 Welcome
to our SPY MINISTRIES website! SPY MINISTRIES is our St. Paul’s
Lutheran Youth Ministries. SPY incorporates all the youth in 6th-12th
grades. You do not have to be a member of St. Pauls Lutheran to
participate in our SPY events.
When you come to one of our various
activities you will find that there is a purpose to everything
we do. We have five Biblical purposes for our ministry. These purposes
come from the book of Matthew chapter
22:37-39 “Jesus replied, ‘Love
the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and
with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment.
And the second is like it, love your neighbor as yourself.” And
chapter 28:18-20 “Then Jesus came
to them and said, ‘All
authority in Heaven and earth has been given to me. Therefore go
and make disciples of all nations baptizing them in the name of
the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and teaching them
to obey everything I have commanded. And surely I am with you to
the very end of the age!”
From these verses we get our five
purposes, which are fellowship, worship, discipleship, evangelism
and ministry. We used these five purposes to come up with our
purpose statement for our SPY MINISTRIES. As a youth ministry it is our
goal that each student would:
- GO show God’s love to the world
- GATHER
in God’s name
- GROW in God’s Word
- GIVE of ourselves to others and
- GLORIFY God in all we do.
Everything we do fulfills one of those
purposes. A few examples is throughout the year we have gone and
served our community at
the
salvation army, harbor house and the animal shelter and those events
fulfilled the purpose to GIVE of ourselves to others. Another event
we went to this past year was the Dare2Share conference which helped
us learn how to share the message of Christ with others, which fulfilled
the purpose to GO show God’s love to the world. What an amazing
opportunity we have everyday to serve God our Creator and Savior
in all that we do! I hope and pray to see you at one of our upcoming
activities.
For more information about SPY MINISTRIES you
can contact Becky Hagge at rhagge@stpaulslutheran.net or at the
office 815-932-0312.
Why Join SPY?
- It
provides a way for youth to actively participate in
the church.
- It
establishes an organization where youth can have
fun and fellowship with others their own age.
- It teaches youth in a creative fashion
about Jesus, His church and living as a Christian.
- It provides a structure around which youth can form their
value systems under Christian guidelines.
- It provides a sense of belonging and develops a Servant
mind-set.
- It provides youth with a constructive outlet for their
energy and social-growth needs.
- It assists the church in areas where help is needed.
If you are a St. Paul's youth in grade 6-12 and would like more
information on what SPY has to offer you, please contact Becky today! |
