jr high/high school ministries
vision/mission statements
Vision Statement
• To be and to make disciples.
Mission Statement
• To confront students at different spiritual levels with the gospel of Christ to bring them into a life-changing relationship with Christ as Savior.
• To disciple students into an intimate, accountable, and personal relationship with Christ as Lord.
• To develop students that are servant-followers of Christ engaged in reaching their friends for Christ through the Student Ministry of Central.
• To equip students to do the work of this ministry.
upcoming events
Print a permission form for our upcoming events here: Permission_Slip
BROOMBALL is coming Friday, May 6th for both Jr and Sr High. Meet at the church at 8 pm and we will return by 12:30 am. Cost is $15.
Chillin at Schillin is Wednesday, May 9th from 6-9 pm! Come at join us at the field across from the Collierville YMCA for this community wide event. There will be live music, free food, a guest speaker and lots of fun! Bring a friend and we will see you there!
Sunday night programs meet every Sunday night from 6-7:30 pm. Our last Sunday night program is May 6th.
Wednesday night programs meet weekly from 7-8:30 pm. Our last Wednesday night program is May 9th.
Baptism Class Register here to take the required class to get baptized
If you would like to be on our email list for updates on calendar and events, please email Janell at janelloleary@centralchurch.com.
JUNIOR HIGH (7-8)
| Extreme Caution! – 1st Wednesday of every other month, 7:00-8:30 p.m., food and crazy games. |  |
SOAP(Student of a Purpose), our Jr High mission trip is June 2-7. Come join us as we serve families in the Wherry Housing Community outside of Nashville, TN. To register for the trip click here. To print the permission form click here: SOAP 2012 liability
Fall Creek Falls, our Jr High retreat is June 17-21. Connect with God and fellowship with others while enjoying nature through caving, canoeing, rock climbing, rappelling and more. The mandatory trip meeting is Sunday, May 20th. There will be no trip registration at the meeting so make sure to register before then! To register click here. To print the permission form click here:FCF liability 2012
SENIOR HIGH (9-12)
SEMP – (Students Equipped to Minister to their Peers) June 24 – 30, 2012
Students will go to Chicago for an intense week of learning how to share their faith on the streets of Chicago.Jesus taught his disciples to be fishers of men, so we focus this entire week on helping students reach their friends. Students will be trained in apologetics and evangelism in the morning sessions, and during the afternoons they will practice their faith as they share Jesus Christ with those they come in contact with in Chicago. The goal is for them to be built into and equipped to share their faith but ultimately to bring home what they have learned. To print a brochure, please click here: SEMP brochure 2012
Calle Blancos and Bagaces, Costa Rica
This summer, Juniors and Seniors will head to Costa Rica from July 3rd – 17th, 2012 to work with missionaries, Lisandro and Michele Montenegro. This being the 7th summer to work with this specific group of students in Costa Rica, we are very excited about what God has in store. Please join us in prayer as the team prepares for this upcoming adventure. For more information on the Motenegro family please check out their facebook pages at Lisandro: https://www.facebook.com/
Current Curriculum
Jr High
This Spring in Jr High we will be going through two studies on Sunday Morning. The first is “How to Understand the Core Truths of Christianity” which helps Jr High students gain a better understanding of topics like the Virgin Birth of Christ, His Diety, Atonement, and the Resurrection. We will also be looking at a study called “How To Get Along with your Parents” which encourages students to honor their parents and communicate with them.
Sr High
Sunday morning: For the first half of this semester, we will be going through a study on the book of Romans, which we are very excited about! The reason for this study is that the students might gain a deeper understanding of the christian life and the role that the Holy Spirit plays in it, by leading. As well as learning to view things from a different perspective, namely God’s, so that they can learn to trust Him with every aspect of their lives as they progress in their faith! Then, we are going to do a study on ‘Desires,’ with the purpose being that many times christians struggle living faithfully to God because deep down, they still desire the things of this world more than they desire to follow Him. So, what we want to do is to highlight a few key passages in scripture where it looks at what it means to desire God more than anything, even in the hard situations that life has to offer us. The goal of this is to learn that we can trust God, which will cause us to desire to surrender to Him, which will enable us to live faithfully to God, as Peter teaches in 1 Peter 4:19.
Wednesday nights: On Wednesday nights this semester, we will be going through a study entitled, “What Difference Does Jesus Make?” This is a very good study because it tackles tough questions that plague believers and non-believers alike. Our goal in going through this study is that the Truth of Jesus would be proclaimed and that everyone who attends will hear something true and real, rather than hearing a distorted Gospel. Also, in February, we will be going through a study on Purity/Identity and look at the ways that our society has distorted sex. We will be going through some very real and very tough issues such as sex-slavery and abortion, with the purpose of sharing the biblical stance towards those issues, but also to show the reconciliation that exists for those who may have already messed up and the restoration that the Lord is faithful to bring to those who call upon Him.
connecting
| Dustin May- Student Ministries Director901-255-8281 dustinmay@centralchurch.com (click image for bio) |  |
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| Janell O’Leary- Student Ministries Administrative Assistant901-255-8187 janelloleary@centralchurch.com (click image for bio) |  |
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| Whitney Clay- Junior High Youth Pastor901-255-8280 whitneyclay@centralchurch.com (click image for bio) |  |
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| John Andrew Clayton- Student Ministries Internjohnandrewclayton@centralchurch.com (click image for bio) |  |
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