Northside Student Ministry . . .
preparing the next generation
to be a gospel-shaped, gospel-sharing people
Northside is committed to being a family-equipping church. We are not seeking to replace parents as the primary disciple-makers of their children. Nor are we seeking to integrate families into the church in such a way that we no longer have age-specific ministries. Rather, we see ourselves as partners with parents in discipleship by (1) offering age-specific ministry to youth, designed to prepare them for mature Christian living; and (2) seeking to encourage, train, and resource parents to succeed in making their homes a training ground for Christ.
We have developed a comprehensive child protection policy for all our children and youth ministries that includes training, classroom guidelines, and background checks. This policy is available on the Members Resources page and upon request in the church office.
We design all of our youth ministry events to accomplish one or more of the following objectives: