LIFE GROUPS KICK OFF PARTY!

Hey Parents!
Your student will not want to miss the Life Group Kick Off Party!! It's this Wednesday night, at 7 pm in the Student Zone! There will be free food and games and worship, and they will find out who is in your Life Group! They will not want to miss it! If they have not signed up for a Life Group yet, ITS NOT TOO LATE! There is still time to get plugged in and invest in their spiritual life. We really hope that you will partner with us and ask your student to get in a Life Group because we believe that spiritual growth happens best in community and we want all of our students to get connected!!

Again here are the details:
LIFE GROUP KICK OFF PARTY
Wednesday, October 4th @ 7 pm
Student Zone @ POG
Don't let them forget to bring their sign up card with a Parent signature or Drivers license number!

Hope we see your son or daughter there!

Kurt and Katie

Vitals - Sept. 23, 24

42 (High School) - Sept. 23rd
"Dust" - Nooma Video by Rob Bell
Worship led by Justin Willis
Attendance: Total: 13 (9 students, 4 leaders)

The SPARK (Jr. High) - Sept. 17th
Message - "Construct" by Kurt
Key Points:
Discipleship --> Grow --> CONSTRUCT
Spiritual growth is a JOURNEY, not a destination.
Healthy habits are to help you grow STRONGER, not SMARTER.
God care most about your HEART condition.
Verses Referenced: Matthew 28:19-20a, Luke 2:52, Luke 11:46, Proverbs 4:23
Attendance: Total: 95
1st Service: 31 students, 7 leaders
2nd Service: 44 students, 6 leaders, 7 high school students

Vitals - Sept. 16,17

42 (High School) - Sept. 16th
Message - "MERGE" by Kurt
Key Points:
Fellowship --> Connect --> MERGE!
We need to grow LARGER and SMALLER at the same time.
Spiritual growth happens best in a COMMUNITY
Join a Life Group!
Verses Referenced: Matthew 22:39-40, Luke 15:4, Acts 2:44
Worship led by Jake Nelson and Stephen Ites
Attendance: Total: 31 (25 students, 6 leaders)

The SPARK (Jr. High) - Sept. 17th
Message - "MERGE" by Kurt
Key Points:
Fellowship --> Connect --> MERGE!
We need to grow LARGER and SMALLER at the same time.
Spiritual growth happens best in a COMMUNITY
Join a Life Group!
Verses Referenced: Matthew 22:39-40, Luke 15:4, Acts 2:44
Attendance: Total: 93
1st Service: 23 students, 10 leaders
2nd Service: 52 students, 8 leaders

CRUD WARS Recap

Thank you parents for allowing us to play and have fun with your students! CRUD WARS was a HUGE success! We had 73 students total and 10 leaders/parents helping out! We also had 36 new students at CRUD WARS or on Sunday morning, which was awesome! It was an unbelieavbly fun/gross time!

As a staff team we have set up strategic "Wins" for the different events that we do and programs that we have so that they can be evaluated on how they fulfill their purpose. Our win for ENTER (Evangelism) events like CRUD WARS is to have students say, "Wow I didn't know that I could have this much fun at a church thing. I can't wait to come back!" And we had multiple students say things very similar to that on Sunday night! So thanks for supporting us and our ministry and allowing your students to participate and bring friends to CRUD WARS! Please encourage them to bring friends to the Spark and 42 in the future as well! Thanks!

P.S. Watch for pic to be posted soon, and a video this weekend at The Spark!

Big Week For Us...

Check this out...


This was a big week for Point of Grace! We were featured in an article in Des Moines "CityView" Magazine on megachurches in the MidWest. Jeff Mullen, our lead pastor was interviewed and there were a ton of pictures, all but one, of our church in the article. You can view the article here. Super cool!

Also, the Student Ministry was featured in Waukee Today and The Dallas County News showcasing our ministry for young families in our area. Pretty sweet for the first two months! Its exciting that the community is seeing us as a movement of hope for students and families in the Des Moines area. Nothing like some free publicity!

CRUD WARS! - Sept. 17th 5-7p

Your students will not want to miss this big event! For those of you who don't know, CRUD WARS is a huge, team-based food fight! They need to bring clothes that they (and you) don't care about getting dirty... because they will get dirty!! When we are done with the food fight, we will rinse off and serve them a pizza dinner. This event is designed for them to invite friends that do not usually attend Point of Grace. We are so committed to this, Crud Wars is free with a new friend, or cost $5 if they come alone. You can get your permission slip at church or at the event, but they cannot participate without one. And it must be signed by the student's parent, not a friend's parent. Sorry...


CRUD WARS!!
Sunday, Septmeber 17th 5:00 - 7:00p
@ Point of Grace Church
$5 or free with a new friend

Got more questions? Call Kurt at 515.987.9595 ext. 134 or Katie at 515.987.9595 ext. 133. See you Sunday Night!

Vitals - Sept. 9,10

42 (High School) - Sept. 9th
Message - "Enter" by Kurt
Key Points:
Jesus actually believed that we could have a RELATIONSHIP with God based on LOVE.
God focuses on the LOST.
Lost = valuable, important, loved, searched for.
Verses Referenced: Matt. 22:36-38, Luke 15:4, Luke 19:10
Worship led by Jake Nelson and Stephen Ites
Attendance: Total: 43 (33 students, 10 leaders)

The SPARK (Jr. High) - Sept. 10th
Message - "Enter" by Kurt
Key Points:
Jesus actually believed that we could have a RELATIONSHIP with God based on LOVE.
God focuses on the LOST.
Lost = valuable, important, loved, searched for.
Verses Referenced: Matt. 22:36-38, Luke 15:4, Luke 19:10
Attendance: Total: 94
1st Service: 44 students, 11 leaders
2nd Service: 38 students 8 leaders (1 new)

NEW SERIES STARTING SEPT. 9th & 10th

Sept. 9/10th - ENTER
Sept. 16/17th - MERGE
Sept. 23/24th - CONSTRUCT
Sept. 30th/ Oct. 1st - ACCESS
Oct. 7/8th - ELEVATE

We will be discussing why we do what we do. There will be great music, fun activities and FREE FOOD throughout the series, so your students will not want to miss any of the five weeks!

Vitals - Sept. 2,3

The SPARK - Jr. High
Message - "Igniting Creativity" by Katie
Key Points:
We are most like God when we CREATE.
True creativity is motivated by LOVE.
Verses Referenced: Isaiah 40:28, Galatians 6:5, Matthew 5:13
Worship led by Stephen Ites the Ignite Band
Attendance: Total: 64
1st Service: 26 students, 7 leaders
2nd Service: 38 students 5 leaders

42 - High School
Message - "Igniting Creativity" by Katie
Key Points:
We are most like God when we CREATE.
True creativity is motivated by LOVE.
Verses Referenced: Isaiah 40:28, Galatians 6:5, Matthew 5:13
Worship led by Jake Nelson and the 42 Band
Attendance: Total: 31 (23 students, 8 leaders)