Mission

The TFC Youth Ministry exists to help ignite in students a passion to magnify the greatness of God with their lives.

This passion grows as students are trained to have a mind for truth and a heart for God. We desire for every student to have minds that are full of truth, with Scripture as our primary authority. We desire every student to discover the depths of the grace of God, the gospel of Jesus Christ, and the cross on which He died. We want students to understand the essential doctrines of the Christian faith. We want students to understand that life issues and decisions have right answers found in the Scriptures.  We desire that students live the Great Commandment,  “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” Mark 12:30. Our prayer is for the Spirit of God to change the hearts of students as their minds are being transformed by truth. The inevitable result is students with a passion for the glory of God revealed in a life of worship; students who love God with their head, heart, and hands.

Purpose

Transformation
Becoming more like Christ-that's the adventure of spiritual growth! God's purpose in saving us is not just to take away the penalty of sin but to break the power of sin in our lives. Ultimately discipleship is about building an intimate relationship with Jesus so that His Spirit can change us from the inside out! "And as the Spirit of the Lord works within us, we become more and more like him and reflect his glory even more." 2 Corinthians 3:18b (NLT)

Worship
God is worthy of our worship. We need to learn to worship God in every area of our lives: at home, at work, in our cars… everywhere. In worship we turn from ourselves and give God the honor, the glory, the thanks He deserves for who He is and what He has done and is doing in us and among us.

Fellowship
Our relationship with Christ may be personal but it is not individual. When we come to faith in Christ we become part of the Body of Christ, the Church. We live as believers in fellowship with God and with one another. All of us need relationships with others where we can live out the love of Christ in service and care for one another.

Witness
The good news of God’s gift of salvation and eternal life is precious and must be shared with the world! We are to encourage and support one another in reaching out to our family, our friends and our neighbors with the life-changing message of Jesus Christ. Our desire is that God would enable us to be effective in our community as well all over the world.

Core Values

Biblical Teaching
Lives our changed by the Word of God. Biblical teaching reveals what the Bible says in specific scriptures, carefully explains and illustrates its meaning and applies it to the lives of students.

Gospel Centered
The gospel is not simply a way to be saved from the penalty of sin, but is the fundamental dynamic for living the whole Christian life. So while the gospel triumphantly saves lost souls, it also transforms every part of our heart, mind and life by believing the gospel more and more deeply as life goes on.

Relational Leadership
Through relationships students learn what it means to follow Christ. These relationships provide encouragement, accountability, spiritual challenges, and Godly examples to achieve our mission.

Atmosphere of Love and Acceptance
The overwhelming testimony of the New Testament is that love, both expressed and experienced, among the body is essential for the spiritual growth of its members. The degree to which we are successful in creating a loving environment is the degree to which we will be effective in touching and changing lives for Jesus Christ.

Connection with the larger Church Body
We desire students to understand the importance of community worship - prayer, singing, preaching of the Word, and the Lord’s table with other believers. We also want students to become strong, contributing members of the body by discovering and seeking ways to serve and love others in the church community at large.

Service
God has blessed every believer with gifts and talents to be used for His glory. Students will “meet needs with love” both in ministry and mission opportunities to their peers, the church, the community and the world.