ROCC Youth
The ROCC YOUTH are moving at Mach II with our hair on fire. Check out what’s happening in our mission to make and grow fully devoted followers of Jesus!
This is a new unified community of Christ Followers from several different churches with the purpose of reaching the youth of Rutherford County for Jesus. We are meeting in a different building than we started off with. It is the building across the street from the old theater in the same shopping mall strip connected to “Fred’s” on Middle Tennessee. We are called in an urgent way to turn this generation around for God! We taking youth from death across the threshold to life in Jesus. Kids are running around everywhere getting things prepared for our kick-off. These are exciting times!
Upcoming Threshold Events:
-”Kick-off Concert” 6:00-11:00pm April 5th
-”Disciple Now” April 11th-12th
Disciple Now
What is it? This is a two day retreat with the purpose of preparing the hearts and training the minds of our youth who are Christ Followers to invest in their friends who don’t know and follow Jesus.
Who is going to be there?: Obviously everyone that’s cool. Seriously, this event is for both Middle Schoolers and High Schoolers. We have a special treat with internationally known speaker Afshin Ziafat teaching and leading us to live a missional lifestyle this weekend. Afshin is a former Muslim who was radically changed by Jesus. You don’t want to miss this.
Cost? There will be a $30 fee that will go to paying for utilities, the band and the speaker. The $30 will be due on April 6th. You can just show up, but the fee will be higher at $45.
When and How? Starts at 7:00 on April 11th at the new venue. That first session will be until about 9:00-9:30 then the kids will be going to different houses to be together, debrief what they’ve learned and have a little fun. They will wake up the next morning and eat at their host homes. Then they will do several different activities throughout the day and ultimately end up back at the new venue where they started ending around 8:00 in the evening.
Sign up on Sundays at the youth table with Scott and Debi
OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS THIS SUMMER
Cornerstone Music Festival: This is the Christian Music Festival in Illinois that we have attended for the past three years. It is a great time for new youth to bond and connect with the present core group. We have loads of fun.
-When? July 1- July 5th
-Cost? $215 with a $100 dollar deposit due on May 1st
-Who? Kids going into the 8th grade and above
Mexico Mission Trip 
We are headed to Matamoras, Mexico to share the love of Jesus through back yard Bible clubs, sports evangelism and helping the locals with various physical needs (construction and renovation).
-When? July 10th-July 20th
-Cost? $425.00 first deposit of $100 is due April 1st and I’m not foolin’ ya :O)
(Do not let the higher cost stop you from going. God will provide in ways that you couldn’t even imagine if you take a step to sign up)
-Who? Anyone except for kids younger than incoming 8th graders unless they have a parent or an adult who is assigned to come with them.
MAKE SURE THAT YOUR YOUTH IS SIGNED UP. JUST BECAUSE THEY MADE THE MEETING DOESN’T MEAN THAT THEY ARE SIGNED UP.
