Mud Creek Ministries

MC Kids Ministry: What happens at home is far more important than what happens at Mud Creek…

Parents we exist to support you as you raise your kids God's way. At 252 Sunday morning 147 K-5^th graders experienced God's Word. The 252 team equipped you with tools to affirm the truth of the week at home. The Fridge Sheet and the God Time Sheets are designed to give you a launch pad for discussion and a devotion time for your child. I'm looking forward to hearing what God is doing in your family and in the life of your child. How is it going?

Life Group Leaders

 

 

Leaders,

 I am looking forward to this weeks move up Sunday. I am praying that God will use us to help students develop and grow closer to God through a personal relationship with Him. Please check your bulletin this Sunday and read the MC Students updates on the fall "shift". After 2nd service this Sunday (August 23rd) I would like to meet with all Life Groups Leaders in the Generation Center for a brief 15 minute meeting immediately after the 2nd service concerning the fall shift and how that will effect our student ministry. Your new curriculum is printed and available for pick up at the ministry table. If you don't have the opportunity to come by the Creek and pick up your lessons I have attached the next two Sundays below!

If you have any questions or concerns you can call me at (828) 692-1262ext.105 or email me at ryan@mudcreekchurch.org  . Thanks for all of your hard work and dedication, it does not go unnoticed!

 Ryan Ducker - Student Pastor

Download Life Step Lesson 24

Download Life Step Lesson 25

On Reading, Spiritual Leadership from J. Oswald Sanders

    I’d like to think that reading is truly a spiritual discipline. We certainly know that’s the truth when we think of the Bible.  As preachers and teachers of God’s Word, we should constantly be reading, studying, and applying the Bible to our lives and within our ministries.  But, we don’t just read the Bible, do we? Today’s generation has more books, articles, blogs , tweets, reviews (such as this one), updates, etc. than any other previous generation. Unfortunately, I think that this plethora of information keeps us continually focused on reading new books, looking for new ideas, and listening to new people. Sometimes we may just need to reread and apply a book we’ve read before. That’s the experience I recently had with Spiritual Leadership, from  J. Oswald Sanders. This book is among John Maxwell’s favorites, so it can’t be a miss. I had a chance to read it seven or eight years ago and decided recently to reread it. I’m glad I did. The leadership principles and truths have been intensely relevant and convicting to my understanding and practice of leadership .

    Let me share a few with you:

“Example is much more potent than precept” (page 41).

“If done ‘as God wants,’ then leadership will surely include intercessory prayer” (page. 49).

“In most decisions the key is not so much knowing what to do, but in living with the results” (page 59).

“Wesley told the younger ministers of the Methodist societies to read or get out of the ministry” (page 102). “’One reason why people are unable to understand great Christian classics is that they are trying to understand without any intention of obeying them’” (from A.W. Tozer page 102-3). “’In reading let your motto be “much, not many”’” (from Spurgeon page 106).

“True leadership is always from the top down, never from the bottom up. It was leadership from the rear that led Israel back into the wilderness” (page 113).

Maybe it would be a good idea for you to read or reread a book. One on your reading list ought to be Spiritual Leadership.

- Chris Hefner

Rebellution Move

Rebellution started back in April of this year for our Students on Sunday nights. Rebellutions purpose is to see lost and unchurched middle and high school students come to and here the life changing message of Jesus Christ. for four months Rebellution has been happening every Sunday night from 6 - 7pm. So far we have seen around 30 students make decisions at Rebellution. With that being said we have seen a decrease in student involvement over the past two months, simply due to the timing of Rebellution on Sunday nights. Sunday nights at Mud Creek have not been the most effective time for a program like Rebellution. My biggest goal for our student ministry is to see students invest in their lost friends lives and invite them toRebellution were they will have an opportunity to except Jesus into their heart. Through allot of prayer and research we have decided to move Rebellution to Wednesday nights from 7:15 pm to 8:15pm in the Generation Center. I believe for us at Mud Creek Wednesday nights isthe most opportune time to get the most students here on the Mud Creek campus. Rebellutions "program" will not change, all that we are changing is the day and time. The first Wednesday night Rebellution will be on September 9th at 7:15pm. Can't wait to see you there!

I looking forward to seeing what God is going to do in our student ministry and I am also excited to see our Wednesday night service in the Sanctuary grow as parents drop their student of at Rebellution and participate in the Wednesday night service. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know. You can call me at 692-1262 ext.105 or email me at ryan@mudcreekchurch.org . Thanks for your prayers and support!

Ryan Ducker - Student Pastor

MC Kids Ministries Welcomes Kindergarteners

Welcome Kindergarteners! & family to MC Kids Ministries

On Sunday mornings, plan to choose one of our two times to come to 252, our Sunday morning experience for kids, grades K-5th. Choose to come to 9:00am OR 10:30am. Worship with your family at the other time. You will need to follow MC Kids check in/out procedure. All K-5th graders will be checked in and out of B-300.

Mom & Dad participating in adult worship takes training and patience. Celebrate this "growing up" step.

Here are some ideas:

• Take a walk, get a drink of water, and take a restroom break before going into the Sanctuary.
• Take something for your child's hands to do. While hands are drawing, ears can hear.
• Sit in a place so that your child can see the
  worship leaders.
• Talk to your child about the different parts of worship… why we sing, why we give an offering, why we pray.
• Help your child follow along in the order of worship.

Our Wednesday night experience begins with Kid CARE @ 6pm in B-300. This is an opportunity for your child to affirm ministry needs with their hands and heart. At 7pm kids will be escorted to the Sanctuary where they will participate in the first part of worship in the sanctuary and then be dismissed during the welcome time back upstairs around 7:30pm. At this time 252 Family Group takes affect. This is a time of reviewing and previewing the monthly 252 value and verses, learning Bible skills & drills. Also, kids will hear classic Bible stories. Please check your child out of B-300 at conclusion of worship service approximately 8:15pm.

Our monthly Powered Up program takes place on Friday night during the traditional school year and consist of high energy games, songs , food and a clear gospel presentation. This is a ticketed event. Tickets can be purchased online or during other weekly programming. $5 gets two tickets one for your kids and one free for a kid they bring.

Kids Choir meets on strategic Sunday nights @ 6:15pm during the traditional school year. This creative program allows kids to perform a spring musical and participate in our Christmas Pageant.

Upward Sports is a seasonal sports program where every child is a winner. Fall=Basketball & Spring= Flag Football.

Please continually check web for details and updates.

www.mudcreekchurch.org

Mark Hunnicutt - Associate Pastor Of Ministries

Morgan Ivan - Interim Children's Director

 

 

 

SNC Shifts To Sunday Mornings Sept. 13th!

 

Starting in the Fall of 2009 on September 13^th SNC will be shifting to Sunday Mornings at 10:30am in the Generations Center. We are very excited about this move and the potential it brings to fulfilling the purpose of making Jesus famous. I want to personally challenge you to get involved as we make this move together. There are some primary reasons why we fill God would like us to make this shift:

• A clear and convicting vision from God
• The discernment and judgment of our leadership, Dr. Greg Mathis
• Effectiveness and Efficiency of this timeslot
• Larger platform for accomplishing the purpose of SNC
• Simplicity and Symmetry allow us to reach more people for Christ

With change comes work and we need the time, service, and help of each of you to partner with us to continue to make this service a success. You can email Jared at jared@mudcreekchurch.org to find out how you can volunteer and get involved. Our last SNC on Sunday Nights will be on August 16^th. Join us in praying and preparing for the shift in September. We can't wait to see you there and start this new journey together.

God Bless,

Mark Hunnicutt

Jared Mathis

3-5th Grade Student Camp

I just wanted to share with you about how our time @ StudentLife 4 Kids Camp.  We all had a great time and I saw a lot of spiritual maturity in our kids while away at this camp.  This past weekend has definitely reminded me how important our kids are to God and also to our church.  Since I spend the majority of my time with the students here at Mud Creek I forget about our Kids ministry. I had the opportunity to teach our kids three different times while we were there and it is so amazing to hear 3rd thru 5th graders share about what God is doing in their lives. I always thought you had to be a certain age to understand things about God and how He works but that is not entirely true.  These kids taught and encouraged me those 4 days. What a great experience. Can't wait to see what God will do through our Children's ministry here @MudCreek.

Mark Gregory

MC Students Weekly 2

Well the past two weeks in the Mud Creek Student Ministry has been encouraging. We are seeing students make choices that are effecting their spiritual future. I am so glad that God allows me to be apart of this ministry. Below are the updates and future information for each program we have going on in our student ministry.

Rebellution: This past Sunday night we finished up the God View series. I believe that through this series students eyes were opened up to the fact that our view of God will determine the reality of God in our lives. I am praying that students will continue to keep their God view growing and develop a reality of God that is as real as the air we breath! This Sunday night we will kick off our new theme called "Forward Motion". This series is about understand that life in Christ is all about taking steps not leaps. When we as Christians take "leaps" in life we tend to get frustrated and give up when we fail at making big changes quickly. The "Forward Motion" series is all about understanding certain steps God has given us in His word. Rebellution is about seeing students give their hearts over to God and I am praying that throughthis series students hearts and minds will be opened to the fact that they are sinners and have no hope in eternal life without Jesus! Invite the Middle and High school students you know to be here Sunday night at 6:00pm in the Generation Center. Below is the "bumper video" for "Forward Motion": 

Forward Motion Bumper Vid

Life Groups: This Sunday we will finish up the "Life in the Zone" series in Life Groups. I am starting to see an increase of students begin a daily quiet time. The purpose of Life Groups is about seeing students grow closer in their relationships with God. I am praying that every student, by the time they graduate, will have a strong first hand faith in God. Life Groups is the training ground to make this happen. Attached below is the lesson and talk-sheet for this Sunday's Life Groups:

Life in the Zone Lesson 13

Connect Groups: After Rebellution and the "After Party" each week at 7:30pm we have Connect Groups for all students who attended Rebellution. I want to encourage all students be part of a Connect Group each week as we "rehash" the Rebellution message and discuss real life issues. Below are the Connect Group discussion questions for this Sunday:

Connect Group Discussion Questions

Graduation Sunday: If you are a High School Graduate or a Parent of a Graduate, listen up! Graduates need to be in the Conference room no later than 10:15am dressed and ready to go. You will be given specific instructions in the Conference room for the recognition service. DON'T BE LATE!

If you have any question about any of our programs or events, you can always e-mail me ryan@mudcreekchurch.org or call me (828) 692-1262 ext.105. 

                                                                                            Thanks,  Ryan Ducker - Student Pastor

Graduation Sunday

This Sunday at Mud Creek Church we will be recognizing our 2009 graduates. First service we will be recognizing Fifth grade graduates from Mud Creek Christian School and College Graduates. Second service we will recognize High School Graduates. I have attached below the Graduate Recognition Insert for you to look at. If you notice any mistakes please let us know before Wednesday night. The final prints will be printed on Wednesday at 5pm.

2009 Graduate Insert

We are looking forward to celebrating this "life event" with you and your graduate!

Ryan Ducker - Student Pastor

For Insert changes contact :

Treva Burgess at 828-692-1262 ext. 124 or email treva@mudcreekchurch.org

A Lesson Worth Learning

As the Pastoral Care Minister, I have the opportunity to minister to families during a time of loss. The one overwhelming lesson that I learned in these situations is that one of the most valuable things God gives us is time. In fact, its the only thing we cannot replace. If I lose my job, I can go find another one. If I lose my home, I can move. However, I cannot get yesterday back. God has only given us so much time and we cannot stop it or save it. I have no idea how much time I have left, but I do know that I have less of it now than I did yesterday.

Knowing this truth should drive us to focus on the most important things: God, family, friends and making a difference. This is the most valuable lesson that any of us can learn. So I challenge each of us to make our time count.

Cory