{"id":46569,"date":"2026-02-04T20:44:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T01:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/okpca.com\/xe\/?page_id=46569"},"modified":"2026-03-06T21:30:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T02:30:23","slug":"youth-ministry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/okpca.com\/xe\/sunday-school\/youth-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Archives<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Home<\/a>|<\/span><\/span>No breadcrumbs<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\u201cLet no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.\u201d - 1 Timothy 4:12<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Our Purpose<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u201cTo disciple youth to grow in Christ, love His Church, and live out their faith with confidence and conviction.\u201d
We aim to help students move from knowing the faith to owning the faith\u2014learning not only what they believe, but why it matters in everyday life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Who We Serve<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Students: Middle School & High School Youth<\/p>

Leadership: Youth Ministry Leader (Thomas Choi)<\/p>

(Committed to shepherding, teaching, and walking alongside our youth)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What We Teach<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Current Bible Study:\u201cSo What? Growing in Christ\u2019s Church\u201d<\/p>

This study focuses on:<\/p>

  • Understanding the gospel and its implications<\/li>
  • What it means to belong to Christ\u2019s Church<\/li>
  • Growing in faith, worship, fellowship, and service<\/li>
  • Applying biblical truth to real-life questions and challenges<\/li><\/ul>

    Our goal is to help students connect doctrine to discipleship\u2014faith that shapes how they think, live, and love.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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    Where We Meet & Schedule<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    11:00 AM \u2014 Corporate Worship<\/strong><\/p>

    Youth worship together with the congregation<\/p>

    1:00 PM \u2014 Youth Bible Study<\/strong><\/p>

    Interactive teaching, discussion, and prayer<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Why Youth Ministry Matters<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    • Grounds students in biblical truth during formative years<\/li>
    • Encourages personal faith in Christ, not borrowed faith<\/li>
    • Builds lasting relationships within the Church<\/li>
    • Equips youth to live faithfully in school, family, and culture<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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      What Youth Bible Study Looks Like<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      • Fellowship & Check-In<\/li>
      • Opening Prayer<\/li>
      • Bible Teaching<\/li>
      • Small Group Discussion<\/li>
      • Application & Q&A<\/li>
      • Closing Prayer<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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        Our Prayer<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        That God would raise up young men and women who:<\/p>

        • Love Christ wholeheartedly

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        • Treasure God\u2019s Word

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        • Serve His Church joyfully<\/li>
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        • Equips youth to live faithfully in school, family, and culture<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Home|No breadcrumbs \u201cLet no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.\u201d – 1 Timothy 4:12 Our Purpose \u201cTo disciple youth to grow in Christ, love His Church, and live out their faith with confidence and conviction.\u201dWe aim to help students…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":46547,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-46569","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"campaignId":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/okpca.com\/xe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/okpca.com\/xe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/okpca.com\/xe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/okpca.com\/xe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/okpca.com\/xe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46569"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/okpca.com\/xe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47276,"href":"https:\/\/okpca.com\/xe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46569\/revisions\/47276"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/okpca.com\/xe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/okpca.com\/xe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}