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Youth News
For more info, contact Peter or the church office

Wednesday night's - 6:30pm
Games - Study - Worship
Study: "Blue Like Jazz"
The author describes his journey back to a culturally relevant, infinitely loveing God.  Don't miss this challenging discussion -- and bring your friends!

 

Hearts Afire Dinner and Variety Show!
Dinner provided - sign up by calling
the office today - 913-782-0140

A free-will offering will help support the Summer Family Mission trip, June 9-16, to the XLazyF Ranch on the Western Slope of the Rockies, outside of Crawford, CO (near Montrose).  The mission trip is going to be an amazing, life-changing trip.  And the dinner and variety show will be a lot of fun!

**Medical Release Form  - needed to attend a youth activity

Click for February Youth Yak! ---->>>>


Sunday mornings:
9:15 - Game room w/video games
9:30 - Study time - DVD/discussion study:
"The Christian Life" by Jim Burns

10:45 - Worship



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the unchained life that
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Why are “Youth Retreats” so important? Well, the truth is that they are not...that is, if they were just social gatherings or corporate leadership training gimmick, the importance would pale in comparison to what a Jesus-centered retreat looks like. Our youth have plenty of places where they can find community in what they participate and practice throughout the week and one more social club is not what they are looking for. So, what ARE they looking for and what do they need to find it?


First and foremost, they need Jesus the Christ as their example of what is good and what they can trust in when other stuff fails them, withers away from their grasp and leaves them in confusion as to who they are and whose they are. They need some quiet in their lives, solitude to clear their minds so they can hear God speaking to them. They need to submit to the will of God first so that they learn how to submit to each other so that they can support each other as they have need. They need us, the church, to disciple them and model a Godly life. They need intentional and precise planning for a faith-building retreat so that they have an opportunity to get to know Jesus and know how to practice the relational part of faith so they can know God intimately through Jesus. They need to learn spiritual disciplines to grow in an intimate relationship with our Lord; how to pray, navigate the Bible, understand scripture so that the scriptures speak to them and how to apply God’s word to the daily situations that life throws into their paths.

At our Novemeber retreat to Wildwood, Pastor Elise loved on these kids through the sharing of God’s word during the sunrise service and her teaching the spiritual discipline of “Solitude.” Additionally, they learned about “Submission” as a spiritual discipline through the Wildwood experience in participating as a group on their outdoor challenge coarse. The Youth Group saw Jesus modeled through Daryl & June opening their home likened to the Acts:2 model. They witnessed Jack, Neil and Bill arrive early in the morning to prepare an amazing breakfast. They were nurtured by Cindy, Lyndon, Lyn, Vickie and Tyler from Wildwood. They are blessed by each and every one of you through your inspiring support of them. That is why a Christ-centered retreat is so important for them to experience!

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The Youth Ministry at First Presbyterian Church
strives to meet needs of youth and parents in today's world. Our program is designed with two major goals: reaching and teaching youth for Christ. To accomplish these challenging goals we use a variety of programs to provide youth the opportunity to give their lives to Christ and to support Christian youth in reaching their friends for Christ.

We believe that youth ministry begins in the home. The parents of our youth play an active role in every aspect of the youth ministry program. Only with our parents and active volunteers are we able to offer a program of such magnitude.

Behind every program of the youth ministry stands an unmovable commitment to our youth. We want their joy today and their best hope for tomorrow. Therefore, we challenge our youth to discover a rich and meaningful relationship with Jesus Christ.


Peter Perme
Youth Ministry Director


Peter Perme, Youth Ministry Director peterp@fpcolathe.org
Peter loves spending time with kids and talking about Jesus.  He says,   "Teaching/coaching/counseling and sometimes just hanging out with kids is my favorite thing in life."  He's a native of Overland Park; gradutated from Shawnee Mission South and attended Westminster College.  He spent summers at his uncle's farm in Nebraska, and there he discovered a love of God's natural wonders and learned lessons that went with his as he worked with youth and children in Kansas City's inner city.  He found coming alongside of these kids, nurturing their spiritual growth, was an amazing and uplifting experience.  Athletics has also been a major part of Peter's life, and under Christian coaches he found that the disciplines of becoming an athlete parallel the disciplines of living a life modeled through Jesus. He has spent time coaching and training athletes at various levels, sharing the gospel with everyone he has coached.  Being a NCAA certified track and field official and coach opened the door to being a Christian speaker on several colleges.  Peter's family shares his love for Jesus and his wife Vickie is his partner in sharing God's love.  Their son is working on his ordination in the PC(USA); one daughter is finishing her PhD in Physics; and their other daughter works with developmentally handicapped adults.  As Peter began on staff in September, 2011, he said, "Vickie and I feel blessed to be working alongside the wonderful people of FPC Olathe, participating in the good work of sharing the Gospel of Jesus."