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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.
ONE THING I HOPE TO SEE
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.
ONE THING I HOPE TO SEE
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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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT
DONNA VAN HEMERT
Y FAMILY: RUDY (HUSBAND...MARRIED 1992)CONNOR (AGE...19)KATHERINE (AGE...16)DUKE (LABRADOODLE)
WHERE I SERVE: I TEACH THE SENIORS WITH MY HUSBANDAND THE RAINWATERS.
HAVE SERVED FOR: 13 YEARS.Y DREAM VACATION DESTINATION IS: HAWAII FOR RELAXATION. JERUSALEM TO
WALK THE ROAD CHRIST DID.
Y FAVORITE SNACK FOOD IS: ANYTHING CHOCOLATEY FAVORITE BIBLE STORY IS: THE RESURRECTION STORY (MARY FINDING THE TOMB EMPTY.)
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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
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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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