GOAL #1 for 2008-09: We will increase our influence on area students, their families, and their campuses.

We have a good youth ministry. It is one of the best in the Lake area. We must not be satisfied with good. We can, and must be so much better. Many, if not most of the students on our local campuses are NOT being reached for God. Our youth group cannot reach every student by ourselves, but we must be part of the solution.

THE PLAN:
I want to launch a separate worship services for the Junior High and High School students. These two different groups of students have unique needs. We can better meet those needs with separate ministries for each group. Although this will make each group seem smaller, I believe it will ultimately help us reach more students. As a result of School of the Osage moving sixth grade to the Junior High, we will include the sixth graders in our Junior High ministry.

We need to serve our campuses including students, teachers, coaches, administrators, etc. We can serve them through outreach events like the Senior Banquet and service projects or random acts of kindness. We will also continue to reach out to students through our monthly road trips.

We need to serve our families by supporting our parents. We should honor our parents in a specific and generous way on Mother’s and Father’s Day. We need to offer our parents opportunities to become the best parents they can be through reading materials, seminars, classes, etc.

We need to communicate better. I want to be a better communicator this year using text, postcards, phone calls, etc. We must improve the way we promote our ministry to the church, schools, and families.