Dan Gould

Category: Student Ministry

  • The Pulse – March wk 1 – 2009

    March wk- 1 – 2009

    Important Information

    • ONE Night happens this Wednesday at the Church.  Small groups will meet at the church also.  ONE Night’s goal is to connect students with God in a way that is understandable and experiential. It will include high energy worship, a crowd game, videos, a short talk centered around ONE topic, and Brittany Stene will share her story. This is definitely ONE Night you won’t want to miss, and ONE Night you’ll want to bring your friends!
    • Wild Week registration is open but the price goes up after this weekend.  Make sure you register early to get the best price.  We will have a Mandatory Wild Week meeting on Sunday April 19th @ 12:30 in the Student Center.
    • Mexico Mission Trip registration is open and the price of that goes up April 5th, so make sure you register for that also.  There will be a very important Mission Trip Meeting on MAY 17TH @ 12:30 in the Student Center.
    • Make sure you see the Baptism info below.

    This Weekend Announcements
    ONE NIGHT
    Wednesday March 11th from 7:00 – 8:30 in the Student Center
    All Small Groups will come together for One Service, Honoring One God, Becoming One Voice, with One Challenge . . . To Bring One Friend that doesn’t know Christ!  Don’t Miss it . . . it’s going to be RAD! CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO!

    BAPTISM
    Several of you have shown interest in being baptized.  We are encouraging anyone who hasn’t and wants to get baptized on April 5th Palm Sunday, following the church service.  It will be a great time to celebrate and an opportunity for you to show others what God is doing in your life!  Just check I want to be Baptized on the tear off and we will get you more info!

    PAINTBALL
    Mark your calendar for Saturday April 4th.  More info will be coming soon!

    MEXICO MISSION TRIP
    Happens June 13th – 20th register on-line or at Seeds Book Store
    Pre – $400 before April 5th with completed registration and $100 deposit.
    Reg – $415 after April 5th with completed registration and $100 deposit.
    Late – $425 after May 10th can only happen if space is available.

    WILD WEEK
    Happens July 7th – 11th register on-line or at Seeds Book Store
    Pre – $315 before March 15th with completed registration and $100 deposit.
    Reg – $335 after March 15th with completed registration and $100 deposit.
    Late – $365 after April 19th can only happen if space is available.

    Mandatory Wild Week Meeting

    This is a very important meeting where we will fill out all paperwork and registration forms for Wild Week 2009 at Camp WOW in Oklahoma.   Here are the details:

    Mandatory Wild Week Meeting

    • Sunday, April 19th at 12:30 in the Student Center (for anyone going to Wild Week or interested in going)

    Who Should Attend?

    • Students planning to attend or wanting to go
    • Parents of students planning to attend or wanting to go
    • Volunteers planning to attend

    At the meeting we will give details about the camp, pass out time sensitive paperwork, and answer questions that you may have!

    This was an awesome camp last year and God did an amazing things in our group!  We are so excited to go back this year and hope that you will join us!

    Mexico Mission Trip Update

    The Mexico Mission Trip is right around the corner.  We are expecting a lot of students participating and want to make sure everyone has all the info they need.  Therefore we will hold an important Mexico Mission Trip meeting on May 17th. Here are the details:

    Mexico Mission Trip Meeting (Please Note the Change)

    • Sunday, May 17th at 12:30 in the Student Center (for anyone interested in going)

    Who Should Attend?

    • Students wanting to go
    • Parents wanting to go
    • Volunteers wanting to go
    • Parents of teenagers that want to go

    At the meeting we will give info on what we will be doing the week we are there and answer questions that you may have!

    This was an awesome trip last year and God did an amazing work in us and through us.  We are so excited to go back this year and hope that you will join us!

  • Planet Wisdom – Awesome!!!

    We had a great time at Planet Wisdom this last weekend.  Grace has used Planet Wisdom for our MS Retreat for several years now.  This year was my second one and probably my favorite of the two.  The whole weekend centered around this journey of Gods Story and Our Story.  I know our students really engaged.  They laughed, worshiped, and learned a lot from the weekend. I am excited to see how God uses this weekend to impact our ministry.

    Here are some pics that were captured from the weekend,

  • 4 Marks of a Fool – 7 Marks of a Wise Person

    Just finished our morning session at Planet Wisdom DFW. Here is what Mark just challenged us with

    4 Marks of a Fool
    1. Center of the World-itis!
    2. Know-it-all-ism!
    3. False sense of Independence!
    4. A belief that they are Invulnerable!

    7 Marks of a Wise Person
    1. Trust God!
    2. Walks in Healthy Relatioships!
    3. Seeks Good Counsel!
    4. Speaks Carefully!
    5. Exercises Self Control!
    6. Manages Resources!
    7. Keeps Balanced!

    If you were to rate yourself on these things, 1 being bad and 10 being good, how would you do?

  • The Pulse – February wk- 4 – 2009

    February wk- 4 – 2009

    THIS WEEKEND ANNOUNCEMENTS

    ONE NIGHT

    Wednesday, March 11th from 7:00 – 8:30pm in the Student Center

    All Small Groups will come together for One Service, Honoring One God, Becoming One Voice, with One Challenge . . . To Bring One Friend that doesn’t know Christ!  Don’t Miss it . . . it’s going to be RAD! Our goal is to see 250 teenagers here for this service, you play a part in that!!!!

    MAKING THE BAND

    If you play an instrument or sing and want to get involved in playing in one of our worship bands now is the time… We are having a meeting Sunday @ 12:30 in the student center to see who wants to be involved.  This is not an audition just a meeting of interest. Hope to see you there. If you have any question feel free to contact: Tyler Ellison or Josh Tollison

    BAPTISM

    Several of you have shown interest in being baptized.  We are encouraging anyone who hasn’t and wants to, to get baptized on April 5th Palm Sunday, following the church service.  It will be a great time to celebrate and an opportunity for you to show others what God is doing in your life!  Just check I want to be Baptized on the tear off and we will get you more info!

    MEXICO MISSION TRIP

    Happens June 13th – 20th register on-line or at Seeds Book Store

    Pre – $400 before April 5th with completed registration and $100 deposit.

    Reg – $415 after April 5th with completed registration and $100 deposit.

    Late – $425 after May 10th can only happen if space is available.

    WILD WEEK

    Happens July 7th – 11th register on-line or at Seeds Book Store

    Pre – $315 before March 15th with completed registration and $100 deposit.

    Reg – $335 after March 15th with completed registration and $100 deposit.

    Late – $365 after April 19th can only happen if space is available.

    SMALL GROUPS

    Wednesdays 7-8:30pm for 6th- 10th grades

    Sundays 7-8:30 for 11th – 12th grades

  • 8th Grade Small Group

    Last Night I crashed our 8th Grade Small Group!  The team and students are kill’n small groups.  If your in 8th grade it truly is the place to be on Wednesday Night.  Last Night the topic was on Purity!  Anytime with teenagers when you talk about purity it leads to talking about sex and how far is too far.  Even though the students were a little out of control, once we addressed it and started the lesson there was a great discussion and Michael the 8th grade coach did a great job of getting them to talk and keeping us on track so they had time to talk in smaller groups also.

    God is moving in the hearts of our teenagers.  It’s exciting to see and hear from them how God is teaching them new things all the time.  Here are two pics from last nights large group time

  • ONE NIGHT

    There is only One Place you will want to be on Wednesday March 11th from 7:00 – 8:30pm and that’s in the Student Center at Grace Community Church!
    All Small Groups will come together for One Service, Honoring One God, Becoming One Voice, with One Challenge . . . To Bring One Friend that doesn’t know Christ!  Don’t Miss it . . . it’s going to be RAD, Chill, Awesome, Chem, off the Chain, Legit, Sick and what ever catchy word you want to insert (                              )!

    Make sure you don’t miss it and bring a friend!!!

  • The Pulse

    February wk- 3 – 2009

    This Weekend Annoncements

    PLANET WISDOM – MIDDLE SCHOOL RETREAT
    REGISTRATION ENDS THIS WEEKEND!!!
    Don’t miss this awesome retreat.  We will stay the night in a hotel and attend the conference starting Friday, Feb. 27th and ending on Saturday, Feb. 28th.  Register on-line cost $120!

    ONE NIGHT
    Wednesday March 11th from 7:00 – 8:30 in the Student Center
    All Small Groups will come together for One Service, Honoring One God, Becoming One Voice, with One Challenge . . . To Bring One Friend that doesn’t know Christ!  Don’t Miss it . . . it’s going to be RAD!

    MAKING THE BAND
    If you play an instrument or sing and want to get involved in playing in one of our worship bands now is the time… We are having a meeting on March 1st @ 12:30 in the student center to see who wants to be involved.  This is not an audition just a meeting of interest. Hope to see you there. If you have any question feel free to contact: Tyler Ellison or Josh Tollison

    MEXICO MISSION TRIP
    Happens June 13th – 20th register online or at Seeds Book Store
    Pre – $400 before April 5th with completed registration and $100 deposit.
    Reg – $415 after April 5th with completed registration and $100 deposit.
    Late – $425 after May 10th can only happen if space is available.

    WILD WEEK
    Happens July 7th – 11th register online or at Seeds Book Store
    Pre – $315 before March 15th with completed registration and $100 deposit.
    Reg – $335 after March 15th with completed registration and $100 deposit.
    Late – $365 after April 19th can only happen if space is available.

    SMALL GROUPS
    Wednesdays 7-8:30pm for 6th- 10th grades
    Sundays 7-8:30 for 11th – 12th grades

    PS – If you are in Middle School or have a Middle School Student, don’t miss Planet Wisdom!!!!  It’s happening February 27 and 28. Here is a taste of what to expect!

    Mexico Mission Trip Update

    The Mexico Mission Trip is right around the corner.  We are expecting a lot of students participating and want to make sure everyone has all the info they need.  Therefore we will hold an important Mexico Mission Trip meeting on May 10th. Here are the details:

    Mexico Mission Trip Meeting (Please Note the Change)

    • Sunday, May 10th at 12:30 in the Student Center (for anyone interested in going)

    Who Should Attend?

    • Students wanting to go
    • Parents wanting to go
    • Volunteers wanting to go
    • Parents of teenagers that want to go

    At the meeting we will give info on what we will be doing the week we are there and answer questions that you may have!

    This was an awesome trip last year and God did an amazing work in us and through us.  We are so excited to go back this year and hope that you will join us!

    Communication

    THE PULSE – Help us keep Parents and Students in the know.  Make sure you encourage others to sign up to receive THE PULSE via e-mail.  It might be the life-line to the information they are missing!  Click here to get it!!

  • Main Event – Bowling with the 6th Grade Small Group

    What a blast last night was!!  It was my first time, won’t be my last time to go to Main Event.  We ate pizza and bowled two games and played some video games all in the normal Small Group time slot.  Everyone had a good time – even David had a good time and he had a broken foot!!!!  Josh Harris did a great job as a Coach putting it together and the small group leaders and interns (Colleen, Chris, Jason and Rachel) did a great job of leading and being relational with the students! Thanks for inviting me and letting me be a part of a fantastic night!

    Here are some pics from last night, enjoy!

  • Weekend Review

    I had a great weekend.  I really enjoyed my time at Student Life with our HS students.  Francis Chan spoke and Kristian Stanfill led worship.  For most of our Students Friday Night when we had the worst seats seemed to speak to the the most.  Francis talked about How Holy God is using this passage of scripture –

    After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.” 2At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it. 3And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian. A rainbow, resembling an emerald, encircled the throne. 4Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders. They were dressed in white and had crowns of gold on their heads. 5From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. Before the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits[a] of God. 6Also before the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal.

    In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back. 7The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle. 8Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under his wings. Day and night they never stop saying:

    “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come.”

    9Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, 10the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:
    11“You are worthy, our Lord and God,
    to receive glory and honor and power,
    for you created all things,
    and by your will they were created
    and have their being.”

    Revelation 4

    Student Life was awesome! Afterward we sat in a park and had some time of reflection.  I challenged to students to respond to this question Francis challenged us to ask God, God look at me right now and tell me what bothers you!  Help me to love you enough to get rid of those things!!

    Great Question for each of us to ask.  What is keeping you from experiencing God completely?  Do you love Him enough to give those things up?

    Still diggn this song!!!

  • Student Life Conference – Lord of All

    We had a great time last night.  God used Kristian Stanfill and Francis Chan in a big way to bring to lofe just how big and how Holy God is!  This song kicked our rears.  The words are so powerful!!!

    I am excited to see what God does today . . . in me and our group!!!