ABOUT CROSS CURRENT
is the parent-youth ministry of Grace Community Church. We exist to come along side parents in making much of Jesus Christ and His gospel so that middle school and high school students might be:
+built into Christ
+built into their parents
+built into the church to impact the world with the gospel
+ our values
+we affirm that youth ministry exists to build youth into Christ, their parents, and into the local church, and not ultimately, the youth group.
+we affirm that God has charged fathers and mothers with the primary responsibility for evangelizing and discipling their teen(s).
+we affirm that pastoral leadership, teaching and care is an important means of grace to both parents and teens. The responsibility of the church is to support and come along side parents as they seek to train their children, while also providing an essential teaching voice that offers biblical clarity on family issues.
+we affirm that the fundamental purpose of peer relationships is the cultivation of godliness and the enjoyment of biblical fellowship. These peer relationships are not to replace or usurp parents, but rather to support and affirm their unique role.
+we affirm that wisdom, integrity, and purity should characterize all peer relationships, especially those involving the opposite sex. We believe that God has ordained romance for those prepared for, and in pursuit of, marriage.
+we affirm that the teenage years need not be characterized by rebellion or unsupervised independence that is common in our culture. By God’s grace, the teen years can be an exciting and fruitful time of learning what it means to stand firm and stand out for the cause and renown of Jesus Christ.
