TeenRock Spring Break Missions Week!!
We have an exciting Missions Week planned for TeenRock students staying in town this Spring Break! During the day, we are serving at a day camp for kids in the St. Johns neighborhood. We need students to volunteer in helping lead games, act in skits, facilitate activities, play with the kids, etc. Students can sign up to volunteer at TeenRock on Sundays or sign up online

St. Johns Day Camp details:

· March 15-19th

· 8am-3pm

· Iglesia Familiar Ebenezer (Church) 7000 Cameron Rd.

We want this to be more than just a service opportunity to fill our students' time and check off a list of Christian things to do. This is about being Jesus' hands and feet, reaching out to serve and love others to demonstrate Christ's love to a broken world. "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve..." Mark 10:45

We encourage you as parents to talk with your student about what it means to live missionally, living lives of obedience to Christ in service to others. This missional mentality is not something we want to start on Monday and end on Friday of spring break. Rather, we are challenging our students to get on mission in their daily lives, small groups, and immediate circles of influence. What does it look like for you and your family to live "on mission"?

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LIVE RECORDING OF AUSTIN - TeenRock's Worship Band

• SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28th
• High School TeenRock @5:00PM in PAC 

ST. JOHNS CAMP - MARCH 15-19

• MON-FRI / 8AM - 3PM  
• Volunteers needed to lead games, tell stories, act in skits, and play with kids!  
• Sign-up at TeenRock on Sunday

 Evening Events - Details to come!

High School Mission Trip to Dominican Republic

JULY 30 - AUGUST 7 

INTEREST MEETING

• SUNDAY, APRIL 11 @6:30pm in PAC (following HS TeenRock)
• Students & Parents of students interested in going should attend.

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We have the best volunteer leaders in our Next Gen Ministries - KidStuff and TeenRock.  Nothing against welcome team, or AVLC, or any other team at our church - I'm sure they're great.  But seeing our leaders arrive hours early to turn a high school hallway or choir room into a children's or student ministry, and then stay and minister to the kids, and then stay after to turn it back into a high school EVERY WEEK... I am so humbled and inspired by these leaders.  I couldn't be prouder of them.

Unfortunately, most of you parents don't get to see or hear these leaders' hearts when you drop off and pick up your kids each week.  That's why we're starting a new category of post on this blog, called "Leader Lessons."  I'm inviting our leaders to share their hearts with you - what they are learning through teaching these kids, their hopes and dreams for your children, and what they hope you will learn as your kids participate in these ministries.  I know you will be blessed by reading through these posts, learning more about the leaders that pour into your kids each week.

To find these stories, search for posts with the "leaders" tag.

If you are a current leader in the Next Gen Ministry and want to share on our blog, please email your submission to john@austinstone.org (KidStuff) or tyson@austinstone.org (TeenRock).

GUYS:

•  WEDNESDAY at 7PM. Email Devin at devin.garza@austinstone.org

 GIRLS:

• SUNDAY at 6:30PM following TeenRock in the PAC Foyer. (Please note: February 14th is the last time our Girls Small Group will meet on Sunday!)
• TUESDAY at 7:30PM. Email Melissa at melissa.dithmer@austinstone.org
• SATURDAY at 12PM. Email Chelsea-Shay at chelseashay@gmail.com

TeenRock returned in full force last month. The stories shared this past week are humbling and encouraging at the same time: humbling, that God would use us as His vessels for reaching out to students and sharing His gospel and encouraging, because He does. God is alive and moving in the hearts of our students and leaders in an amazing way.

One story shared this past week spoke of the transformation one of our leaders had seen in two high school students over the course of six months. Our leader had witnessed two guys, who were once guarded and difficult to engage, really open up to him and develop genuine friendship. It might seem small, but the transformation behind it is huge. As that same leader recognized, it is only because of God that we know these kids and can show them Christ's love.

A student shared with us last week how they went to eat with friends after TeenRock and spent the evening discussing Tyson's message ("Daddy Issues") and sharing about the relationships they each have with their own fathers. We praise God that He is using our messages to speak to students and that it's taking root to fuel further discussion after they leave TeenRock.

Another leader recently shared the encouragement she has received from a past TeenRock student she once mentored. The student, once a high school senior who has since left for college, now ministers to our leader by contacting her to check in and let her know she is praying for her. It is such a blessing for us to [KEEP READING]

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This past Sunday in Middle School TeenRock, Devin Ross Garza spoke to the students about prayer.  In the context of a war-time metaphor, he described it as our direct line to the General.  There is a spiritual war going on for the hearts of our TeenRock students.  Ephesians 6:10-20 aptly describes the real fight that is unfolding on this earth, and the armor God gives us to stand firm against the devil.  

One unique opportunity for you as parents to get involved with our Student Ministry is in praying during the TeenRock meeting times (9AM and 5PM).  Take a moment and lift up students in prayer.  No one else stands in as strong a position as you do as parents in praying for them.

What if every time a middle school or high school student went to TeenRock, there was a parent praying for their hearts to be receptive to the Word, for the message to be gospel-centered, and for the student fellowship to be God-glorifying?  What if....?

"And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.  With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.  Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains.  Pray that i may declare it fearlessly, as I should." - Ephesians 6:18-20 

-Sarah Ribar 

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