WELCOME
It’s hard to believe that a whole
year has passed since I first joined
you all in UNITED, Calvary’s
High School Ministry. It has been
a genuine blessing, and a lot of
fun, getting to know so many
of you this past year as we have
strived together to be a youth
group that BOLDLY prays and
BOLDLY obeys. I am looking
forward to another year of deep-
ening relationships – old and new
– as we follow Jesus together.
Our series this year, FOLLOW,
comes from the Gospel of Luke.
In light of our series title, I want
to take the opportunity to invite
you to join us this year, whether
you are an incoming freshman,
a returning student, or not yet
a regular part of UNITED. Dis-
cover what happens when we re-
spond to Jesus’ call to each of us;
a call to come and follow. Many of
us identify with Peter’s cry upon
understanding Jesus’ holiness
in Luke 5:8, “Go away from me,
Lord; I am a sinful man!” Yet,
in response to Peter’s feelings of
inadequacy and unworthiness,
Jesus says “Don’t be afraid, from
now on you will fish for people.”
Luke tells us that the disciples left
everything behind to follow Jesus
and to learn from him as their
teacher. And so we invite you to
come to UNITED and allow Jesus
to teach us together. Will you join
us?
We do not merely want to talk at
you about Jesus. We want to be
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like Jesus and meet you where
you are at, calling you to follow
him and to learn from him to
“have life, and have it to the full”
(John 10:10). Towards that end,
we believe God has led us to
reformat the way we spend our
small group time to better facili-
tate true discipleship. Rather than
being purely discussion-based,
our small groups will now be
structured to allow leaders to
walk with students through what
it looks like to daily follow Jesus
Christ. Our aim is to emphasize
practical action steps for disciple-
ship rather than simply discuss-
ing our faith. I couldn’t be more
excited to begin this new year of
ministry with all of you!
Our Fall Kick-Off is Sunday, Sep-
tember 10, from 6:00pm-8:30pm
in Room 208. We will then con-
tinue meeting on Sunday nights
for UNITED in the same room
for the rest of the school year.
We will spend our time together
in worship, receiving a message
from God’s Word, and enjoying
fun, meaningful interaction
and guided growth in the newly
formatted discipleship groups.
Other exciting events scheduled
throughout the year are described
for you in this brochure. Let us
FOLLOW Jesus together in this
new year of ministry; an adven-
ture awaits!
In Christ,
Josh Karhan
Pastoral Staff, High School