Friday, January 25, 2008

Tonight

Check In
Check-In will be from 6:00p-7:30p at the NRH campus. Students need to have already eaten dinner prior to arriving at the NRH campus and parents will need to arrive with their students to check in. If for any reason you will not be able to make it to check in, we must be aware ahead of time, because there will be forms we must have signed. You will have a chance to meet your students Host Home and Leader at this time and you will receive the all necessary contact information. Each student will receive a T-shirt, journal, bookmark and pen, which is included in the cost of registration.

Saturday Evening Off-Site Activities
During the Saturday evening services at the NRH campus, we will be taking buses to Kincaid’s Hamburgers in Southlake for dinner and Summit Rock Climbing in Grapevine. These activities are at no extra cost. In order to participate in the off-site activities, we must have signed release forms. They are attached to this email, and for time saving purposes, you may print them off and have them signed and ready before check in. We will, however, have them available at check-in.

What to bring? Bring a towel, toiletries, a sleeping bag, pillow, casual clothes and anything else necessary to spend the night at someone’s home for two nights. All participants should wear nicer jeans with their Plug In T-shirts to church on Sunday morning. Students do not need to bring any money with them. The coffee bar will not be accessible to students during the Plug In weekend.

Pick Up
Students will be attending the 9:00a service on Sunday morning at the NRH campus. Students will be bringing their belongings with them that morning, and will be available for pick up after the service. If for any reason you need a student to leave earlier than the designated time, I must have a handwritten letter turned in at Check In detailing why they are leaving early, with whom, and when. If you have any questions please contact Brittney Nelson at 817.552.3768 or email amped@gatewaypeople.com.

What to Bring?

Bring a towel, toiletries, a sleeping bag, pillow, casual clothes and anything else necessary to spend the night at someone’s home. Also remember to bring your Bible. All participants wear their Plug In t-shirts on Sunday morning to church.

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Almost here!

Well, it's Thursday and the event kicks off tomorrow night. There's been a lot of prep and a lot of leaders have put in some late night planning for this, and it looks to be a great weekend! As you are planning and packing your sleeping bags for this weekend, please take a moment with your family to pray for all of the students that will be participating. Pray for the small groups to be effective and have a huge impact, pray for the services; that everyone will engage in worship, and pray for Chris Shandrow that will be speaking at the services that God will give a relevant word through him and give him wisdom. Also pray for the weather. While we are planning all of the games indoors, we still need to travel back to the host homes at night and on Saturday for our evening meal. I am praying for no ice and that everyone will be safe.

Thank you to everyone that has registered and invested into this weekend. It is my desire and prayer that every student and leader will "plug in" to what God has for them and grow closer to Him in understanding and in their relationship. This is an important first event of the year to set the pace for the spiritual growth and discipleship of these great Jr Highers. Plug In will help them in their personal life and also help them to be a powerful influence for Christ!

Saturday, December 22, 2007

Host Homes

As you may know, this weekend would not work if it were not for the homes for the students to stay in over Friday and Saturday night. We want to offer you the opportunity to be a host home, and provide a place for 10-15 Jr. High students to experience a great weekend in their small group. But there is no need to worry about leading the groups; you can be involved as little or as much as you want. We will have leaders for each group in each home. We are also offering incentives for Parents that offer their homes for the weekend; your student attends the weekend free! If you think this is something you would like to do, please give us a call or shoot us an email.

... and as always, if you talk to a parent that does not know about this blog, please send them the address so that they can stay informed too!

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Welcome!

Welcome to the official blog for Plug In 2008! We know you may have some questions about his year's events and so this blog is to serve as a hub of information for Plug In.

Two years ago, AMPED started conducting a yearly discipleship event that was centered around the idea behind DNOW. In fact, we called it just that; DNOW. After our 2007 event, we decided to make this event our own and to create an atmosphere that is completely "Gateway", so we created the name "Plug In", with the main thought that this weekend is an opportunity for Jr. High Students to plug in to what God has for them in the areas of Bible study, prayer, and worship. We love that this event is at the beginning of the year because we like the idea that the students can start the new year off with the right perspective and priorities.

What happens at Plug In?

The weekend kicks off on Friday night, January 25, at the NRH campus. Dinner is not provided Friday night for the students, so they will need to eat before they come. When you drop your student off, you will have the opportunity to check them in starting at 6:00 PM, and then the Plug In Rally starts at 7:30 PM. After the rally the students are taken to their host homes and will spend the night there with two adult leaders and 10-14 other students. They will have small groups each night in the host home.

Saturday morning in the host home is another small group session and then back at NRH for lunch. After lunch we will have worship and a word from Kam and Keith. then we will have games, tournaments, and an obstacle course set up at the NRH campus. then we will bus the kids off site for dinner, and then a special group activity off site. the students then return to NRH campus at 8:30PM and we will have a late night service starting at 9:00PM with a special speaker from out of town. After service, they leave for the host homes and end with one last small group session before lights out.

Sunday morning the students will be taken back to the NRH campus where we will all attend the 10:45 AM service and the parents can then pick up their students immediately after the service.