The Overflow Class of 2032 Has Arrived!
August marks the beginning of a new school year for the students in our church. This is also the time of year that we promote our upcoming 6th grade class from VioletKids to the Overflow Youth Ministry. We make it a point to emphasize and celebrate this important rite-of-passage for our students. We want our upcoming 6th graders to know that they are a welcome addition to the Overflow family. This year’s 6th grade class will be our Overflow graduates in 2032! They recently celebrated their Overflow debut by playing the “Toostie Roll Game.” This game involves spreading hundreds of Tootsie Rolls on the floor and having students pick up one each time they have completed the item in question (broken a bone, gone to Disney, own Crocs, etc..). We have begun “Move Up Sunday” with this game each year for the past 18 years! We also take time to go over the mission statement of Violet Baptist and Overflow Youth Ministry so the new students understand the intentional ministry nature behind everything we do as a youth group. “We exist to see generations of students transformed through authentic discipleship to move from consumers to producers of ministry.” We welcome our new students to join us in this process of becoming someone who makes a Kingdom impact. Finally, we like to conclude our “Move Up Sunday” by having fun together! The Junior High Group went to lunch after church on Sunday, August 17th and then went to the Get Air Trampoline Park in Pickerington. It was wonderful to see our new students having fun and experiencing the unity and authenticity that exists in our youth ministry.
Please pray that the Overflow Class of 2032 will become all that God has designed for them to be!
Keith Hurt Next Gen Pastor
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