Included below are important documents relating to Youth Ministry at FBC Shreveport. Our medical release form and youth covenant are required for any trip or event outside of the immediate Shreveport area. Our Church-wide Child Protection Policies are provided to show you our commitment to protect children and youth. Also, a campus map is provided to help you find your way on campus if you have not visited us before. Check back here regularly as other important documents will be added as needed.
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Important Documents to Print or Download
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First Baptist Church youth ministry is an exciting part of the life of our church and is a place where youth 6th-12th grades can find friends, fun, and knowledge of Jesus Christ and God. Our youth ministry is guided by our mission statement and values of youth ministry:
Mission Statement First Baptist Church youth ministry invites youth to live "God-fashioned lives" and to grow as follows of Jesus Christ in their various social, educational, and familial contexts by upholding our six values of youth ministry through meaningful events and activities.
- Fellowship - with each other, with the church as a whole, with our friends, and in inviting strangers to become friends.
- Education - on matters important to youth and things necessary for Christians.
- Worship - as individuals and as a group in order to experience God in new ways.
- Service - to live as Jesus lived; serving people both in and beyond our congregation and communities.
- Bibliocentricity - the Scriptures are primary in both the formation of Christian practice and as a testament of God's revelation to humanity.
- Profession - to state our belief in Jesus Christ as Lord, meaning that his teachings guide and instruct our lives, and Savior, meaning that his life, death, and resurrection offer reconciliation between God and humanity, and to invite others to profess belief with us.
So just what happens in our youth ministry? Heres just a sample: youth-led worship services, small group Bible studies, intergenerational events, Wednesday night fellowships, lots of pizza eating, ski trips, camps across the US, senior trips, lockouts, parties, concerts, service projects, spring break trips, school lunches, senior high breakfasts, and much more! Join us!
Our youth volunteers are a special group of church members who generously give of their time and love to invest in our youth, the future of our church and communities. These volunteers mentor, befriend, listen, teach, and model Christian faith and living for our youth through our weekly activities and special events. Volunteers also serve as part of the Youth Leadership Team, a group of volunteers and youth who help plan and make decisions concerning the youth ministry.
 Doneen Brubaker |  Corinne Carroll |  Monica Craig |
 Kandee Flint |  Jay Greenleaf |  Kyle Kelley |
 Brenda Murchison |  Malcolm Murchison |
Volunteers choose their level of commitment, as an advisor or leader, and serve for a period of about one year at a time. If you are a church or Sunday School member and are interested in learning more about our volunteers or volunteering, please contact Jason Matlack.
 Elane Blackwell Youth Ministry Assistant |  Jason Matlack Minister to Youth |
Parenting is not exactly an easy job, so we have pulled together some internet-based resources that might just help you gain perspective, get new ideas, connect you with help, or simply refresh your mind and spirit. These are, though, only links to other internet websites. First Baptist Church of Shreveport, its ministers, staff, or volunteers do not endorse any website and each website is responsible for its own content. These are simply listed as they might be helpful to you. As with everything else in life, use your own discretion!
First Baptist Church of ShreveportOur main Church website.
FBC Crossings Worship
Our Crossings worship service website.
d365
Daily online devotional.
Way to Live
Website paired with the book Way to Live.
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
National CBF website.
Louisiana Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
Louisiana CBF website.
Online microblogging service. Follow jasonmatlack or jchensonsr if you join.
YouTube
User-uploaded videos. Check out our YouTube Channel FBCSYouth.
Social networking website.
Passport Camps
National website for youth camps and trips.
The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding
Useful website that examines youth culture and seeks to bridge the parent/youth culture gap.
Center for Single Parent Family Ministry
Website devoted to single parent family-based youth ministry.
Family Based Youth Ministry
Website devoted to family-based youth ministry.
National Study of Youth and Religion
Findings from a national longitudinal and academic study.
Just as with internet resources, these following printed resources are given as they might be useful for you to gain perspective, get new ideas, connect you with help, or simply refresh your mind and spirit. These resources are in no way endorsed by First Baptist Church of Shreveport, its ministers, staff, or volunteers and each resource is responsible for its own content. As with everything else in life, use your own discretion!
Bass, Dorothy and Don Richter, Way to Live: Christian Practices for Teens. Nashville: Upper Room Books, 2002.
Smith, Christian and Melinda Lundquist Denton, Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.
More coming soon!