DNOW!

By now you have probably heard about an

event soon approaching called DNOW.

DNOW is an acronym standing forDiscipleship Now. Since our mission is to

be and build reproducing disciples of

Jesus Christ, our church sets aside one

special weekend to specifically focus on

students so that they mightbediscipled

and learn how tobuilddisciples

themselves. So what is DNOW?

DNOW takes place here in Little Rock.

Parents, like yourself, volunteer their home

for a weekend to allow 5-10 students and a

few college students/adults to stay at their

house for two nights sort of like an

extended sleepover. These college

students/adults will be Bible study leaders

for the weekend and will facilitate time in

Gods word and meaningful discussion

with the students. In addition to the home

Bible studies, there will be worship

services, shared meals, service projects,

and fun and games that are planned

throughout the city and on the church

campus. In the past, the weekend has had

a significant impact on our church and we

pray and expect it to continue to have

lasting impact this year.

Our theme this year is Unleashed. Two

primary phrases sum up what we mean.

(1) God unleashes his Spirit upon his

people. (2) God unleashes his people into

the world.As our church continues to

make strides towards being and building

disciples, we want our students to be

challenged to make disciples themselves

even in their teenage years. In John 14,

Jesus prepared his disciples for a time

when we would leave this earth. In that

moment of anxiety for his leaving, the

disciples were comforted to hear what

Jesus told them next. Jesus said he would

not leave them as orphans, but that he

would send them a Helper, the Spirit of

truth, who would enable them to be his

witnesses to the world.

Jesus promised that he would unleash his

Spirit upon his disciples. In the early

chapters of book of Acts, we see the

fulfillment of that promise. And once the

Spirit came, the disciples were empowered

and emboldened. They were unleashed!

They were unleashed to the world making

the most of every opportunity to tell others

about Jesus. We hope our students

experience Gods Spirit unleashed on

them, and therefore are unleashed to make

disciples in the world.

For some parents, DNOW is familiar and

you have been taking part for years in the

weekend by serving in various ways. For

others, this may be the first time your child

will participate. Regardless of which

category you find yourself, we hope that

we can all unite ourselves in praying for the

weekend with one accord.

What to pray for:

! Godly friendships to form between student

Pray that these students together would

embrace being unleashed for Christ.

! Enduring discipling relationships between

students and Bible study leadersthat are

able to come alongside parents throughou

the year.

! Pray for our host homes and many

volunteers as they are unleashing their

homes, vehicles, and servant hearted gifts

Pray that they might show gracious

hospitality as they help maintain an

environment for Bible study, fun, and rest.

! Pray for our speaker Jeremy Nottingham a

our worship leader David Freeman. Pray

that the Spirit would be unleashed through

them. Pray for students to be able to

worship fully and hear Gods word clearly.

How to pray as a family?

! Consider praying as a family for DNOW.

Pray for it during mealtime prayers, bedtim

prayers, and family devotions.

! Consider writing your child a note prior to

DNOW sharing with them di!erent ways th

you will be praying for them throughout the

weekend. Pack the note in their bags in a

place they will be sure to find it.

! Please mention DNOW in your Sunday

school classes and small groups througho

the church to pray for the weekend.

! Be present on Sunday morning ofDNOW

Jan. 19that 9am. We will have a special

recap of the weekend that we hope all

parents can attend. We will facilitate some

easy, simple, and yet very meaningful pray

time for parents to pray over their children

You wont want to miss it!

By Ross Spigner

EQUIP

(NOTE: IBC Student Ministry does notnecessarily endorse the content andviewpoints expressed in these articles.Theyare posted here for purposes of keeping yoinformed as to what is happening in the woof youth culture.)

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Our goal as parents is to raise kids with a

deep passion for Christ. The questionsis how do we do that?

What can parents do to raise their kids wi



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a deep commitment to Christ?

Given that kids today are rapidly adopting

a new type of faith referred to as Moralistic

Therapeutic Deism that promotes the

following idea:

! Gods desire for us is that we might begood

! Religion is there to help you

! There is a God but he is far away

The challenge posed to the family is, how

do we raise kids to deeply love Christ?How do we live out the scripture

Deuteronomy 4:6-7 practically? TheShema consists of 3 major parts:

1. Sharing your faith:The scripturestates to repeat them to your

children (not just say); Kids need

to hear, know and do; Are we

teaching our kids that the gospel

of Christ is sin management or achanged/transformed life?

2. Living the life:describes a lifelived in right relationship with God.

3. Marking your home:Shema sayswrite them on the door posts and

your gates. What does this meantoday? You own it. People owntheir faith.

LifeWay Research shows there are some

best practices common in parents with

kids that have a deep relationship with

Christ as adults. The research came from astudy completed with Clay Reed asking

parents who were involved in local

churches to survey their own children.

Ed and Clay defined a Spiritual Condition

score to define the term owning their

faith. These included :! Share their faith (+1)

! Involved in Church (+1)

! Leader in Church (+1)

! Reads Bible regularly (+1)

! Pray regularly (+1)

! Recognizes Spiritually Mature

Adults (+1)

! Serves in their Community (+1)

The research sought to know what

contributes to positive spiritual outcomes?However they found there are many

parenting practices so it was important to

identify the real predictors from the

counterfeit predictor.

Counterfeit predictors are practices we

assume would contribute to a positive

spiritual outcome however they have no

predictive value at all. These factors are asfollows:

! How decisions were made in the home.

! Fathers work experience during childs

growing up years.

! Mothers work experience during childs

growing up years.

! Schooling (homeschool vs public vs

private).

Real predictors are practices that have

predictive value and contribute to a

positive spiritual outcome.

Prayer:By far the child that regularly spenttime in prayer as they grew up (45% of

young adult children are described by their

parents as doing this as they grew up.)

59% of children are described by their

parents as praying regularly now as

young adults.

42% of parents say their family spent

time together praying as a family

several times a week.

Good Grades:The 2ndmost powerfulindicator of the Spiritual Conditions Score

is that the child achieved good grades.

78% of young adult children are

described by their parents as having

achieved good grades.

90% of parents emphasized achieving

good grades as their children grew up.

No Rebellious Years:The third mostpowerful indicator of the Spiritual

Conditions Score is that the child was not

rebellious a child/teen

21% of parents described their young

adult children as NOT being rebellious

when they were a teen.

Connected with Pastor/Youth Pastor:The fourth most powerful indicator of the

Spiritual Conditions Score is that the child

was connected with a Pastor or Youth

Pastor

58% of parents described their

young adult children as beingconnected with their Pastor or

Youth Pastor while growing up.

Discipline:The fifth most powerfulindicator of the Spiritual Conditions Score

is that the parent did not use time out to

discipline their child.

49% of parents used timeout to

discipline their child(ren) as a typical

parenting practice as these young

adults were growing up.

Typical parenting practices: Spanking

(82%), Grounding (70%), and Lost ofPrivileges (78%) were all more

common forms of discipline.

Served at Church:The sixth mostpowerful indicator of the Spiritual Conditi

Score is that the young adult children

regularly served at church while growing

up.

53% of young adult children regularly

served at church while they were

growing up

Students need to know, own and ma

known their faith.

Community Service Projects:Theseventh most powerful indicator of the

Spiritual Condition Score is that the child

participated in ministry or served on

community projects as a family while

growing up.

There you have it. 7 indicators that lend ta deep commitment to Christ. Thoughts?Comments?

Which of these 7 are regularly a part of

your home?Maybe Ill take another poto share the ones that are incorporated

into mine and the ones Im looking t

incorporate more in the future.

If youd like to see the full presentation of

Eds research, please click here.

By Dr. Ed Stetzer, President of Lifeway Resear



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