Ministry Recap - 01/21/2016

Happy Thursday, and thanks for stopping by the blog today. As we do every Thursday, I'm sharing this weeks student ministry activities.

This week turned out to be a short week. After welcoming our high school ministry on Tuesday, we ended up canceling our junior high ministry on Wednesday night due to a snow storm that blew in  doing the rich hour. We are located in an area where the roads (especially some of the back roads) aren't always easily traveled. And one of my policies is to never willingly put a student or their family in a position of risk or harm. So I usually lean towards caution when considering whether or not to cancel a ministry event. Wednesday was such a night. The snow fell fast and the road turned gross pretty quick. So no youth group.

But we did meet with our high school students and had a great night. Our numbers are beginning to rebound after the holiday break. This past Tuesday we had a pretty good turn out.

High School Ministry :: Tuesday Night
Game Time: Jedi Dodgeball
Snack: Klondike Bars, chips, soda, water, coffee drinks
Announcements: We had 3 announcements
  - Winter Retreat, February 26-28, 2016 [ CLICK HERE ]
  - 2016 Winter Jam, January 30, 2016 [ CLICK HERE ]
  - After Dark, February 5, 2016 [ CLICK HERE ]
Teaching Message:
  - The Jesus Centered Life, Week 2
     - Jesus and His Parables
Total Student Count: 18

Junior High Ministry :: Wednesday Night
CANCELED DUE TO SNOW STORM
Game Time: 
Snack: 
Announcements: 
  - 
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  - 
Teaching Message:
  - 
Total Student Count: 00

Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to check in next week and see what we're doing.

A question for you...
What are your winter weather cancelation policies? Share in the comments below!

- jay

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Insta-Fun

One of the things I am trying to do this year is to utilize Instagram as a means of communicating with our students. So just for fun, here are a few of the Insta-Messages we sent out this week! To see any of our Insta-Messages live, follow me at, @jayhigham. (I'll follow you back!)

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Jay Higham is a 24 year veteran of student ministry; having worked with students in the local church and Christian camping settings. Jay is currently the Youth Director at Hickory Church, located in Western PA. Jay has been married to Amy for 19 years. Together, they are raising 5 kids, 4 boys and 1 little girl. Jay is passionate about student ministry, family ministry, and caring for the hearts of husbands. You can learn more about their ministry to the family and husband by visiting their family blog at, www.TheHighamFamily.com!

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