New Hope UMC
New Hope UMC
Student Ministries



Winning, Building and
Sending Disciples for Christ!

Evangelize:  Attract and lead lost teens into a relationship with Christ.  (II Corinthians 5:18)
"All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:"
Equip: Develop leaders (both adult and teens) for ministry to reach their community and beyond.  (Ephesians 4:12)
A...to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up...
Empower: Provide the means by which leaders (both adults and teens) grow toward spiritual maturity. (Hebrews 10:24-25; Colossians 1:28-29)
"And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.  Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another... and all the more as you see the Day approaching."

"We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me."
Exalt:  Provide for youth and leaders an atmosphere to worship our awesome God in spirit and truth. (John 4:23-24)
"Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.  God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth."
Encourage:  Demonstrate the compassion of Christ by seeking to meet the spiritual, physical, and emotional needs of ALL people through prayer and loving hands. (Galatians 6:9-10)
"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers."