There are numerious challenges facing today's junior high and high school students. We desire to be one of your biggest supporters as we help you face these difficult and joyous years! The spiritual growth and development of today and tomorrows youth deserves the utmost attention. We take this matter very seriously!

Thank you for partnering with us as we passionatley pray, teach, encourage, love, admonish, and care for the needs of your youth. May the greatest treasure in our teens lives become their relationship with Jesus Christ.

Youth Director

Paul Senrick  

Please feel free to call me here at the church (719)-632-4442 any time!

You can also e-mail me at either pastorpaul@calvarybapt.net or relianceyouth@gmail.com

The youth ministry of Reliance exists to MAGNIFY Jesus through REACHING non-believing students, UNITING them with other Christians who will help DISCIPLE them, and ENCOURAGE maturing students to IDENTIFY the ministry God has called them to pursue.

RELIANCE - Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings.

ROCK SOLID - Small Groups, conferences, and camps.

RELEVANCE - Missions, Ministry Teams, Prayer, and Outreach.

God's Word

Worship and Prayer

Community and Relationships

*All three of these means intertwined are essential for proper functionality.

MAGNIFY - This is the most important focus of Reliance; to proclaim the supreme greatness of Jesus Christ. (Colossians 1:15-23 / Psalms 34:3).

REACHING - Sharing with the lost their current state of separation from God and their desperate need of His imparted salvation. (Acts 1:8)

UNITING - Connecting a new believer with other Christians who will offer love, guidance, and support. (Ephesians 2:19-22)

DISCIPLE - This provides the framework for a new believer to begin to grow in Christ. (2 Timothy 3:16)

ENCOURAGE - This is a call to become an active participant within the church body. (1 Thessalonians 5:11)

IDENTIFY - This is the process of understanding your spiritual gifts and using them to glorify God and edify the Body of Christ. (1 Corinthians 12)

The below links are designed to help parents better understand the culture their youth live in. The links also give parents guidance on how they can approach and handle hard subject material such as suicide, homosexuality, and hopelessness.

http://www.parentingcompass.com/             http://www.cpyu.org/

 http://www.exodus-international.org/         www.homeword.com/

      

10 Building Blocks for a Happy Family

Most parents are doing a good job of parenting – but don’t realize it.  All parents should understand that there are no perfect families.  I know for sure that mine isn’t!  Likewise, there is no perfect parenting method. Still, my wife Cathy and I have settled on what we believe to be the ten essential ingredients for building and maintaining a happy family. 

Here are the 10 building blocks in overview form:

1.  Be there for your kids.  Your children regard your presence as a sign of caring and connectedness (even when they don’t seem to do so!) Presence provides kids with a greater sense of security than almost any other quality parents can offer.

2.  Express affection, warmth and encouragement.  Families with a sense of A.W.E. – as opposed to shame-based parenting – is a home where children and spouses will feel more secure.

3.  Build healthy morals and values.  The decisions kids make today will often affect them for the rest of their lives.  Parents have significant powers of influence – through modeling and teaching – over the morals and values their kids carry into adulthood!

4.  Discipline with consistency.  Clearly expressed expectations and consistent follow-through produce responsible kids.  Make your goal of discipline one of teaching kids responsibility not evoking obedience.

5.  Ruthlessly eliminate stress.  The unbalanced life will not be kind to the areas we neglect.  Parents must make the difficult decisions of reducing the effect of our culture’s breathless pace on their family.

6.  Communication is key.  Positive communication is the language of love for our children.  Parents must take the initiative to set the tone for family communication – which includes the important skill of listening.

7.  Play is necessary for a close-knit family. There is nothing like play to bring about family togetherness and communication. Play builds family memories, reduces family stress and produces support and affirmation.

8.  Love your spouse. A loving marriage brings hope and security to your children. At times, this means putting your spouse’s needs ahead of your children’s needs.

9.  Let your life reflect the understanding that the best things in life are not things. Healthy stewardship and financial decisions produce positive family priorities.

10. Energize your family’s spiritual growth. Your greatest calling in life is to leave a spiritual legacy for your children.  Pay close attention to your own spiritual health and model a healthy spirituality for your family.