SUBSTANCE YOUTH
preparing and releasing students to the next step of their faith journey
How you can be involved with Substance Youth
Join us for Sunday Service
We believe that the local church is the hope of the world and that everyone, regardless of age, can have a part in it. Students are not seen as separate and are welcomed into the same experiences that we have for every person. our Sunday Services are designed with students in mind to be engaging and challenging!
Come visit one of our amazing campuses!
Join a Substance Youth Small Group
The heartbeat of Substance Youth is 4-7 friends. We create small groups with the intention of providing a place where students can find close Christian friends that will encourage them. We have two basic types of groups, Connect Groups and Small Groups. A Connect Group is based around that Sunday's message with a focus on leading students to love Sunday morning church and find friends to grow in their faith with. Whereas a Small Group can be focused on any topic or activity that is approved by Substance Youth Staff. Our hope is that as we offer both Connect Groups and Small Groups we are able meet the specific needs of students and families.
What about 6th Grade?
We love our 6th graders! To help with the transition from Substance Kids to Substance Youth we created a specific group designed just for 6th grade called the 6th Grade Experience. This is a space for 6th grade only to help build a solid foundation that will be built upon when they move into 7th grade and join a Youth Connect Group. Soon to be 6th graders can start joining this Wednesday Youth Small Group the January of their 5th grade year. For more information click the button below.
Start Serving!
We believe that ownership in a ministry is one of the key factors in whether or not a person is satisfied in church! We love it when students find a passion point of serving within the local church. Students can serve at any of our campuses and within any ministry team! For more information and to sign up for a team, click below!
FAQ's
Youth Connect Groups are co-ed groups that meet every week. These groups meet at one of our campuses to have a guided conversation centered around the previous Sunday morning message led by trained adult Youth leaders and break into small groups for prayer. When the Connect Group breaks into prayer small groups they are arranged by gender. Students have options on what group they would like to be involved in. Click the link above to find the options for Youth Connect Groups this trimester.
We have two basic types of groups, Connect Groups and Small Groups. A Connect Group is based around that Sunday's message with a focus on leading students to love Sunday morning church and find friends to grow in their faith with. Whereas a Small Group can be focused on any topic or activity that is approved by Substance Youth Staff. Our hope is that as we offer both Connect Groups and Small Groups we are able meet the specific needs of students and families.
A typical trimester is 15-16 weeks. After each trimester Youth Connect Groups and Small Groups will take a 2 week break. There will always be consistent Connect Groups for students to join, however at the beginning of each trimester there will be new Small Groups offered.
All of our Connect Groups and Small Groups are listed in our online Guide under the category “Youth”. There you will find the names and emails for the Youth leaders, a quick description of the group, and the times and locations of where a group will meet.
We love our 6th graders! To help with the transition from Substance Kids to Substance Youth every Wednesday we have the 6th Grade Experience. This is a space for 6th grade only to help build a solid foundation that will be built upon when they move into 7th grade and join a Youth Connect Group. Starting in the fall. This group has a trimester schedule and will go through 3 separate curriculums. Every fall the 6th Grade Experience will be participating in curriculum from Youth Alpha where they learn the basic tenets of the our faith. In January they move into the Feed curriculum, from one of our missions partners OneHope, where the focus is helping students to engage with the Bible. Lastly, during the summer trimester, 6th graders will have a connect group model where they learn how to participate in Sunday services. If you have questions you can email youth@substancechurch.com or click this link HERE
On the third Wednesday of each month we host an intentional touch point call Youth Growth Track. This is the first step for every new leader to joining our Youth Team. At the Youth Growth Track you'll learn the mission and vision, the different volunteer opportunities, and see the culture of Substance Youth. You can RSVP for Youth Leader Growth Track HERE
If you have any questions, email youth@substancechurch.com.
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If you have any questions about anything email youth@substancechurch.com.