The Stuart Congregational Church youth ministry action plan outlines its core values, vision, mission and strategy. The plan's core values include life-giving relationships, faith ownership, safe environments, worship, learning about God, serving others, empowering parents and providing transformational growth experiences. The vision is to foster a radical faith in Jesus Christ through relational outreach. The mission is to engage and excite students about God through faith and worship, and to equip students to serve in response. The strategy involves opening doors to lost students, collaborating with other ministries, connecting at schools, hosting youth events, and creating environments for faith to grow through worship, relationships, fellowship, serving and transformational events with the help of adult

1. Stuart Congregational Church !
Youth Ministry Action Plan
Core Values:!
• Life-giving relationships!
• Faith ownership!
• Safe environments for asking the hard questions!
• Gathering to worship and encounter God!
• Learning about who God is, and what He means to us!
• Love expressed through serving!
• Empowering parents to shape the spiritual lives of their children!
• Providing experiences for transformational growth: camps, mission trips, retreats!
• Collaborating with other student ministries!
• Consistent leadership and involvement from SCC adults!
• Graduating students out of the youth group and into adult ministry!
Vision:!
Our vision is to reach out to the students of our community on a relational level in order to foster
a radical faith in Jesus Christ affects them each and every day. !
Mission:!
To engage students where they are, both inside and outside of the church. !
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To create excitement and curiosity about God, faith and worship.!
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To equip students to serve, out of a response to what God has done for them.!
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Engage - Excite - Equip!
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Strategy:!
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Opening the door to lost students in the community!
Collaborating with Other Student Ministries
Connecting with local youth leaders to assess culture, spiritual temperature and church
engagement among students in our area. Collaborate for community-wide youth events.
Establish community and relationships between students of different churches through events,
worship gatherings, etc. !
School Visits
Invest in current youth members by visiting their schools during lunch periods, attending recitals,
sporting events, and concerts while also utilizing the time to connect with their friends and other
students. !

2. Stuart Congregational Church !
Youth Ministry Action Plan
Youth Events
Group events within the church, and fellowship events off church campus, that give
opportunities for students to invite their friends. Game nights, worship nights, bowling or movie
outings, etc.!
Connecting with Students and Children on Campus for Non-Church Activities
Foster relationships and plant seeds with any groups using the SCC campus for non-church
related functions, e.g., Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Homework Angels (I know that the Homework
Angels is already a church outreach, but I would like to plant seeds with these children who may
need a student ministry in the future).!
Creating environments and opportunities for faith to grow!
Weekly Worship
Gathering on a consistent basis to study the bible, pray, and worship God in a way that students
connect with and enjoy. A time for students to learn about their faith, ask questions and cultivate
a relationship with their Savior.!
Life-giving Relationships
One on one or small group mentoring from the student director and adult volunteers. A genuine
interest taken in each of the students’ lives and hearts. Relationships that go deeper than “an
hour at youth group.” !
Fellowship Gatherings
On and off campus activities developed for the sole purpose of building friendship, relationship
and community. !
Serving
Opportunities for students to respond to their faith by serving others. Mission projects, assisting
the elderly, and community clean up are just a few examples. !
Transformational Events
Off campus events that promote spiritual growth in astounding ways. Summer camp, retreats
and missions trips fall in to this category. !
Utilizing adults to serve this growing ministry!
Adult Mentors
Volunteers who are willing to develop and cultivate mentoring relationships with students. Adults
who can be available during times of worship, special events, and important times in a students’
life when they need extra guidance or support. !
Adult Leadership Team
A team of adults who work with the student director to creatively brainstorm new ideas, plan
events, evaluate the progress, and serve the vision of the student ministry at SCC!
Parental Empowerment
Provide resources and training for the parents of the students in our ministry. Help build faith in
the home setting as much as at youth group or church gatherings
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