Summer of Substance!

Make sure to sign up NOW for any and all summer events you plan to be a part of! Middleschoolers get to enjoy a "middle school only" retreat called Connexions and can attend Centrifuge. High schoolers can attend Fuge, Creation and World Changers this year.

Check out the following links for more information!

Fuge

Sonfest

Creation

World Changers

Middle School Connexions Weekend

Registration information will be available soon on the church website here

So cool.

"Frozen" people make an impact in Grand Central Station

Franklin Graham Festival Info!!

Hi all! Maybe you've not heard yet, and if you never read this blog you may still never hear, but Charleston is host to the Franklin Graham Festival this year. The festival dates are Sept 20-22, but there are so many opportunities for prayer, growth and outreach that are a huge part of preparing for what will happen those nights. Here is a breakdown of the events that YOU need to be a part of! These events will be the focus of a lot of our ministry activities this year and are NOT side events. You'll here more about them as we go along, but for now, mark your calendars and get ready to see God do some amazing things in Charleston, SC!

February 23- Youth Leaders Breakfast

March 30- Ignite the Flame time of worship and prayer

May 4- Rock the City Rally for youth featuring Will Graham (featured speaker) Hawk Nelson and Group 1 Crew

May 13, 20, 27, June 3- GRAVITY Christian life and witness training sessions featuring praise by SECOND ADAM!!!

These are important events that will have a profound positive impact on the youth in our community. Start praying now about your involvement!

Winter is here!

Jon Foreman's newest EP dropped today! You can here song samples at his myspace here .
You can purchase Winter and his earlier EP entitled fall at his website
You can watch Jon play a song from the Fall EP here

I'd love to hear what you think! Comment below with your reviews of the EP's!

Second Adam

I am so happy to announce the birth of a new band, ARBC's very own SECOND ADAM! These guys have been playing together for a few years as the eXalt service praise band, but now they have the chance to branch out and become a "real" band. This wednesday night will be their debut as Second Adam, but wednesday night March 12 will be their big premiere!
As the members of the Ashley River youth ministry, you have the exciting opportunity to be a street team member. What that means is that you will put your full support behind the band and get the word out to all your friends to come see them each wednesday night.
We have been so blessed with such amazingly talented guys. I can't wait to see what happens for them down the road!

My new favorite Youtube video

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Here's a little recap of the weekend, which unfortunately caught me without camera. Can you believe that??

Anyway, here's what went down in the world of ARBC youth ministry!
Flapjack fundraiser on Saturday the 13th at Applebee's was a HUGE success. With presales, walk-ins and tips, we raised over $500. That was the easiest fundraiser we have ever done, hands down. The Mighty Middle Schoolers got a chance to show off all they had learned from the Heroic High Schoolers about service. Our servers worked their little rear ends off and made me super proud. Seems everywhere we go, arbc youth volunteers make the right kind of impression...and that's the kind that gives God the eternal glory.

It was a weekend for service....some of our current high schoolers and some who have graduated out of the youth program at ARBC were true servants as they volunteered to handle merch and handbilling at the MercyMe/Aaron Shust/ Monk and Neagle concer this past Sunday night. Here is a quote from the production coordinator..."Thank you to all the volunteers and the runners who were probably one of the best groups of volunteers I have ever worked with!''

So, once again, we give God the glory for giving us servant hearts. Just a little taste of heaven on earth, you know?

I'll say it a million times over...some of the best people on the planet are a part of ARBC youth ministry. It blows me away to know you guys!!

What's up next? SHOUTFEST!! Meet at the church saturday with $10 for gate admission and $$ for lunch/merch/extreme games. Road trip to BEAUFORT! You can check out the info on Shoutfest here