EXPERIENCING COMMUNITY
During these extraordinary times, we benefit from innovating ways to connect and build community amidst the challenges that surround us. At Younger Generation Church, we want to encourage you to seek out ways to do life together while we abide by community health guidelines.
THIS SUMMER DON'T PUT YOUR SPIRITUAL GROWTH ON THE SHELF: JOIN A GROUP
Great options to choose from; In-person, online, & hybrid. Click the above icon or here to check out the Deep Calling Journey small group options.
DEEP DIVE THIS SUMMER // MAY - JULY 2021
You are invited this Summer to participate in weekly LIFEgroups with the intent of deepening your devotion to Jesus and to each other. We have a copy of Deep Calling Journal just for you. Click the above icon or here to register for your free copy and information our Summer Deep Calling Journey LIFEgroups.
DEEP CONVERSATIONS LIFEGROUP // SATURDAYS // 3:00PM CENTRAL
All ages are invited to our Summer LIFEgroup, Deep Conversations, where we are enjoying deeper relationships with each other and with GOD! Meet up with us Saturday afternoons, 3:00PM [CDT]! Click the above icon or here for the Zoom Meeting info and more details.
WOMEN OF VALOR LIFEGROUP // SUNDAYS // 6:00PM CENTRAL
Join Cecy, Leslie, and Kayla as their women’s small group journeys through Deep Calling this Summer. This Sunday they begin at 6:00PM CDT. Contact Cecy for details and meeting link.
DEEP & WIDE: NEW WOMEN’S LIFEGROUP // TUESDAYS, 4:30PM CDT
Women are invited to join melindamillergoodman on a Summer small group journey focusing in on Dr. Tara VinCross’ Deep Callilng: On Being and Growing Disciples. Starts tonight, 4:30PM CDT; For all the details click the icon above or DM @melindamillergoodman
DEEP CHATS
Food, fellowship, and conversations on the Deep Calling Journey.
SWAU Student Center | Keene, TX | Wednesdays, 6:30 pm CT
Contact Michael at mgibson@swau.edu
GREAT RESOURCES RECOMMENDED BY
TEXAS YOUNG ADULTS
“The Road” is a one-of-a-kind Bible study set designed to communicate the story of redemption to unchurched generations.
With 30 chapters in total, discover the gospel, prophecy, and end time events in a fresh, edgy, and relevant way. Click the above icon or here for more information. Contact TX Young Adults for a free sample copy, but act now as there is a limited quantity of samples.
Deep Calling: on being and growing disciples is a wholistic discipleship movement – discipleship and disciple-making that emphasizes a life-long process, not a destination. It’s about making space for God in the every day, bearing witness to transformation in the ordinary. It’s about knowing truth and experiencing Truth. It’s about learning to listen to the voice of God. It’s about satisfying your longing with the only One who can satisfy your soul. All are invited. All are welcome to answer the deep call of God.
Journey with God in trust… Discover more of who you are… Imagine what is not-yet for your church… Click the above icon or here for more information. Contact TX Young Adults for a free sample copy, but act now as there is a limited quantity of samples.
HUMANS OF ADVENTISM: THE SERIES
HoA: The Series is intentionally designed to spark conversations.
Taken from over 40 interviews filmed across the United States, this 10-episode series contains a diverse set of stories and experiences - even conflicting values at times. Instead of telling you what to think and summarizing the episodes for you, our vision is that these episodes will be watched together and lead to deep discussions about the viewers’ own life experiences. We’ve attempted to cut to the heart of what drives human beings - questions of purpose and meaning, experiences of witnessing God’s work firsthand, and even navigating this new world of remote learning, church shutdowns, and lost employment.
Because this is not a theological project, but a relational one, we envision this series being used on a Sabbath afternoon or midweek small group. It can be easily adapted to remote watch parties and zoom small group discussions. But however you decide to share, we believe this will be an engaging, bonding experience for any group looking to deepen their relationships to each other and their neighbors.
Click here for the series.
ADVENTIST YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
LIFEGROUPS FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
Adventist Young Professionals Groups are all about building community. They are designed to give you a space to connect and do life together with other young professionals even if you are separated by hundreds or even thousands of miles. Whether you are single or married, we have a group for you!
Click the above icon, any of the below icons, or here if you are interested in joining a group or would like more information about our program.
FINDING YOUR RUTH OR BOAZ: A BIBLICAL LOVE STORY // MONDAYS // 6:30PM CENTRAL
Finding Your Ruth or Boaz: A Biblical Love Story is for young professionals who are interested in exploring the story of Ruth and Boaz and applying to their personal lives. The group will feature group discussion with the goal of recognizing just how invested God is in our lives. Join Jaren and this group to explore the story of Ruth and Boaz and how God’s plans for our lives always exceed our own. Click the above icon or here to join this new group with Adventist Young Professionals!
WHY ARE YOU ADVENTIST? // 4TH TUESDAYS // 7:00PM CENTRAL
Why do you believe what you believe? Do you really believe it? Join Facundo for a series of conversations exploring the roots of our beliefs and what sets us apart in this world. This group meets once a month on the fourth Tuesday at 8pm (Eastern, USA)
KNOWLEDGE OF THE HOLY // WEDNESDAYS // 7:00PM CENTRAL
This Adventist Young Professionals group will be reading and discussing the book "Knowledge of the Holy" by A.W. Tozer. We all have basic knowledge about God, but actually knowing Him personally is another matter entirely. Led by Kasondra Reel, this group is about moving from head knowledge to a heart relationship while digging into the different characteristics of God. Beginning February 3, 2021, this group will meet weekly on Wednesday at 7:00pm, Central Standard Time. Click the above icon or here to register.
PROFESSIONAL ASPIRATIONS IN MUSIC & SONGWRITING // WEDNESDAYS // 8:00PM CENTRAL
A place for individuals who are looking to pursue a professional career in the music industry as artists, producers, audio engineers, songwriters, arrangers, etc. Providing support and accountability, this group will dig into the Word, life, successes, and failures as we talk about how to break into and remain rooted in an industry that needs your perspective. This group meets weekly on Wednesday at 9:00pm (Eastern, USA)
AYP NORTHWEST WORSHIP // THURSDAYS // 10:00PM CENTRAL
AYP Northwest USA Worship began early in the COVID 19 pandemic as a virtual opportunity for JoLene Danielson and her friends to connect and grow together. As the weeks and months passed, people invited their friends, and the program grew. Beginning this week, JoLene is excited to invite her AYP Northwest community to join her each Thursday for sharing, inspiration, and prayers. AYP Northwest Worship is at 8 PM Pacific/9 PM Mountain. To subscribe to the Zoom link visit: https://www.remind.com/join/aypnw
MAKING IT IN THE REAL WORLD // THURSDAYS // 8:00PM CENTRAL
Do you have a plan to reach your financial goals? What are you doing to pay off your debts or invest? Join a community that's actively working to organize and grow their finances. We'll connect as a group while we plan individually how to succeed - come for encouragement among friends who want to share knowledge and journey together! This group meets weekly on Thursday at 9:00 pm Eastern, USA.
LIFE TOGETHER NOWADAYS
LIFEGROUP RESOURCES
Beyond the great options already in play for doing life together, you may feel inclined to start a new LIFEgroup online, Bible study or other community-building digital gathering. Or maybe you’re looking for resources to deepen your own devotion to Jesus. We have a great array of online options to support you.
DIVE DEEPER
Want to explore further the Biblical principles that are foundational to our faith as Seventh-day Adventists? [truth]LINK provides great insights as you study your Bible and apply Scriptural truths to your life. Click the above icon to begin the online studies, or stop by the church office for a printed set to study.
iBELIEVE BIBLE
Using young voices, online videos and blogs, iBELIEVE BIBLE wants the Bible to be accessible, enjoyable, and appreciated by a new generation. They want you to be able to engage the Bible for yourself.
iBELIEVE BIBLE publishes videos with an article and Bible study questions. You can use them in your small group, for preaching guides, or your own personal study. Their goal is to keep the conversation about the Bible going, and to help people think through the big questions.
Website: http://www.ibelievebible.com
Twitter: @iBelieveBible (https://twitter.com/iBelieveBible)
Instagram: @iBelieveBible (https://www.instagram.com/ibelievebible/)
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8_cMryHiC3LOiJ6YyHYSNA
THOUSANDS OF DIGITAL BIBLE STUDIES & RESOURCES
Our digital ministry library offers over 20,000 video-based Bible studies at your finger tips. Contact Pastor Tom [tom@arlingtonadventist.com] to gain access to our RightNow digital Bible study library.
FINDING PEACE AMIDST THE STORM
It’s easy to become overwhelmed by stress, fear, and anxiety, especially with the challenges in today’s culture and world. We want to help you find peace in the midst of the current storms, and hope these resources might be of help. Click here or the above icon for the resource page.
PURSUING GOD
Fostering intimacy with GOD includes faith practices the deepen your love for Him and the things He loves. Including worship as a lifestyle and fulfilling your purpose in Him afford a vitality of relationship that transcends weekend religious programming. We offer the below resources suggestions to help you deepen your love of Jesus.
THE DEEP CALL OF GOD
"Deep Calling: On Being and Growing Disciples" is a wholistic movement – discipleship and disciple-making – that emphasizes a life-long process, not a destination. It’s about making space for God in the every day, bearing witness to transformation in the ordinary. It’s about knowing truth and experiencing Truth. It’s about learning to listen to the voice of God. It’s about satisfying your longing with the only One who can satisfy your soul. All are invited. All are welcome to answer the deep call of God.
Discover more, taravincross.com/deepcalling
THE PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE
The Purpose Driven Life is a 40-day devotional guide that affords a basic template for the life of a disciple. It's YG Church's preferred discipleship primer for beginning the Christ-following journey. Click the above icon or here to review the variety of devotional resources available.
EXPERIENCING GOD
Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God by Henry T. Blackaby is a beneficial and easy to comprehend devotional guide affording the Christ-follower a Biblical template for the discipleship journey. Click the above icon or here for various resources associated with the book.
SPIRITUAL LIFE RESOURCES
Here are more opportunities and resources intended to help you enrich specific faith habits and practices.
ARISE is a gospel-centered, discipleship training program, 13-weeks in duration.
”Maybe you already know where your life is headed. Maybe you don’t. Either way, we believe God has a beautiful story for your life and it's found in Scripture: you were meant to be a disciple-maker. No matter what career you choose—pastor, poet, plumber—Jesus has called all His followers to be disciple-making disciples.”
IN-PERSON & ONLINE OPTIONS AVAILABLE @YGCHURCH
Please join your worship with ours! Choose from an array of worship experience options, knowing that in-person @ygchurch worship no longer requires reservations. Click the above icon or here for the current community health guidelines. Our online options are on Facebook LIVE and our church online platform. Also, UG Talks is on YouTube.
INSPIRE HOPE // SHARE GRACE
Our love affair with Jesus propels us to share Good News with others. That’s the nature of love. These opportunities and resources intend for you to be grace dispenser inspiring hope in those around you.
Revive Community Care is our outreach program. It provides health services, clothes and food for families in need within our community. It also serves as a safe haven, for members of the church and community to turn to, when they fall on times of need. We would like to leave a lasting footprint on our community and are excited to find new ways in which we might better love and serve our community.
SERVE WITH US
A great way to build community is through volunteering! All ages. As a family. With your friends. In areas you love. In new ways. On stage. Off stage. — ALL are invited to volunteer at Younger Generation Church. It’s not only a wonderful way to serve in ministry, it’s also one of the best ways to foster relationships. Sign up today, volunteer.ygchurch.com
WHEN YOU GIVE, YG GROWS
Thank you so much for your generosity to Younger Generation Church! We are committed to deepening the devotion of next generations to Christ Jesus, and we’re not waiting until they are young adults to help them foster identity, belonging, and purpose as the Church. Your financial support, volunteer service, and active involvement make our ministry thrive. We encourage you to automate your tax-deductible contributions at give.ygchurch.com
If you are looking for convenient avenues to contribute, go to waystogive.ygchurch.com
Deeper Devotion to Christ Jesus
This mission we embrace at Younger Generation Church is nurtured by
• Pursuing INTIMACY with GOD
• Experiencing COMMUNITY with each other and
• Inspiring those around us with the hope of GRACE
Our prayer is you will use the array of opportunities and resources to deepen your love and devotion to Jesus.
PREVIOUSLY OFFERED OPPORTUNITIES
FREE SMALL GROUP LEADER TRAINING BY
DEEP CALLING AUTHOR DR. TARA VINCROSS
Saturday, April 17th, 5:00PM CDT • https://tinyURL.com/DeepCalling
Pastor Tara VinCross, DMin, author of the discipleship curriculum, “Deep Calling Journey: On Being and Growing Disciples,” will be offering a free seminar in small group leadership, Saturday, April 17, 2021, 5:00PM [Central]. Join her and the Deep Calling team as they share helpful guidance, experiential training, as well as answer your questions. Register free at https://tinyURL.com/DeepCalling. Endorse “Facilitator” as how you wish to be involved.
Tara VinCross, DMin. serves as the Senior Pastor of Azure Hills Church in Grand Terrace, California where she lives with her husband, Caleb, and their kids Josiah and Ava. Pastor VinCross was raised in the Seattle, WA area, and over the last 20 years has served churches in Washington, Pennsylvania, and California. She is passionate about helping people create space in their lives to become deeply rooted in the love of God and serve the world from their passion and giftedness. She is the author of the Deep Calling Discipleship Series and a children’s book titled, God Loves Me and All My Feelings. Connect with her at taravincross.com.
RUTHLESS ELIMINATION OF HURRY // WEDNESDAYS // 7:00PM
Attention all young adults and leaders, Wednesday evening at 7:00PM (CST) - 3 raw conversations on Burn-out, Sabbath and Restoration. In all of our conversations & listening sessions with young adult leaders at our local churches/schools, one topic never failed to come up over and over again — “Burn Out.”
Our young adult leaders have been and are burning out fast, often without a community to talk to and/or lean into. So we are going to begin a very raw conversation on this topic and will seek to create community groups that young adult changemakers can belong to and plug into.
Click the above icon or here to join Wednesday night. Also available on YouTube.
YG WOMEN’S LIFE GROUP: WARRIOR WOMEN // WEDS 7PM
Wednesdays, 7:00pm, join a women’s LIFEgroup called Warrior Women. For more information email lifegroups@ygchurch.com. Alex Deapen and Chrissy Gaban will be leading this LIFEgroup and women of all ages are invited.
“God desires each of his children to follow his call. But sometimes the battles we fight for God’s kingdom defy our expectations, leading us to trust him more deeply. A faithful warrior for Christ will choose obedience over personal glory, humility instead of pride, and truth spoken with grace.” —Bianca Juarez Olthoff
In this five-sessions series with Bianca Juárez Olthoff, explore the story of Deborah, Barak, and Jael and discover what being a warrior for God looks like. For more information email lifegroups@ygchurch.com.
INFINITE HOPE GROUPS
Infinite Hope Groups are all about continued hope.
The event has ended, but your connection with others doesn’t have to.
Our groups will start meeting once a week. Each group will last for 6 weeks.
Within these 6 weeks you will have access to:
• 3 bonus messages from Dr. Heather Thompson Day:
“Game of Thrones”
“Something Different” and
“The Church is Not a Place”
• A group facilitator who will be available to you before, during, and after the 6 weeks.
• Sounds cheesy, but we need each other! The best benefit of joining is that you meet other people who have similar pain points and similar joys within the Christian context.
Click here for more information and to sign up for a group.
It can’t end like this.
WOMEN'S LIFEGROUP // WEDNESDAYS // 7PM
All of our ladies are invited to Fire & Faithfulness, a new virtual LIFEgroup Wednesdays, at 7:00PM [Central]. Click the icon above or here for more information.
“We live in a world that doesn’t care what God wants. Sure, they may not say it that way, but the messages that parade across social media declare that God’s way just isn’t worth it. But as Christians, we’re committed to following Jesus in every aspect of our lives. Is it possible to live—or maybe even thrive—as a believer in our world today?"
In this four-session series with Sadie Robertson Huff, discover the lost art of faithfulness in the face of a world that wants nothing to do with God. Trek through the story of four young Israelites who, when ripped from their homes, faced a choice: remain faithful followers in a foreign land, or bow before an empire that hated God.