This is the slides from a Keynote presentation I made for a youth group parent meeting back in 2009.

1. Welcome to the Parent
elevate student ministries info-meeting

2. Coming Up Next...
praying for more growth
students winning students
students becoming equipped in their faith
discipleship tools (faith on their own)
new youth area (staging / break-outs)

3. helping spiritually hungry
STUDENTS experience God
and discover personal destiny
Our Vision...
Evangelize
Equip
Empower

4. Weekly Gatherings...
WEDNESDAY NIGHT RALLY SERVICES -
doors open @ 6:30 pm for game room,
service starts @ 7:00 pm, and we’re finished
by 8:30 pm
SUNDAY NIGHT CATALYST DISCIPLESHIP -
students worship with the 6:30 pm
Celebration Service and then meet in the
youth room after the announcements

5. Annual Events...
VALAPALOOZA - valentines banquet and
fundraiser

6. Annual Events...
GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE - special service
highlighting the Cross

7. Annual Events...
ELEVATION TALENT SHOW - big night of
entertainment and talent; also, our biggest
fundraiser

8. Annual Events...
NEWBIES’ NIGHT - welcoming in new
students and celebrating the beginning of
the summer season

9. Annual Events...
SUMMER CAMP - 2nd full week of July
(Monday through Friday) at Kamp Kinship,
just outside Deadwood, SD

10. Annual Events...
YOUTH-LED SERVICE - students take over
a Sunday morning experience @ Destiny

11. Annual Events...
YOUTH CONVENTION - our big fall event;
always the first weekend in November
(Friday through Sunday) in Pierre, SD

12. Annual Events...
NEW YEAR’S EVE TEEN BLAST - bringing in
the New Year @ the area’s premiere student
celebration in Belle Fourche, SD

13. Next Summer...

14. How we Communicate...
web site / blog: elevationgeneration.org
elevate electric: weekly e-mail newsletter
texting: join by texting “ELEVATE” to 68398
e-mail and cell

15. Web Site...

19. Elevate Electric eNewsletter

23. How we Communicate...
web site / blog: elevationgeneration.org
elevate electric: weekly e-mail newsletter
texting: join by texting “ELEVATE” to 68398
e-mail and cell

24. Q and A...

25. thanks for coming!