Discipleship
Disciple making is both discipleship and evangelism. They operate together as two sides of the same coin. Reaching and making more disciples.
We have a mandate to launch our faith not the future. We must multiply others. Our influence outlasts us. This is the heart of disciple making: reaching through evangelism and investing in others’ growth as we grow. As Paul writes to Timothy, it is ours to entrust our faith to those who will be reliable to pass it along to others.
Sunday School and Small Groups
What we do in the church is based in relationships! We have a relationship with Christ, and we walk life with other believers, gathering around the word of God, growing together in relationship, reaching others with the Gospel, and deliver the life changing Truth of the Gospel! We get there through Sunday School and small group Bible study groups.
Curious about what content would be best for your group?
Lifeway Christian Resources
Lifeway Student Ministry offer four starting points from which groups can launch: theology, bible, and life application. Depending on where you want to start with your group and what you are trying to accomplish, Lifeway has an ongoing content option for you to use. Those options are:
Bible Studies for Life develops a Biblical Worldview and teaches How to Apply the Bible to everyday life.
Explore the Bible develops of Biblical Literacy and teaches How to Study the Bible.
The Gospel Project develops understanding of the complete Biblical Narrative as one big story from Genesis to Revelation and teaches How to see Jesus in the Bible.
Hyfi aims to help create Biblical Belonging and Identity in Christ and teaches How to see God’s Purpose for their Lives in the Bible.
Visit http://reachteens.lifeway.com/ for more from Lifeway Students.
YouthMinistry360
YM360 offers a number of year-long, short-term, and various other Bible study options that can be used in any setting from Sunday morning or Wednesday night to DNow or retreat weekends.
Discipleship (D-Groups)
Smaller group discipleship helps students deepen their commitment and focuses more specifically on intentional, life-on-life, multiplying relationships and can be a great add-on to your regular Sunday morning bible study or small group ministry. It’s easy to start! Check out some tips to get you going.
D-Group Studies
Check out Go Disciple for more discipleship group, ready-made studies. Click Here!
Contact the youth ministry office for help with Sunday School, small groups, , discipleship, or other student education questions.
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Explore Oklahoma Baptists Youth Ministry resources for youth leaders and students.
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Evangelism
ONE GREAT HOPE
Youth Evangelism Conference (YEC)
The Youth Evangelism Conference is designed to equip and inspire students to share their faith. There will be many helpful breakouts for every person, and a goal setting session to help groups go back with a strategic plan to advance the Gospel. YEC will be a great way to start the new year focused on the cause of Christ!
See You At The Pole
It’s about one simple thing—STUDENTS in PRAYER. We want to partner with you to help create a great SYTAP event!
GoodNews
Why learn and share the Gospel? Because it’s literally the best news on the planet! Forgiveness of sin, eternal life, and a relationship with God are just a few reasons why the Gospel message is GOODNEWS! But… there is a certain urgency that comes with sharing this message. Here are three urgent reasons to learn and share the Gospel.
Command
Jesus commands every Christian to share the Gospel with those around them, to the ends of the earth! We should do it because we love the Lord and want to obey Him! (Acts 1:8)
Compassion
There is a literal hell people are heading to if they don’t get their sins forgiven through the Savior, Jesus. There is also a hell they go through by going through life broken in their sins and separated from God. (2 Thes 1:8-9; Matt 9:36)
Invest
The best way to invest your life is to store up treasures in heaven by investing in getting as many people there as possible. (Matt6:19-21, 1 Cor 3:11-15)
Click below to download and print the Good News Conversation Strategy Guide.
Resources
Gospel Advancing Ministry
There are 400,000 teens in Oklahoma! How can we reach them all?
IT STARTS WITH YOU… But you don’t have to do it alone. It would take a movement of 1600 Gospel Advancing Ministries reaching 20 teens a year for 6 years to reach them all. Download the action steps to become a Gospel Advancing Leader today and you will receive resources, training, and the relational support that can help you multiply the movement in your area. Will you join us?