Orchard Christian Fellowship

Youth Ministry

Orchard Christian Fellowship's Youth Ministry seeks to build teens into Christian disciples who actively live out their faith within their families and schools.

More information about our Youth Ministry is available via the menu to the left.

Below you will find a few thoughts from our Youth Ministry Director, Graham Buck.


October 14, 2010

Christianity exists as one world religion among many. Yet, what is it about our faith that distinguishes it from others? Do we know enough about other religions to even be able to have a meaningful dialogue with someone?

Over the next several weeks we will be learning about:

  • Atheism
  • Islam
  • Judaism
  • Eastern Religions suc...

June 9, 2010

Hey all, the time has come for OrchardYouth's summer ministries! I've put together a calendar of events for everyone's information.

For now visit, http://goo.gl/8oKw to view the calendar. Updated to the calendar on this site is forthcoming.

This is going to be an awesome summer!!!

May 14, 2010

 As I was perusing the youth ministry blogs that I follow I ran across this post. It resonates so well with what I believe that I just had to pass this along to you all.

inHim,
Graham

http://www.reyouthpastor.com/ym-culture-church/20-ways-teens-can-be-local-missionaries/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed

April 29, 2010

 
 Contents:
 

  • Intro
  • Youth Group Update
  • New JH Youth Group Night: Wednesday
  • Youth Coffee Meetings
  • Important Dates

 

Hey all,

I hope you all are enjoying your vacation week. God loves taking breaks. He seemed to take on on that seventh day...

Youth Group Update

We have begun a new study, i...

April 23, 2010

 So, I spend a fair amount of time reading online. Reading to keep me abreast of things going on in the world. Reading for tips and tricks to do this youth ministry thing better. Reading to keep me and my stubborn heart from calcifying into a hardened rock.

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That's one of the reasons I love Don Miller. I find that his writing speaks into my heart and ferrets out hidden areas of sin and pride.

I think this particular post to be of great worth to all of us: <...

April 22, 2010

Because it is Earth Day: here is a great article on Christian environmental stewardship. Enjoy!

http://www.theresurgence.com/stewardship_vs_environmentalism

April 20, 2010

 Contents:

  • Intro
  • Youth Group Update
  • Youth Coffee Meetings
  • Announcements


Hey all,

Crazy times! So the powers-that-be let me preach this last week. Needless to say, that has somewhat consumed my life this last week or two. I hope that it blessed you all. Not because I am anything to wave a stick at, but because God speaks to us...

April 7, 2010

 Contents:
 

  • Intro
  • Youth Group Update
  • Announcements
  • Events

Hey all,

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Easter weekend. I know I did (but that's a story for another email...). In this post-Easter season I want to encourage us to try and not forget what we have just celebrated. Jesus is no longer in the grave, he is risen!

Here's a great song about this theme: Read the rest of this entry

March 31, 2010

 Hey all,


It's Holy Week!!! I hope that you all are finding time to dwell on what this week means to us as Christians. Here's a portion on the Apostle's Creed to chew on:

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended into hell.

March 10, 2010

Hey all,

 
God is so good to us! He gives us just what we need at just the right time.
 
For all who weren't able to make it to youth group this week we continued (in the SH) with our study of Jesus through the season of Lent. We saw that he corrects our views that bad things happen to people relative to their degree of sin. Instead, he teaches us that in a fallen wo...