Youth & Young Adults
Nettie Penner
Cell Ministry Assistant
Chris Carr
Youth & Young Adults Pastor
Kyle Sheppard
Camp Director
YYA Upcoming Events
Go Love Missions - 2022
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Sign up for GoLove - Option 1
What is GoLove? GoLove is a LOCAL MISSIONS movement for High School Students and Young Adults, reoccurring every year during spring break. We don’t need to travel somewhere else in order to embrace the mission’s mindset, we can be missionaries right here at home! Together we can embrace the call to go love our neighbors, our schools and workplaces, and our community. This is GoLove.
When is GoLove? GoLove reoccurs each year during spring break. This is strategic, as it allows for those in school to join, as well as anyone else who is interested. This year GoLove runs from Monday, March 28th to Friday, April 1st. We will be kicking things off on Sunday, March 27th with a Worship & Commissioning Night (AKA, RxP).
What does GoLove look like? Each day of the GoLove week has a specific focus. These focuses are there to help us think about how to intentionally share the love of Jesus in different settings. The following is a breakdown of each day:
Monday: Go Love Your Neighbor (like the one next door…)
Tuesday: Go Love People (like the ones out in your community…)
Wednesday: Go Love Your School and/or Workplace (pretty self-explanatory…)
Thursday: Go Love Your Community (serving our town through acts of service…)
In order to engage as many people as possible in GoLove, we are creating TWO OPTIONS for people to participate. Read the following options to see what suits you best.
Option 1: GoLove Intensive: For those who feel called to join us in a more structured way, we will be offering the GoLove Intensive. This requires a higher level of commitment as it means setting aside a portion of each day to dedicate to the mission (just like any mission’s trip). The intensive includes daily sessions, held at Southland, from 9-12pm. In these sessions we will dig into the focus for the day (as listed above) together as a tightknit group, as well as have daily worship, group discussion, prayer, and of course, community time to hang out with friends (and make a few new ones), drink coffee and even enjoy some good food! In order to join us for the GoLove Intensive, sign up is required as well as a small cost.
Sign up for GoLove - Option 1
Option 2: GoLove For All: Perhaps you would like to embrace the mission’s mindset along with us this spring break, but you cannot join us for sessions during the day. That is NO PROBLEM! GoLove is for everyone, and we have options for you! Each day we will be releasing online content (available on our social media page, or on our YYA landing page on the church website) which will highlight how you can join in the fun. For example, on Monday we will release a video that provides ideas for how to love your neighbor, and so on and so forth. No sign-ups required to join in, simply participate as the Lord leads you! You may consider doing the evening challenges alone, or with a family member. Or perhaps you are in a small group – you could easily participate as a group as well! Important Note: with all this being said, Thursday evening (Go Love Your Community) will be a bit different. This is the one evening where we will be organizing a big community garbage clean up. For this event, we will be meeting together at Southland, and sending groups out to specific areas! If you are interested, please mark this in your calendar!
New to Southland?
This is the place for you! The HSYN (High School Youth Night) is a weekly meeting place for high school students (grades 9-12) to gather, receive community and build new friendships through big group discussion times and small group breakouts. The HSYN is an awesome place for anyone in high school looking to get connected to the church body, find belonging, and grow in your relationship with Christ! Want more info on how you can join the HSYN? Give us a shout and let’s chat!
Contact Kyle Sheppard
Contact Kyle Sheppard
Contact the Young Adult Ministry
Chris Carr - Youth & Young Adults Pastor (Text 431-815-9208)New to Southland?
This is the place for you! This is the place for you! The Collective is a weekly meeting place for young adults (ages 18-30) to gather, receiving community and building new friendships through big group discussion times and small group breakouts. The Collective is an awesome place for any young adult looking to get connected to the church body, find belonging and grow in your relationship with Christ! Want more info on how you can join The Collective? Give us a shout!
Contact Chris Carr
Contact Chris Carr
RxP - (Resound Worship Night & Pursuit)
We did it. The Resound Worship Night and Pursuit have united to bring you RxP.
RxP is a place for all young adults and high school students to come together and worship. The night is lead by a talented group of young adult musicians and YYA Pastor Chris Carr brings us a powerful and thought-provoking word from Scripture.
RxP is also an EXCELLENT place for some good coffee and even better community.
Want to know when the next RxP will be?
RXP Message Archive
Contact Kyle Sheppard
Contact Kyle Sheppard
KICKBACK
It’s Friday and time to KICKBACK and enjoy a fantastic time with your friends! Kickback is a gathering place for high school students (grades 9-12) where you can meet up with your favorite people, enjoy sitting around a bonfire sipping on that perfect iced coffee you’ve wanted all day (and have already had three) or around a table engaged in an intense (or relaxing?) board game of your choice. Other classic things you can expect are: a Spikeball tournament, basketball, seemingly endless snacks, and some of your best memories for high school! Don’t miss out on any of our upcoming Kickbacks by following us on Instagram!
We were never meant to do life alone.
Small groups have always been the life-blood of the Southland Family, but even more so now during the COVID-19 pandemic. Small groups are more than just a social club or a Bible study, they're about the family of God loving and supporting each other, pursuing God and growing in faith together. We are all about relationships with people and their relationship with Christ, and we want to see people enjoying the benefits of church community. Shoot us an email if you’re interested in joining a cell group!
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Bird River Bible Camp
Since 2006, Southland has been providing a place for kids, youth and young adults to grow in their knowledge of the Bible through a very practical approach – we call it camp ministry. Camp ministry is a greenhouse for growth – a mission field! (In fact, it’s one of four missions that our church supports!) Operating at a completely different pace than our everyday lives, a week at camp is a refreshing way to kickstart your relationship with Christ and build lasting memories and friendships through the various activities we offer. Sign up today for one of the best weeks of your life!
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We would love to connect with you, so feel free to send us an email today!
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Life has its challenges, and a listening ear can do a lot. Connect with us today – we would love to support you. We also have a ‘walk-in ministry’ for same-day appointments to talk with one of our church staff. Feel free to call the church office or come into the church building for an appointment today.
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Next Steps
If you are desiring to grow in your relationship with Jesus, we have some "next steps" you can take to help you in your Christian walk!
-Baptism
-Hearing God Seminar
-Set Free Retreat
-Southland 101
-Membership
-Empower Ministers Retreat
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