MIDDLE SCHOOL MINISTRY AND CONFIRMATION OVERVIEW
Middle School Hours
North, South & West Campus
Wednesday 7:15pm
Middle School Ministry at Hope Lutheran consists of the programming we make available to our 6-8th grade students. This includes our Wednesday evening/Sunday morning weekly gatherings, special events, and geared retreats. Every middle school student is welcome to be a part of Middle School Ministry at Hope without anything expected from them. We are simply glad they are here.
Hope Youth exists for youth to be loved (Hopetots), belong (Hopekids), believe (Middle School Ministry) and be light (High School Ministry). That’s the next part of the Great Commission: “baptizing them… and teaching them.” Students who choose to complete ABCs may attend the one-time event of Confirmation, which confers full adult membership in the Church.
Confirmation Attendance Make-up
To make up missed attendance, please watch the corresponding MSM video message linked below and submit your message notes in the digital form.
EVENTS
BELIEVE Retreat
October 4-6, Camp Castaway | 6-8th Graders
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
The vision for Middle School Ministry at Hope Lutheran is for our students to ‘BELIEVE’ (Romans 10:9). There is nothing more crucial in this life than for our students to know Jesus and have a growing relationship with Him. During Youth Programming at Hope, we journey through the story of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation so they get to know God’s character more deeply. The purpose of the Believe Retreat is to dive deeper into the three core focus’s of Martin Luther’s Small Catechism: 1.) The Apostle’s Creed, 2.) The Lord’s Prayer, 3.) The Ten Commandments. Each of these three areas are instrumental in our faith formation and were promised by parents, sponsors, and the church at your baptism.
This year’s theme is “Just Start Talkin’ to Jesus.” We will dive into the Lord’s Prayer from Matthew 6:9-13 and how Jesus, Himself, teaches us how to pray. One of the key ways for any relationship to grow is by strengthening communication. Simply put – prayer is communicating with God. When we practice prayer, we grow closer to God. In this special weekend, we will not only be teaching on prayer but learning how to pray together so that we may grow closer to God and better understand His voice in our lives.
This is a retreat your middle schooler will not want to miss. We highly encourage all of our middle schoolers to attend every year.
Registration is open now through Wednesday, September 18. Get signed up today. And we are looking for adult chaperones to join us on this trip. If you are interested in helping out, please email us at youth@fargohope.org.
Youth Worship
Sundays 1:00-2:00pm, South Campus
Our desire for Hope’s Youth Worship (formerly Toast and Jam), is to create student led worship teams to lead their peers in worship for Middle School and High School programming.
Join us for a weekly youth worship jam-session! This is a combined rehearsal at our South Campus for all middle and high school students. All musical abilities welcome; bring your instruments if you have one, or let us know what you’d like to learn!
Fill out the interest form found by clicking the button below.
Connect
Parenting can be a challenge, especially when it comes to helping your child build a solid faith foundation. That said… we are here to help! Each month, check out a new resource for parents diving into a topic that will help you connect with your middle schooler on a deeper level. These resources are from an organization called Axis that specializes in helping equip parents to walk alongside of their youth in navigating their faith journey.
If you would like further resources or to connect on how we can further support you in these areas, please email Pastor Ben at bsullivan@fargohope.org.
