The Tulsa Chinese Christian Church Youth Ministry can be summed up in our purpose statement, created by the youth group themselves on January 2001:
“The goal of TCCC youth group is to Grow in faith, Reach others for Christ, Adore Him, Care for others, and Encourage each other through fellowship.”
These 5 purposes of our youth group are based on the Great Commandment (Matt. 22:37-40) and the Great Commission (Matt. 28: 19-20):
- GROW IN FAITH
We in the youth group are seeking to grow in maturity in our walk with God and learning to be independently dependent on Him. We takes steps toward that end through our daily devotional life, Friday night Bible studies (A.K.A. “World Changers International”), Sunday school, and taking personal steps of faith in ministry, service, and mission trips. - REACH OTHERS FOR CHRIST
We desire to bring God’s message of love and forgiveness to those who don’t know Him or who are unconvinced of His reality. Mission trips, inviting friends to youth activities, making visitors feel welcomed and at ease, living out Christ’s character in our everyday lives, and personally explaining how to know Him are just some of the ways we do that. - ADORE HIM
We worship God by celebrating His presence and honoring Him with our all. This is done not only through our songs to Him corporately, but through our daily lifestyle individually. - CARE FOR OTHERS
Meeting other people’s needs with love: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” One example of that in the past was our involvement with Compassion International in sponsoring a child from Rwanda. - ENCOURAGING EACH OTHER THROUGH FELLOWSHIP
Our fellowship times with each other (whether parties, weekly meetings, retreats, or informal encounters) are opportunities to know each other better and to encourage one another in our spiritual journey, to care for each other, and hold one another accountable to keep living the life of obedience to Christ.
Our purpose statement spells out the acrostic GRACE which is the power from God that we rely on to accomplish our 5 goals. We pray that we would be a demonstration of God’s grace and that others around us would experience it too.
WORLD CHANGERS INTERNATIONAL
World Changers is our Friday night Bible study group. We meet at 7:00pm until 9:30pm. Call youth Pastor Joshua Olds for more information at 214-597-8573 or email him at josh@lifeisstory.com
SUNDAY SCHOOL
10:45AM – 12:00PM in room M24 upstairs in the Activity Center/Gym (When English service is at 9am; Check church calendar for combined service schedule). Join us for learning and fellowship.
FACEBOOK PAGE
facebook.com/TCCCYouth
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES:
www.maccsr.org
GREAT READING:
No time for quiet time? Solution: 1 minute Bible 4 Students! (New Living Translation), edited by John R. Kohlenberger.
http://www.christiananswers.net/teens/home.html
PARENT RESOURCES:
www.cpyu.org Center for Parent/Youth Understanding (recommend signing up for Youth Culture free eupdates)
www.parentzilla.com/free-stuff/
Books:
How to be a Happy Healthy Family: Ten Principles of Families that Succeed by Jim Burns, Ph.D.
Ignite the Fire: Kindling a Passion for Christ in Your Kids, by Barry and Carol St. Clair
Parents’ Guide To The Spiritual Mentoring Of Teens, edited by Joe White & Jim Weidmann, Focus On The Family, 2001
Interested in starting family devotions?
Fuel: 10-Minute Devotions to Ignite the Faith of Parents & Teens, by Joe White
Sticky Situations: 365 Devotions for Kids and Families by Betsy Schmitt
APOLOGETICS:
http://www.josh.org/apologetics/
www.rzim.org
http://www.apologeticsindex.org
http://www.apologetics.org
http://reasonablefaith.org/
www.icr.org (Institute for Creation Research)
http://afcinc.org/en-us/ministries/literatureresourcesministry/mainlandchineseliteratureministry.aspx?articleID=152
www.reasons.org
www.answersingenesis.com
www.equip.org (Christian Research Institute)
www.watchman.org
www.probe.org
www.CreationTruth.com – Creation vs. Evolution Site
http://www.christianitytoday.com
EVANGELISM:
www.TheKristo.com – Flash Gospel Presentation
www.studentz.com – Student Evangelism site of NAMB
http://www.gocampus.org
RELATIONSHIPS:
www.truelovewaits.com – True Love Waits Official Site
Books:
I Kissed Dating Goodbye, by Joshua Harris
Passion and Purity, by Elisabeth Eliot
Let Me Be a Woman, by Elisabeth Eliot
Love is a Decision, by Gary Smalley
Questions Worth Asking Before the Ring, by William L. Coleman
MISSIONS:
www.thetask.org – Youth Site of IMB
www.iwglobal.com – I Witness Ministries
http://www.globalexpeditions.com (Teen Mania)
COLLEGE prep:
www.collegeready.com
www.liveabove.com – Connect to college ministries
www.collegetransitioninitiative.com
www.yfc.net – Youth for Christ
www.facultylinc.com – College professors websites
http://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/
http://www.veritas.org/ – Veritas Forum (discussions about life’s hardest questions and the relevance of Jesus Christ to all of life)
http://www.jubileeconference.com/ – annual gathering of college students to explore the implications of the gospel of the kingdom
OTHER:
www.syatp.com – See You At The Pole
www.cpyu.org/gapyear – Gap Year Programs after high school
www.ccel.org/wwsb – World-wide Study Bible
www.biblegateway.com
http://www.extremecamps.com/ -teen mania
www.boundless.org
Depressed? 1-800-273-TALK
www.SuicideHotlines.com/oklahoma.html : 1-800-SUICIDE
www.youthline.us/ : 1-877-YouthLine — Counseling for Teens by Teens
1 Timothy 4:12 “Let no one despise your youth, but … be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”
Jeremiah 1:4-8 “But the LORD said to me: ‘Do not say, “I am a youth,” for you shall go to all to whom I send you, and whatever I command you, you shall speak.'” (vs. 7)
Romans 12:2 “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable & perfect will of God.”
1 Corinthians 14:20 “Brethren, do not be children in understanding; however, in malice be babes, but in understanding be mature.”
1 Corinthians 13:11 “When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child, but when I became a man, I put away childish things.”
Jeremiah 3:4 “Will you not from this time cry to Me, ‘My Father, You are the guide of my youth?'”
Updated 8/20/13