CHILDREN’S AND YOUTH MINISTRY

Numbers

Three year olds - Sixth grade: 126

Seventh/Eighth grades: 47

High School: 79

Total: 252

 

CHILDREN’S AND YOUTH MINISTRY STATISTICS

Youth Ministry 14 Confirmation Mentors 16 Recognize & Brunch

Bunch Junior High/High School Leaders

10 Youth Ministry Team members

Church School 29 Leaders 9 Substitute Teachers 4 Student Helpers

(seventh/eighth grade) 3 Student Leaders (high

school) 3 Nursery Caregivers 1 Crayon Angel

AND… 2 Vestry representatives

Todd Trubey Susan Lumpp

12+ New families this year

Ages: Infant-2

Professional Caregivers: Alejandra Ruiz, Lucila Ruiz, Marilu Betancourt3-13 years tenure

Children: 5-6 total2-3 on any given Sunday

NURSERY

Ages: 3-6 Curriculum: Godly Play

Children already have their own relationship with God. They just need the words and stories to be able to think about God.  

Singing with Elizabeth Children: 25 Adult Leaders: 5 Student Leaders: 1 Student Helpers: 3

GOOD SHEPHERD ATRIUM

Ages: 6-9 Curriculum: Catechesis of the Good

Shepherd Christ-centered and experiential. History and Mystery.

Singing with Elizabeth Children: 28 Adult Leaders: 5 Student Leaders: 2TRUE VINE ATRIUM

Ages: 8-9 (3rd Grade) Named themselves

based onThe Golden Rule.

Curriculum: Feasting on the

Word Lectionary-based

lessons with study, reflection and activities. Special enrichment:

Saints Children: 18 children Leaders: 5

THE GOLDEN ATRIUM

Ages: 9-10 (fourth grade) Curriculum: Feasting on the

Word Enrichment: Year-long study

of the time of Jesus. Village constructed out of

refrigerator boxes. Children: 19 Leaders: 4

BIBLE VILLAGE

Ages: 10-12 (fifth-sixth grades)

Curriculum: Feasting on the Word

Children: 38 Adult Leaders: 7

FIFTH & SIXTH GRADE

Ages: 12-14 (seventh-eighth grades)

Curriculum: developed in-houseTwo year programSmall mentoring groups. Year 1: overarching

narrative of the BibleYear 2: God & God’s

People in RelationshipAdditionally: Larger group

gatherings for formation, worship, service projects, and fun.

Children: 47Mentors: 14

CONFIRMATION PROGRAM

Christ Church (Episcopal) seeks a full-time Youth Minister, lay or ordained, to shepherd our youth on their faith journey from 7th - 12th grade and beyond. The Youth Minister will act as a shepherd, guide, teacher, pastor, and healthy adult presence for our youth. Christ Church is a growing, dynamic, mission-focused parish located on the North Shore of Chicago, just steps from Lake Michigan. Most of the youth in our parish attend a large, award winning public high school, New Trier. The offerings there are wide, varied, and deep. This can create a culture where some children are happily meeting the high expectations that are set for them while others struggle with their identities. The resources in this community are plentiful…and for some, they can come with a kind of emotional cost. The ideal candidate will be experienced and be familiar with the dynamics of such a community and understand that the job is not primarily programming activities for our youth. The needs of the youth are the same at their life stage as the needs of the adults: they yearn for someone to communicate the Christian faith in a shepherding way that is centered on the person of Jesus and the work of the Spirit, all under the Father’s care and direction.

YOUTH MINISTRY: READINESS

YOUTH MINISTRY: SUSTAINABILITY

The Old Model:The Pied Piper

The New Model:The Relational Web

YOUTH MINISTRY: LEADERSHIP

Youth Ministry Team: Beth Anaclerio, Lori Burck, Shay Craig, Frances Deblasio (chair), Eric

Hillerbrand, Susan Lumpp, Kevin Walsh, Gris Ware, Laura Zung Student Leaders:

Youth Ministry Team: Mackenzie Walker (10th) and Teddy Keller (8th) Benevolence Committee: Morgan Fisher (9th) Vergers: Cam Lloyd-Jones (12th), Lucy Kreisa (8th), Tim Olson (8th)

Mission Statement: Christ Church provides a loving, accepting community that journeys together with our youth to explore faith and to inspire joyful service to God and others.

YOUTH MINISTRY: BY THE NUMBERS

Ages: 11-18  Total Youth: 126

Seventh: 17 Eighth: 30 Freshmen: 18 Sophomores: 18 Juniors: 20 Seniors: 23

YOUTH MINISTRY: EXPECTATIONS

Good numbers vs. bad numbers Good: How many youth are “ours”? Bad: Are there fewer youth coming this year than

last year?1 full-time staff/50 youth

5 year time horizon 10% of the worshiping congregation with a 20%

cap (~350/week) Our Goal: at least 35 students regularly engaged

by year five The choir boost: 33/21

Best Practices: 1 adult in youth ministry for every 5 youth 1/3 best, 1/12 is where it starts to break down

Investment: $1500/youth ($1500x35teens=$52,500)

Youth Ministry ≠ ProgrammingYouth belong before they believe

YOUTH MINISTRY: HIGHLIGHT REEL:GARY, WV MISSION TRIP 2014

Jack Max JR Madi Jamie Kenzie Angela

YOUTH MINISTRY: HIGHLIGHT REEL:CONFIRMATION AT A JUST HARVEST

Ellie DiCola: “I want to work here.”

YOUTH MINISTRY: HIGHLIGHT REEL:RECOGNIZE

If God were sitting in the room with us right now, what is the best new God could give …you?

…Winnetka?…The world?

YOUTH MINISTRY: HIGHLIGHT REEL:

Every Wednesday morning that New Trier is in session7:00-8:00 AM at the Deblasio homePrepare breakfast together and discuss life

YOUTH MINISTRY: HIGHLIGHT REEL:BRUNCH BUNCH

Now “Lunch Bunch”Prepare meal together once a month in the McClain Room and discuss life & faithIntergenerational

YOUTH MINISTRY: HIGHLIGHT REEL:ACOLYTES

32 between the ages of 7 and 18 Joyful spirits

YOUTH MINISTRY: HIGHLIGHT REEL:FORMA/BEXLEY-SEABURY CERTIFICATE IN FAMILY AND

YOUTH MINISTRY

Leah completed six months of study online with 12 other Episcopalian youth ministers around America, a week long in-person intensive, and a final paper on the culture of Christ Church and Winnetka and how it informs youth ministry on the north shore. She is now officially a certified youth minister!

YOUTH MINISTRY: HIGHLIGHT REEL:BETTER TOGETHER

Sunday, April 19th

60-70 youth 20-30 adults Games 150+ lunches made and delivered to A

Just Harvest Dinner for 100 by Christ Church

And enough leftovers for A Just Harvest

Candlelit prayer service for the world Dessert

YOUTH MINISTRY: HIGHLIGHT REEL: FORBES

Tied with orthopedic surgeon and police chief

YOUTH MINISTRY: WHAT’S NEXT?

“One Adult Making a Difference in the Life of One Youth” (video on YouTube)

Scott’s parents divorce when he’s a junior and he and his mom move to a new state, new church.

One vestry member, Miss Janet, decides to adopt him against his will and hugs him every Sunday, telling him how glad she is to see him and that she’s praying for him. When he tries to escape, she follows him to his car and knocks on the window until he gets out of the car and hugs her.

This goes on for a year when one day Miss Janet isn’t at church; she’s become ill. Scott asks his mom if they can go visit her in the hospital.

When Miss Janet asks for a hug, Scott climbs up on the bed with her and wraps her in a bear hug, asking how she’s doing.

Miss Janet: “I’m a little afraid. Doctors don’t know what’s going on or if I’ll make it out of here.” Scott: “You’re going to be okay, I know it…because I’ve been praying for you almost every

single day for over a year. I’ve been saying to God, ‘The rest of my life is in ruins, but if you take care of this one weird old lady, I know I’m going to be okay…Don’t you know Miss Janet? You are saving my life.’”

Hope: hope is not passive, it’s active. We do hope. When we reach out to the youth in our congregation, we are acting on the hope that all of our

lives will be transformed and that because we are together as the body of Christ, our ministry to our community and the world will be more vibrant and more Spirit-filled than ever before.

There is a place in our youth ministry for you, but you are already part of ministering to youth when you reach out to the those around you during the Peace and let them know how glad you are that they’re there. That you’re praying for them. That you love them. That having them there completes our church family.

YOUTH MINISTRY: UPCOMING EVENTS

May 3 Bible presentation for first gradersMay 3 Bible Village Open HouseMay 3 Open Forum with Mitchell Museum docent & Lakota native Barbara JohnsonMay 4 Seventh Grade Year-End Party & Feedback ForumMay 9 ConfirmationMay 10 Children and Youth Sunday Service, Confirmand RecognitionMay 17 Youth Ministry Picnic at the Hillerbrands’May 17 Leader RecognitionMay 29-31 Godly Play trainingMay 31 Acolyte PartyJune 7 Choir & Acolyte RecognitionJune 13 Six Flags celebrationJune 26 Mission Team RetreatJuly 18-25 Mission Trip to Rosebud Reservation in South DakotaAugust 6-17 Choir Trip to Durham Cathedral, EnglandAugust 30 Youth Ministry Fall Launch: Pool Party at the Zung-Roberts’ homeSummer 2015 Sammy Durbin’s Eagle Project: Redecorating the hallway between the choir room and

the True Vine Atrium