Want to learn more about what the youth group does What is a……? Teen Devo- a teen devo or devotional is a time of worship specifically for the teenagers. This is typically for grades 6-12. We spend time singing, hearing a devotional, and eating and fellowshipping with one another. These events are sometimes in our church building and sometimes in our members homes. Teen Singing- a teen singing is exactly what it sounds like. The singings are hosted at Chattanooga area congregations. Typically on the 2 nd Sunday of each month. We leave right after morning services and go to the singings sometimes stopping to get fast food for lunch depending on time. They will also serve refreshments after the singing. Elementary Devo- a elementary devo or devotional is a time of learning for our younger children. These are sometimes led by Matthew or the teenagers. We sing songs, listen to a Bible story, do crafts, work on memorizing the books of the Bible and scriptures. Refreshments are served at these as well. Service Projects- a service project is our way of sharing love with others. We have done many service projects in the past including blessing bags for the homeless, coats for the homeless, working in the warehouse at Churches of Christ Disaster Relief in Nashville, gathering toys for our congregations Christmas toy program, yard work for the elderly, clean up days at our building, fruit baskets to the widows and shut ins, random acts of kindness left in our community, etc. 5th Sunday- every 5 th Sunday evening the young men of the congregation help lead our worship services. They lead singing, pray, and read scripture. The young ladies are encouraged to participate in the 5 th Sunday fellowship meal in some way. This can be by setting up, cleaning, up, preparing a dish, serving, etc. Lads 2 Leaders- L2L is a program for the youth and adults. There are many different programs that you can participate in. This is to encourage our youth to become leaders in our congregations. There are many different programs including song leading, memorizing scripture, service projects, Bible bowl, etc. One of our deacons, Zach Warren, is in charge of L2L. There is a convention each Easter weekend in Nashville we will attend to receive awards for those who earn them and for the youth to participate in the convention events. Bible Bowl- we participate in two Bible bowl competitions a year. One at L2L in Nashville at the convention and the other in Cookeville, TN. Each competition will assign a book or books of the Bible and the questions will come from that book. Each participant is on a team of 4 and they are given a piece of paper with A,B, C on it. The questions will be displayed on a screen as well as being read verbally. The announcer calls time and each participant has to raise the piece of paper with the correct answer on it to receive credit. We try to cover this material in our classes but we also encourage the children and parents to read and study the book as well. In addition to the actual competition we also have monthly Bible bowl practices to help cover the material and prep them with how it will be set up at the competition. Lock In- a lock in is a time of fun for the children to spend time with one another and get to know one another. We stay up all night (you can sleep if you want) and play games and just HAVE FUN!! There are adult chaperones at these events and no one is allowed to leave during the night without parents permission. Late Night Praise- this is a time we spend together singing. Feel free to come 30 minutes early and bring your own dinner. We start with singing with the lights on and trying to learn new songs. We end with the lights out singing songs with no distractions. Prayer group-we break off into boys and girls groups. Katie leads the girls group and Matthew leads the boys. We discuss the good (what good things are going on in your life), the bad (what is not going so great in your life), and the ugly (what you are struggling with). We then pray together as a group about these things. We encourage them to continue to pray over these things until the next prayer group.