Monday, October 5, 2009
Sundae Sunday!
Wow, what a great response to the Sundae Sunday after the evening service! Students and their families enjoyed making and sharing ice cream sundaes in the GreatQuest Youth Room on the 4th. Thank you to the parents who brought sundae toppings to share - we are all a little more "complete" as a result. I have a feeling sundae Sunday will happen again!
Monday, September 28, 2009
Coming CrossQuest Activities for all Grades
SENIOR HIGH MIDNIGHT MADNESS
Let the smack talk begin (…kind smack talk please) because the senior high students are going midnight bowling! The night begins at Buffaloe Lanes Family Entertainment Center at 5900 oak Forest Rd. Raleigh, NC 27616
Date: Friday night October 2, 2009
Time: Meet out front of Buffaloe Lanes at 10:20pm
Cost: $7 plus money for snacks and drinks
Sigh up: YES!!!!!
Contact Kevin Moore @ 919-847-0160 x 225 or crossquest@embarqmail.com
Let the smack talk begin (…kind smack talk please) because the senior high students are going midnight bowling! The night begins at Buffaloe Lanes Family Entertainment Center at 5900 oak Forest Rd. Raleigh, NC 27616
Date: Friday night October 2, 2009
Time: Meet out front of Buffaloe Lanes at 10:20pm
Cost: $7 plus money for snacks and drinks
Sigh up: YES!!!!!
Contact Kevin Moore @ 919-847-0160 x 225 or crossquest@embarqmail.com
7-8th Grade Super Game-O-Rama
That’s right Middle school students, it’s on like Donkeykong! October 3 from 5-8pm you are invited to Wayne and Karen’s house of fun for games galore! You need to RSVP Karen at kstallingshsmom@nc.rr.com before October 1 so that you do not miss out on the cookout or games. Pacman, Wii sports, Scatergories, Pictionary, Madden and NCAA Football, and many more activities will be offered throughout the evening. DO NOT MISS OUT.
Attention CrossQuest Students:Do Not Miss AnchorSoul 2009
Date: October 31
Times: Arrive @ the Moore’s at 4:30pm / Pick up @ the Moore’s at 9:30pm
Cost: $5 per participant (Non-MVBC 7-12th grade student guest are FREE!)
Bring: Guys-Salty snack / Ladies-Sweet snackStudents, where will you be on Halloween night?
Times: Arrive @ the Moore’s at 4:30pm / Pick up @ the Moore’s at 9:30pm
Cost: $5 per participant (Non-MVBC 7-12th grade student guest are FREE!)
Bring: Guys-Salty snack / Ladies-Sweet snackStudents, where will you be on Halloween night?
Why not spend the evening with twenty or thirty of your CrossQuest Friends in Youngsville, NC?
The House at Anchorsoul Fork is a walk through drama where fact is more riveting than fiction. The drama is presented by Faith Baptist in Youngsville, NC.The night begins at Kevin and Sandra Moore’s house. Later in the evening we will load up and head over to Faith Baptist for Anchorsoul and then it is back to the Moore’s to close out our time together.
Why not bring a friend or a CrossQuest Member that has not been to youth group lately? The night includes games, food, hanging out with friends, and discussions about the drama.
How much does the event cost and what should you bring? I am glad that you asked! $5 per student will help cover food cost; everything else is free (Non-MVBC 7-12th grade student guest are FREE!). Guys bring a salty snack to share and ladies bring a sweet snack to share (makes sense). What about sign up? ALL participants must sign up and pay their $5 by Sunday October 25, so that we can make sure we have enough vehicles and FOOD! Non-MVBC 7-12th grade student guest are FREE! A sign up sheet will be on the CrossQuest Student office door. You may also go to crossquest@embarqmail.com to sign up.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Indignant Thoughts
Over the past few years I have had a reoccurring dream. The dream is not a bad one but at the same time it is disturbing. In my dream I am fervently preaching the Gospel to a crowd that I cannot see. I have the impending feeling that this is going to be my last time to preach on earth and I am desperate for the unseen audience to hear the message of Christ as clearly as possible. When I wake up, I am exhausted and agitated, and I do not know exactly why.
If you are wondering why I would mention my dream here, allow me to elaborate: Recently, I had a similar feeling of anxiousness and anger. The other day, I was in a Christian book store standing at the register counter when I noticed the featured book being prominently displayed. The title was Church Marketing 101: Preparing Your Church for Greater Growth by Richard L. Reising. Before I go any farther, I must say, I have not read the book and I do not wish to disparage Mr. Reising or his intentions. However, as I looked at the book sitting in its nice little stand, I became overwhelmed with anger. It was as if my Christian sensibilities had been deeply offended. I had the urge to rip the book apart and toss it in the trash!
How could the Bride of Jesus Christ be so callously handled? Has adding to the Kingdom of God been reduced to a basic (101) marketing formula? I walked away form that store feeling defeated. It was as if my Lord had been impugned and I had done nothing to correct the hurt done to His character.
Is this all the enlightened Christian community can come up with, marketing? Marketing what? Marketing who? What page of scripture tells the church that marketing is the solution to the problem of sin in the lives of individuals? When did Jesus engage in the practice and what was His formula? Have we begun to coalesce into an unrecognizable mass bent on self preservation and not the preservation of the Gospel?
Jesus must not have been as good at marketing as modern businessmen. Jesus said, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.” (Luke 9:23); “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brother and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be my disciple.” (Luke 14:26-27); “So likewise, whoever does not forsake all that he has cannot be my disciple.” (Luke 14:33). Not exactly a modern idea of marketing, and yet He was God incarnate!
What must I do? How do I react to those who wish to boil down into a formula, the intricacies of a relational God and those He wishes to join in the worship of Him? Your thoughts are welcome, your tears justified, and your prayers needed.
If you are wondering why I would mention my dream here, allow me to elaborate: Recently, I had a similar feeling of anxiousness and anger. The other day, I was in a Christian book store standing at the register counter when I noticed the featured book being prominently displayed. The title was Church Marketing 101: Preparing Your Church for Greater Growth by Richard L. Reising. Before I go any farther, I must say, I have not read the book and I do not wish to disparage Mr. Reising or his intentions. However, as I looked at the book sitting in its nice little stand, I became overwhelmed with anger. It was as if my Christian sensibilities had been deeply offended. I had the urge to rip the book apart and toss it in the trash!
How could the Bride of Jesus Christ be so callously handled? Has adding to the Kingdom of God been reduced to a basic (101) marketing formula? I walked away form that store feeling defeated. It was as if my Lord had been impugned and I had done nothing to correct the hurt done to His character.
Is this all the enlightened Christian community can come up with, marketing? Marketing what? Marketing who? What page of scripture tells the church that marketing is the solution to the problem of sin in the lives of individuals? When did Jesus engage in the practice and what was His formula? Have we begun to coalesce into an unrecognizable mass bent on self preservation and not the preservation of the Gospel?
Jesus must not have been as good at marketing as modern businessmen. Jesus said, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.” (Luke 9:23); “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brother and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be my disciple.” (Luke 14:26-27); “So likewise, whoever does not forsake all that he has cannot be my disciple.” (Luke 14:33). Not exactly a modern idea of marketing, and yet He was God incarnate!
What must I do? How do I react to those who wish to boil down into a formula, the intricacies of a relational God and those He wishes to join in the worship of Him? Your thoughts are welcome, your tears justified, and your prayers needed.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
CrossQuest Parents: FYI
Parents, students are required to have medical, liability and behavior forms filled out prior to traveling with the youth group. Although students who sigh up for trips are given blank forms, the forms do not always make it home. Do not panic. On the right side of this site you will find links where you may download the needed forms at home. ALSO, medical forms need to be notarized. MVBC's administrative secretary can notarize the medical form for you if you call the office Monday through Friday and make an appointment.
Hope this information was helpful,
Kevin
Hope this information was helpful,
Kevin
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Mission Bahamas 2009
August 1-8, 2009 the CrossQuest Senior High Students will be going to the Bahama Islands to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Our TEAM representative from Touch the World Ministries will be in youth group Sunday evening February 15 to share about the trip. ALL rising 9th graders through graduating seniors need to attend this meeting. Make sure you contact all the CQ senior high students you can and remind them that they need to attend this important meeting.
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