The Edge - Middle School Ministry

All sixth through eighth grade students are invited to join us Sunday mornings at 9:00 am for our middle school gathering.  We meet in the gymnasium of Jim Plain Elementary school.  You will find us up on the stage area so come on out grab a bean bag and be prepared to have a great time.

We believe there are three things every student should experience in student ministry (and in life)—three things they must experience in order for them to have a personal, vibrant relationship with Jesus Christ. Those three things are wonder, discovery and passion. 

WONDER: Every one of us has a desire to marvel. We are looking for something to amaze us, something to incite wonder. There’s a generation of students growing up in today’s church who are somehow missing the wonder of who God really is and believing that He isn’t big enough for their experiences. 

DISCOVERY: Every person is wired for adventure. We are curious from the womb. We want to explore, to see something we have never seen, something that helps us understand new things about ourselves. Many students today never make the discovery of who they are in light of God’s truth, and many feel that He isn’t relevant to their lives. 

PASSION: Every one of us longs to make a connection, to make a difference, to have intimacy, romance, companionship. Many students today fail to engage in a God-given passion to become authentically involved in the lives of others. They don’t feel He is real enough for their relationships.

These three things ultimately affect everything we do. They pull at our hearts, drive our behavior and capture our imagination. They are the levers our culture pulls to move us emotionally—to appeal to our souls.

We are all going to give our hearts to something—good or bad—in order to experience wonder, discovery and passion. At Hill Country Bible Church, we passionately believe in equipping leaders to help students discover these three principles in the context of their personal relationship with God in a way that demonstrates their own authentic, growing relationship with Him.

Every series will use one, two or all three of these elements so that students move beyond information about God to an actual experience with Him—one that incites wonder, discovery and passion. In the heart of a student, we want to incite wonder about who God is in such a way that compels him or her to discover who they are and their passion for influencing others.