New C3 Leader’s Training“What is this about?”

Welcome!

• We’re really glad you’re here!

• Opening Prayer

Goals of Youth & Family Ministry

•Overall:•Authentic Community•Passionate Faith•Significant Service

What is it?

C3:•Community•Confirmation •Christ

Specific Goals of C3:

• To develop passionate faith in young people.

• To “be” in the faith journey with them. • To bond them to a community.• To teach them how to explore faith

issues.• To prepare them to fulfill their

baptismal vows. • To give them knowledge of faith

issues.

What We Need From You

• Luke 24:13-30• And…

• To grow in your own faith.• To be present• To be leaders, not teachers• To support each other• To communicate with us• To pray for your group

Schedule – Over 3 Years

• Year 1: Lutheranism & The Jesus Ethic• “What and why we believe...” • “How we can use our faith to make good

decisions

• Year 2: The Apostle’s Creed, 10 Commandments and Lord’s Prayer.• “The confessional documents describe and

give boundaries to our faith.”

• Year 3: Old Testament/New Testament• The Word is the root of our faith.

This Year in C3

• The 10 Commandments• We will learn about the relationship between

“law” and “Gospel” and about how God’s laws free us to live lives filled with grace.

• The Lord’s Prayer• In “The Perfect Prayer” Jesus gives us a model

of how to pray, and how to live.

• The Apostles’ Creed• The creed is a public confession of our belief.

We’ll look at the difference between “believing” and “knowing” and why it’s important for us to be able to articulate our faith.

What a Wednesday Night Looks Like

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

Session 4

Pizza Feast & Computer Lab open

More details on p. 8 of the Leader’s Guide

What the Hour Looks Like

Check In With Each Other – Optional Journals

Work the content together. Group discussion.

Closing & Prayer

Break Between Groups

C3 Group Leaders have a lot of autonomy in terms of “shaking” up the hour. Do what works for your group.

More detail in Leder’s Guide, p. 7.

Logistics

•Service Hours

•Worship Notes

•Retreats

The content…

• Curriculum and Leader’s book• Will go over first 6 weeks next hour…

• The Journals

September 23October 21January 13February 24

March 16April 6

Here are just a few people we will be hearing from this year. Amazing!

Tom Matson

Tanya Crevier

Dustin Kelm

Peder Eide

Swen & Dean

Judy Siegle

Sunday Night Festivals

SNF Schedule:

Perry & the Poorboys

6:45 pm Music and videos7:00 pm Start 5 minute countdown7:05 pm Thank you Leaders7:08 pm Welcome/ Intro./Announcements7:10 pm Video7:12 pm Worship Music7:32 pm Video7:35 pm Intro of U of M Athletes7:36 pm Athletes Speak7:46 pm Video7:48 pm Intro Speaker7:49 pm Speaker8:00 pm Closing Announcements8:02 pm Closing Worship Music8:15 pm Done

Sunday Night Festivals Typical Night

The Web…

Conversation

• What are your questions?• What are your anxieties?• Other q&a

got pie?

All Leader’s Training“We’re So Glad You’re Here!”

Welcome!

The Year is Here!

Goals of Youth & Family Ministry

•Overall:•Authentic Community•Passionate Faith•Significant Service

Specific Goals of C3:

• To develop passionate faith in Jesus Christ.

• To “be” in the faith journey with them. • To bond them to a community.• To teach them how to explore faith

issues.• To prepare them to fulfill their

baptismal vows. • To give them knowledge of faith

issues.

Schedule – Over 3 Years

• Year 1: Lutheranism & The Jesus Ethic• “What and why we believe...” • “How we can use our faith to make good

decisions

• Year 2: The Apostle’s Creed, 10 Commandments and Lord’s Prayer.• “The confessional documents describe and

give boundaries to our faith.”

• Year 3: Old Testament/New Testament• The Word is the root of our faith.

This Year in C3

• The 10 Commandments• We will learn about the relationship between

“law” and “Gospel” and about how God’s laws free us to live lives filled with grace.

• The Lord’s Prayer• In “The Perfect Prayer” Jesus gives us a model

of how to pray, and how to live.

• The Apostles’ Creed• The creed is a public confession of our belief.

We’ll look at the difference between “believing” and “knowing” and why it’s important for us to be able to articulate our faith.

Important Thing About the 10 Commandments

The 10 Commandments are “Do Not” statements that Martin Luther turned around into “Do” Statements.

Structure of a Talksheet

1. Opening, general questions.

2. Comparative question.

3. Focusing question on what you’re trying to get at.

4. Application Question.

Structure of a Talksheet

What?

So What?

Now What?

Wednesday, September 19th

They Are Not The 10 Suggestions!

Basic Thoughts:

1. God wants us to live an abundant life. God wants to free us from sin.

2. Following the commandments frees us from the things we will do that will harm us.

3. The Commandments are guides for life that will keep us on the path and allow us to live a life full of freedom.

They’re Not The 10 Suggestions (p.2)

“ It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”

- Galatians 5:1

Wednesday, September 26th

One God! Basic Thoughts:

1. There is one God

2. It’s not us.

3. It’s not anyone else.

4. We are to fear (respect), love and trust God above anything else.

5. Human nature is to put our faith into things that will eventually let us down. Even those people who love us.

6. The key question is figuring out how to live as if we have only one God.

One God! (p.2)

What we want to get at:1. We all decide where to put our

faith. If we don’t there are plenty of other people willing to make the decision for us.

2. Similar to upcoming series on the Creed.

Wednesday, October 3rd

Calling God by NameBasic Thoughts:

1. We shouldn’t take God’s name in vain. We just shouldn’t. That’s the “Do Not”

2. So what should we do? Use God’s name for prayer, praise and thanksgiving.

3. To use God’s name is to tap into God’s power.

4. To do otherwise diminishes God’s name.

Wednesday, October 10th

Work, Work, Work, Work, Work, Work, Rest… Basic Thoughts:

1. The sabbath is a gift. We are the recipients of that gift.

2. The sabbath is a day to focus on our relationshiop with God.

3. The sabbath is not necessarily a Sunday.

got questions?

• Q&A

September 23October 21January 13February 24

March 16April 6

Here are just a few people we will be hearing from this year. Amazing!

Tom Matson

Tanya Crevier

Dustin Kelm

Peder Eide

Swen & Dean

Judy Siegle

Sunday Night Festivals

SNF Schedule:

Perry & the Poorboys

The Web…

Retreats

Options:1. 7th Grade Retreat – Nov. 3-4 at

Camp Onamia2. 8th Grade Retreat – Nov. 17-18 at

Camp Onamia3. C3 Saturday – January 19, 2008

8am-9pm beginning and ending at Lord of Life.

4. Youth Quake – April 18-20 at Wisconsin Dells

Thanks for Coming!

• Important upcoming dates:• Family Night: Wed. Sept. 12, at all

regular times. Come at your regular time.

• 7th Grade Festival: Sat. Sept. 15, 10am-2pm. Need 7th grade small group leaders.

• First Night: Wed. Sept. 19

• First Festival: Sun. Sept. 23