Catalyst Youth Group

For those of you who may not know, David and I are part of a church-plant team here in Charlotte. We are helping to plant a church through NewFrontiers ministries, an international church-planting organization. The new church has a brand new name, Catalyst Church of Charlotte. Our pastor and his wife (Euan and Sarah Crane) recently finished an internship in March and moved all the way from St. Louis to spearhead the effort. They are a delightful couple from England and we have really enjoyed getting to know them.

Since their arrival, the church has begun to take on some shape. Although it will not officially launch until September at the earliest, Euan is trying to structure some of the ministries within the church. David and I will be leading the youth group and we are really excited. While we have never officially led a youth ministry, we both have faith for it and are eager to watch God at work in the hearts of the young people in the church.

We had our first official meeting at our home on Friday night and it was lots of fun. There are roughly 12-15 young men and women who are interested in attending the meetings. They range in age from 12-18. Please pray for us and for the youth as we walk through this together. We hope to spend time in the Word, encourage fellowship/friendship, and emphasize discipleship. It will undoubtedly be quite an adventure!

Below are a few pictures of our evening: