Youth

At JBC we are intentional in carrying out the Great Commission in our young adults’ ministry. The years of young adulthood are crucial in the formation of character, and we want to be purposeful under God’s providence to cement the character of Christ in their hearts. For when they go off to college we want to set them up for success in that chapter of their lives. Their youth group plays a vital role to that end.

We accomplish the Great Commission in the lives of our young adults by teaching them to observe all that Christ commanded. This teaching is provided by our youth directors, James Cyrus and Ben Camp, who prepare relevant messages from God's Word to teach every Wednesday.

We also fulfill the mission of Christ by giving our youth group girls and guys a chance to further their growth in biblical manhood and womanhood. The young ladies meet occasionally in a ministry called "Rubies." The young guys meet occasionally in a ministry called "Young Bucks."

All young adults between the ages of 13-18 years of age or in 7th—12th grades are welcome to join us. We meet on Wednesdays from 6:30pm-8:00pm at the church building for a time of fun, teaching from God's Word, and D-groups.

We believe these goals of our student ministry are accomplished in partnership with parents. The Bible shows that the primary responsibility of the discipleship of children falls on parents. Deuteronomy 6:6-7 sets a precedent for the parents’ discipleship of their children: “These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on you heart. You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up.” The New Testament echoes this responsibility: “Fathers do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4).

Since there is such a high priority placed on parents as primary shepherds in their children’s lives, we view our role in the youth ministry as a partnership in the equipping of the saints for the work of the ministry (cf. Ephesians 4:11).