Village Student Ministries

Happy Super Bowl Week,

We had a great group on Sunday! I hope you will encourage your students to keep coming or use my philosophy which is just make them come. You might be surprised how much that pays off in the long run. Do not forget that we will be participating in the Souper Bowl of caring this Sunday at the end of the 10:45 am service. Come to me before the service for directions if you plan on participating (all you do is hold a bucket). Also, we have no Sunday evening activities because of the Super Bowl. Please bring your volunteer application if you received one last week filled out and we can schedule a time to get together. We will have sign ups for our youth I.S.O. Groups at the resource table on Sunday and we will have camp sign up coming very soon. If you have any questions then just email me at matthew@blythewoodvillage.com. I hope you have a great week!

Until Then,

Matthew Phillips

Notes from Our Pastor

Greetings!

Two major projects will be getting under way at VillageChurch in February. First, our worship center will be under construction! Trees will be going down, a building pad will be put up...just exciting to think about. Second, our capital campaign steering committee will be introduced to you. We'll be doing a one year campaign which will enable us to purchase media equipment and furniture for the worship center and landscape the property among other things.

Let me share with you a few basic things I believe we're going to see because of these 2 major projects this year. We're going to see more people become followers of Christ than we've ever seen before. Our baptisms will increase dramatically. Our church will grow exponentially. Our youth group will minister to more youth than anyone else in our area. Lives will be changed all over Northeast Columbia. Pretty neat to think about, isn't it! Get on board and dream big dreams!

God bless,

Erik Estep
VillageChurch

Notes from Our Pastor

Sunday was an incredible day at VillageChurch! The 2nd service was packed and 11 people demonstrated their allegiance to Christ in believer's baptism! The baptism was particularly special because it was the first time we've been able to celebrate a baptism together. Normally we head out to the lake for baptism and have a crew that stays behind to tear down and some head on to other commitments. But Sunday we all were able to see some tangible signs of lives being touched and changed. I'm starting to get in the habit of anticipating great things happening each week at VillageChurch! Make it your prayer that God will do great and mighty things through your life and the life of VillageChurch!

Notes from Our Pastor

A couple of men who had the opportunity to go to Africa to sell shoes. The first man refused to go. He said, "No one wears shoes there!" The second man was excited to go. He said, "No one has shoes there!" Simply put, one man saw opportunity while the other man did not.

I've been convicted lately of all the opportunities God's put before me that I've just not paid any attention to. I'm asking God to open my eyes this year to the opportunities He puts before me. It was fun to drive into my neighborhood this week and see each house as an opportunity for me to minister. I had a guy walk into the church office. He was curious about our church. I talked to him and found out he's moving next week. So I took the opportunity to lift his family up in prayer as they move.

2009 is a new year. Ask God to open your eyes to the opportunities He puts before you to serve Him!

A Note to Village Kid Parents

Dear Parents,
We thank you for giving us the opportunity to work with your child in our TeamKid Club. TeamKid is a discipleship club for children in first – fifth grades. TeamKid combines recreation activities, creative Bible story presentations, Bible verse memorization, and application to life. It is designed so that children learn biblical principles and develop skills that will help them make wise decisions in life.
This year’s theme is God’s Way =My Way. Our TeamKids will be learning how to do their very best for God each day. Every Sunday, each child will collect points for attendance, bring their Bible, offering, first-time friend, and memorization of the previous week’s Bible verse. Points will only be given upon arrival. With the exception of the memory verse, points will not be given after 11:55.
To help motivate the children to accomplish these expectations, we have set up team and individual reward systems. At the end of each month, the grade level team with the most total points will get to attend Games first for the entire next month. At the end of each quarter, children who have memorized 50% or more of the memory verses will receive a special individual treat. We ask that you support and encourage your TeamKid(s) to participate to their fullest ability.
By establishing these habits, we hope to help our TeamKids run life’s race to the glory of the Lord.
Please feel free to contact Jeana at 803.419.0989 or jeana@blythewoodvillage.com if you have any questions or comments regarding TeamKid.

In Christ,
Jeana Reidl and Beki Miller

P.S. Please do not let your child/children bring cell phones, electronic games, toys, etc… to TeamKid. Thank you!

Village Student Ministries

Greeting,

I hope that everyone enjoyed their winter break, but now it is time to get back into the swing of things. This Sunday is an important Sunday for our Student Ministry. We are going to be unveiling our plan of action for the Spring and Summer. This meeting is for anyone who is interested in helping with our student ministry and for all the parents of students. Also, do not forget that we will be having a Baptism service as a part of the 10:45 am service on January 18. Several of our students will be getting baptized so you will not want to miss out on this spiritually encouraging service. I hope everyone has a great week and I will see you all on Sunday!

Im out,

Matthew Phillips