Konnection (Grades 7-8)
When: Wednesday Nights at 7:00pm (Konnection will resume Sept. 8th)
Where: Oxford House (Student Center)
"Konnection" is our weekly program for junior high students (grades 7-8) at Tomball Bible Church. Simply put, we're aiming to shatter the stereotype that church is boring. To find out more, come visit us on Wednesday nights at 7:00pm in the Oxford House (Student Center)
Small Groups
We believe that ministry happens best in the context of authentic and lasting relationships. Therefore, Small Groups are viewed as the backbone of our ministry. There are Small Groups for each grade that are broken down by gender and location. Groups typically meet during the school year in different homes. As a ministry, we do everything we can to help our students get plugged in and our leaders succeed in the mission of making disciples.
Specifically, to help students get plugged in, we will diligently add new student to existing groups up to 12 members. To help leaders succeed, we will carefully limit group size to 12 members with 2 leaders so that out volunteers don't get overloaded with relationships. Once all of our groups have 12 members, we will aim to start new groups.
If you're interested in joining a Small Group, let us know by emailing us with the below information.
- Student's Name -Student's Gender
-Student's Grade -Student's School
-Students Address -Student's Email
-Parent (s) Name (s) - Parent's Email
List anyone that you would like to be in a small group with...
Small Group Locations and Leaders:
Girls:
Guys:
Second Hour
When: Sunday Mornings 11:00 - 12:00
Where: Oxford House
Promotion Sunday is August 22nd. 8th graders will move to High school and 6th graders will move into Jr High.
Second Hour
When: Sunday Mornings 11:00 - 12:00
Where: Oxford House (student center)
Promotion Sunday is August 22nd. 8th graders will be moving up to High School
Oxford Street Students
Philosophy and Our Unique Identity
Every Student Ministry has a unique identity, a DNA, which is formed by theology, philosophy and practice. It starts with theology, Know the Truth and why we believe it. We must understand God and His scriptures. This theology affects the philosophy of our ministry, which is how we operate. Finally, this philosophy affects the practical outworking of our Student Ministries as we… Live the Truth in lifestyle and in community and Share the Truth because we just can’t contain it.
What does all this mean?
Oxford Street Student Ministries gives young people the opportunity to walk with the Lord for a lifetime by equipping them with the tools to do so, and sending them out with those tools.
All of which is to bring Glory to God.
Oxford Street Students
Mission - Bring Glory to God
Oxford Street Student Ministries exists to bring glory to God through lives changed by the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Through that we are able to give students the opportunity to walk with the Lord for a lifetime by equipping them with the tools to do so, and sending them out with those tools.
Three Core Values
Oxford Street Student Ministries has three core values, which are know, Live, and Share. We believe our three Core Values accurately reflect God's purposes for our students.
KNOW THE TRUTH - and why you believe what you believe
LIVE THE TRUTH – in lifestyle and in community
SHARE THE TRUTH - because you just can’t contain it
How Do We Apply Them
Know – 2nd Second Hour, Small Groups
Live – Prime Time, Konnection, Small Groups
Share – Mission Trips, Retreats/Camps, Prime Time, Konnection
The mission of the Church of Jesus Christ has been the same since it’s inception. The message is the same, but the methods are new. The call is consistent, but the context is ever-changing. Our mission statement succinctly describes our heart. We what are students the know the Truth, Live the Truth, and Share the Truth.
Oxford Street Students
Vision- An Outward Expression
Oxford Street Student Ministries vision is its three Core Values – Know, Live, Share
The Mission of the Church is solid, static and not open for change, and our Student Ministries will hold the same values. On the other hand a Vision is a growing and flexible understanding of God's specific purpose. Our vision is dynamic and unique. We believe our three Core Values accurately reflect God's purposes for the students at TBC. Our desire is to see these values expressed by our students for the rest of their lives.
In other words the message never changes but the methods do.
Start-Up Dates for Fall:
Jr. High... Small Groups.....Sept. 8th....5:30 p.m.
Jr. High... Konnection...Sept. 8th..... 7:00 p.m.
Sr. High... Girl Small Groups ....Sept. 8th... 7:00 p.m.
Sr. High... Prime Time... Sept. 12th....7:00 p.m.
Sr. High...Guy Small Groups....Sept. 13th....7:00 p.m.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Jr. High Retreat - TBA
High School Ski Trip - Dec. 17 - 22, 2010
The Oxford Street student ministries team believes that this is a ministry to parents just as much as it is to students. Please know that it is our deep desire to partner closely with you as you journey through the sometimes tiring/frustrating/testing times of being a parent of a teenager. Here are a few things that we would ask of you as a parent to help make this as successful of a partnership as possible:
· Don’t be strangers. We want to know each of you by name. We want to spend time with you and know your family.
· Make every effort to be at the parent meetings that we have periodically during the year.
· Never hesitate to call if you are in a crisis with your student. We want to help with counseling situations as much as possible. If we cannot meet your needs adequately, we will refer you to someone who can.
I NEED YOUR HELP!!!!!!!!
Our desire is to create an environment at Oxford Street that enables parents/leaders to plug-in where they are gifted. Placing you, the parent, in a leadership role allows me to spend more time with students and also provides you with the opportunity to serve where you are gifted. So contact us to get plugged-in!
Click here to down load New Leader Pack...
Once you download the Pack please fill it out and email it to shaun@tomballbible.org
Three areas where you can plug-in:
1. Weekly involvement
Small Groups, 2nd Hour, Prime Time, Konnection, etc.
2. Monthly
Prime Time, Konnection, Service Projects, etc.
3. Event to Event
Camps, Retreats, Ski Trip, Mission Trip, Service Projects
Please shoot us an email to receive a leadership application that explains everything in more detail.
Prime Time
When: Sunday Nights 7:00pm
Where: Oxford House (Student Center)
Prime Time will resume on Sept. 12, 2010
"Prime TIme" is our weekly program, during the school year, for high school students (grades 9-12) at Tomball Bible. Come join us for coffee, a time of worship, relevant teaching that you can apply to real life! We meet on Sunday Nights at 7pm in the "Oxford House"
University You… is a way that we can spend a year preparing seniors in High School for the real world before sending them out.
We will teach these seniors how to Know the TRUTH, Live the TRUTH, and how to Share the TRUTH. Listed below is an overview of the next 10 months.
(We will also spend 6 weeks on Biblical finances)
Who: Seniors
When: Sunday Mornings @ 10:50 – 12:00
Where: In The Lounge (The Oxford House Student Center)
KNOW - the truth and why we believe it
God: As He Longs For You To See Him.
We want your senior to know how awesome God is and how we should feel having Him as our Savior.
LIVE – the truth in life style and in community
Discipleship: Call to growth and teach them how to live as Christ has called them.
How are we going to do this? With Topics like…
- Adoration
- Confession
- Putting Christ First
- A Devotional Life
- Prayer-Evidence of Dependency
- The Importance of God’s Word
- Bible Study Method
Service - Once a month we will take your student to server in and around the Houston area.
- Soup Kitchen
- Homeless Shelter
- Nursing Home
SHARE – the truth because you just can’t contain it
At the end of the 2010 school year these seniors will be eligible to participate in a trip to Uganda, Africa. We feel that this will be a practical way for the students to live out what they have learned about who they are in Christ. Our prayer is that we will prepare these students to go out into the world as Christ followers.
For more info please email us…
Small Groups