Ironbridge is hosting a “lock-in” this New Year’s Eve for the Youth. The organizers are in need of volunteers willing to chaperone shifts during the night. Jennifer Moore is our contact. Here’s more details:

I wanted to give you all some details of the lock-in. It will start at 8pm on Dec. 31 and go to 8am on Jan. 1. We have a band coming to ring in the New Year which is a guy out of Virginia Beach whose name is Trey Rigdon. You can listen to some of his songs on myspace.com/treyrigdon. We also have Dustin Rolfe(Kristen Darden’s husband) coming to speak. We are still working on the main game/fun activity for the night. We also will have pizza that evening and snacks throughout the evening. Paul May is going to cook a breakfast that morning before we leave.

We can use any help we can get. It would be nice to have a few young couples to commit to chaperone for shifts throughout the night. We have to secure the building and walk outside the perimeter of the building throughout the evening for security and to make sure no youth tries to leave. The rule will be if they drive to the church their keys will be turned over to us until the next morning. If they are outside the building unsupervised they will have to go home. We are really excited about this event but it is going to take a lot of people to pull it off.

I would appreciate it if you could talk it up amongst your group and let me know of anyone who is interested in serving for this event. They can call me at 778-7402 or email me at Jenmoore98@aol.com to let me know they want to serve or if they have any questions. Once again thanks so much for your help.

Blake and Ryan have started a Small Group that meets on Saturday mornings.  If Tuesday evenings are not convenient for you, this may be an option.  Here’s the description from Ryan:

Bible study Small Group
Young Adult Men or Women, Single and Married
When: Saturday, 8:00 - 10:00 am
Where: Ryan and Sherilyn Evans’ House
Contact: Ryan Evans at revans05@gmail.com
What to bring: Bring Your Bible and a Journal that you have been taking notes in.

We will be going through Romans-Jude at a fast pace and this group will be for people who want to understand who Christ is and how to live in accordance with Him. We expect a lot in terms of commitment and desire to dig in deep into how deep and how wide and how great His love is for us.

Blake and I were going to stay home with the kids on Tuesday’s and do a study throughout the week and then talk about it on Tuesday. Apparently, Tuesday doesn’t work for some people so John asked Blake and I to lead a study on some different day. After talking it over, we decided that Saturday morning would be the best and we were going to really get into the bible. We will be going from Romans-Jude in 10 weeks, so you can imagine there will be work involved. Many people have never read all the way through the bible, or even the New Testament for that matter. We think that should change. The plan is to follow the outline below and keep a journal where you write down any “aha” moments or questions about things that might not make sense and then we will share, encourage, and exhort each other while holding each other accountable so we don’t have any “I didn’t have time to do the study this week” type excuses.

Please, if you are free Tuesdays, I encourage you to join one of the pre-existing groups which are led by people much smarter than Blake and I. If, for some crazy reason, you choose to do even more bible studying than what you’re doing for your Tuesday study, meet with us also. It is for anyone who is serious about making a committment to God and the group to sharpen your sword and understand the mysteries of God.

Week 1: Romans
Week 2: 1 Corinthians
Week 3: 2 Corinthians
Week 4: Galatians/Ephesians
Week 5: Phillipians/Colossians
Week 6: 1,2 Thessalonians
Week 7: 1,2 Timothy/Titus/Philemon
Week 8: Hebrews
Week 9: James/ 1 Peter
Week 10: 2 Peter/1,2,3 John/

Tomorrow night (Tuesday, 10/7), is our Young Adult Small Groups Kickoff night!  Come out to the 2nd Floor Youth Room at Ironbridge Church at 7pm.  Each small group leader will be sharing more information and talking about the goals of his or her small group.  We will also have a time of worship!  Childcare will be provided.

Please check out our new discussion forum for more details about Small Groups forming this fall.  If you feel called lead a small group, I would encourage you to join a small group forming this Fall and share your desire with the group leader.  He or she will support and equip you in starting your own small group in the Spring.

Blake has set up a discussion forum for CrossRoads where you can read/post information with other young adults in our group!  The link is www.crossroads616.freeforums.org.  You can view many of the forums as a guest, but to post, you must sign up for an account.  The various forums include:

• General Chit-Chat
• Prayer Requests
• Detailed Information on Upcoming Events
• Stories and Testimonies
• Questions about God/Christianity/Bible
• Fun Stuff

And more.  I’m working on getting a permanent link on the top row of this web page.  Please check the forum often and contribute!  It is a great communication tool.