Family Group Leader Ministry Description

1. To serve as the "overseer" and "minister" for a group of students in a family.

2. To disciple students in the Christian life through modeling a Christ-like life and to help them grow in the faith through encouraging, loving and teaching them about how to live as a Christian through God's Word.

3. To organize and plan each family time on Wednesday evenings at "the Edge." This includes being prepared for your time with your family, as well as, working with your other family leader partners to be sure your family time is covered in your absence.

4. To take the time and energy to create atmosphere of love and acceptance within your family.

5. To pray for every one of your students every day by name.

6. To have a healthy sharing of the ministry with the family leaders in your family.

7. To contact every member of your family once every week. This can be through family group time on Wednesdays, through phone calls, letters, or any other way you see to keep in touch with your family.

8. Communicate with your fellow leaders in your family. Communication is the key to having a successful year of ministry. Let each one know who you are contacting and who needs to prepare the lesson each week.

9. To help your family challenge and encourage one another through prayer partners, accountability partners, prayer journals, notes for birthdays, letters to non-active members or any other ideas that help accomplish this purpose.

10. To participate in youth activities outside of "the Edge"--Sunday Morning Bible Study, discipleship, retreats, camp, and other events in order that you may be active and growing in your own personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

11. To support the core values of the FBC Student Ministry as well as the overall plans and goals for the ministry and church as a whole.

12. To be an active member of First Baptist Church and personally growing in your relationship with Jesus Christ.