4:12 Student Ministries

4:12 Revolution Youth Group

2010-02-16T09:42:00.002-06:00

Starting February 7th, 2010 the 4:12 Revolution Youth Group will be starting a 7 week series based on the new Christian movie "To Save A Life". This is a movie about the stuff that teenagers face each and every day. The struggles among friends to find acceptance, suicide, depression, sex, drugs and alcohol. These are just a few of the things that are teenagers face today when they walk out that door to face the real world. This series will help them to understand that no matter how much they think they are alone, they aren't. There is someone that is going through that same things, you just may not realize it.

That's what this series is all about. Realizing that you aren't alone in life. Even though you make think that nobody likes you or you don't fit in, you'll realize that God loves you and that's all that matters in life. This series will help you connect with friends that are going through the same struggles as you are. Also, it will help equip you to go out into your own schools and know how to "Save A Life"!

So come join us on this epic adventure starting February 21st at 6 p.m. at CrossRoads Christian Church (the old Big R building). I guarantee you, it will change you forever.

Super Bowl Party!!

2010-02-05T14:52:00.002-06:00

It's that time of year again. That's right Super Bowl Sunday! Even though the Steelers aren't in it this year, I'm still excited for the biggest football game of the year. So that can only mean one thing...

PARTY!!!!

That's right, the 4:12 Revolution youth group will be having a Super Bowl party at Brian and Aubrey's house (if you've never been before call Brian for directions at 217-778-9615). We will be making some finger foods for the game and we ask that if you plan on coming that you would bring a drink of your choice and some sort of snack or finger food as well.

The game starts at 5:30 pm on Sunday February 7th. You are welcome to come a little bit before that if you wish, but the party officially starts at 5:30 pm. Oh...and one more thing, BRING A FRIEND THAT HAS NEVER BEEN TO YOUTH GROUP BEFORE!!! What better way to get someone interested in youth group than at a party. Hope to see you all there.

JAM-Jesus and Me

2010-01-25T14:10:00.003-06:00

4:12 Revolution Student Ministries
presents:

A contemporary worship service put on by our youth for the youth of our community. A place where you can worship Jesus without adults and parents. A place where you can connect with Jesus one on one.

Saturday, January 30th @ 5:30 p.m.
Join us for a great time of fellowship and worship.

If you are a 7th – 12th GRADER or even a YOUNG ADULT and are looking for a place to worship Jesus, but don’t want to hang out with the adults, then look no further. CrossRoads Christian Church has a place for you to hang out, listen to awesome music, even grab a snack. Bring yourself and a friend. If you don’t have a friend, then this is the place to find one.
JAM is a time for you to connect yourself with Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. We want to give you a place where you can be yourself but yet still worship and lift up the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The CHRISTmas spirit

2009-12-15T14:30:00.003-06:00

So Miles and Jennifer Clark have this ginormous (gigantic for those of you who don't speak Brian) tree in their front yard. Jennifer has hinted to Miles that she would like to have it decorated with lights for Christmas this year. Miles being the same kind of guy that I am, just said yeah whatever. But if you saw this tree and how big it really is, you would understand where Miles is coming from here. So to give Jennifer a deocrated house for the Christmas season, my wife, Aubrey, and I along with the youth group decided we were going to sneak over to their house while they were at Sunday night Bible study and decorate the outside of their house a little bit. Needless to say they both just laughed when they pulled up to their house. I just hope that Miles finds someone to come over and take those things down. Here are a few pictures from the lighting of the Clark Tree!!!

Brian trying not to fall off the ladder and break his neck.

Kaylin Hendricks helping string some lights on the bottom of the tree.

Kaylin Hendricks hanging some snowflake ornaments.

Devin trying to figure out how to untangle those lights. Good luck buddy!

Tyler and Anderson Reynolds and Brandi Long are trying to figure something out. I'm not sure exactly what that something is though.

Ben Brumett and Dustin Simpson trying to figure those lights out.

Yes Ben, they go on the tree.

"Outlet"

2009-10-29T09:47:00.003-05:00

"Outlet" is our Wendesday-Night-Worship bible study we have for our Jr. High and High School students. This is a time where we dig into the Word of God and relate it to our everyday trials and situations that we face.

Our services on Wednesdays start at 6 p.m. and usually last about and hour or so. "Outlet" is available to all students from 5th - 12th grades. We hope that you would come and join us, but be prepared to be challenged and changed by the Word of God.

"Revolution"

2009-10-27T12:46:00.003-05:00

"Revolution" is our high school youth group at CrossRoads Christian Church. We meet every Sunday night at 6 pm. We hang out, eat (AWESOME!!!), have a weekly ping-pong tournament (with traveling trophy) and MOST IMPORTANT we have great fellowship. We are getting ready to start a series of lessons on "Friends". It is going to be intense and make us take a look at who are friends really are and what they do for us.

We have come a long way in a couple of years. What started out as about 5 kids has grown to about 15 to 20 depending on the night. Hopefully we continue to grow and see new faces each week.

If you have any questions feel free to email me at bcarpenter@crossroadsofdanville.com. You can also check out our fan page on facebook by clicking the 4:12 Revolution logo.

JAM - Jesus and Me

2009-10-20T08:56:00.005-05:00

CrossRoads Christian Church
4:12 Student Ministries
presents

A contemporary worship service put on by our youth for the youth of our community. A place where you can worship Jesus without adults and parents. A place where you can connect with Jesus one on one.

Saturday, October 24th6:30 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.

Join us for a great time of fellowship and worship.
If you are a 7th – 12th grader and are looking for a place to worship Jesus, but don’t want to hang out with the adults, then look no further. CrossRoads Christian Church has a place for you to hang out, listen to awesome music, even grab a bite to eat. Bring yourself and a friend. If you don’t have a friend, then this is the place to find one.

JAM is a time for you to connect yourself with Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. We want to give you a place where you can be yourself but yet still worship and lift up the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

A donation to help pay for the food provided is requested.

CIY-Knoxville, TN

2009-07-30T06:01:00.010-05:00

This year we decided to take a road trip for CIY. We made a voyage and I mean a voyage to Knoxville, TN to the Johnson Bible College campus. We couldn't have asked for a better week. God truly was working in wonderful ways. Not only were we challenged by God to become better "Kingdom Workers", but we grew closer as a group. Thanks to all the kids for helping Aubrey and I out with our 3 little monkeys.

2009 Easter Egg Hunt

2009-04-29T23:05:00.004-05:00

Kayleigh & Olivia

2009-04-29T22:34:00.006-05:00

I would like to thank everyone at CrossRoads Christian Church for pitching in and helping two wonderful most deserving families, the Freemans and the Moores. To kind of fill you in on what I'm talking about, my wife and I decided to take on a project to help two families that are in similar situations. Both the Freemans and the Moores have beautiful girls that were born very premature about the same time. Kayleigh Freeman and Olivia Moore were both born last June and spent a good portion of their first several months in the hospital. Olivia is home now with her family, but Kayleigh remains in the hospital with hopes of coming home soon. Aubrey and I had the privilege of flying to North Carolina to meet the Freemans. What a wonderful family! It really makes you sit back and think that there is always someone out there that has it worse than you. Here are some pictures of our trip:

Meet the Moores:

Thank you again to those who have helped financially and by praying nonstop for these two precious little girls. It doesn't stop here though. Both Kayleigh and Olivia are still in need of our prayers. They have a long way to go. Thanks again!!!

JAM Session - Jesus and Me

2009-03-16T10:05:00.006-05:00

A contemporary worship service put on by our youth for the youth of our community. A place where you can worship Jesus without adults and parents.

A place where you can connect with Jesus one on one.

Saturday, March 21st 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Join us for a great time of fellowship and worship.
If you are a 7th – 12th grader and are looking for a place to worship Jesus, but don’t want to hang out with the adults, then look no further. CrossRoads Christian Church has a place for you to hang out, listen to awesome music, even grab a bite to eat. Bring yourself and a friend. If you don’t have a friend, then this is the place to find one.
JAM is a time for you to connect yourself with Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. We want to give you a place where you can be yourself but yet still worship and lift up the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

For more information call Brian: 217-778-9615 or email: bcarpenter@crossroadsofdanville.com

FINALLY!!!

2009-02-12T23:05:00.002-06:00

Devin finally took home the hardware. After fighting off Cubby for a place in the championship round Devin showed he's ready to play with the "Big Dawgs". Here's how he reacted in his photoshoot with the trophy.

Tryin' to pose like he belongs on the trophy or something.

Not sure what he's doing here!?

Since Devin's never been to the promised land he had to think about how he wanted to pose with the hardware. It's not rocket science Devin. Hopefully if he ever returns to glory he won't be overwhelmed at actually winning!;)

Baby Blankets for Kayleigh & Olivia

2009-02-12T22:36:00.004-06:00

This week for youth group we did something a little different than usually. As you've read in my last post, the Jr. High kids and the little kids in the church made cards to send to Olivia & Kaliegh. Well, I figured that you can't just send cards without a gift. So the High School kids with a little help from Aubrey and Grandma Swisher, made baby blankets for the girls. I am very pleased at the way these young kids jumped right in and came up with a couple of great ideas for blankets. I am thankful at how these kids are really embracing the idea of helping and supporting two little girls that they've never met. It shows me how much these kids care and want to get involved. I thank God for the group of kids that I have. I hope that this is an example of how they will grow in their faith and people will realize what we are all about here at CrossRoads. Thanks guys, you did an awesome job.

W-N-W...making cards for Kayleigh & Olivia

2009-02-05T22:46:00.006-06:00

Our Wednesday night kids got together and made cards for 2 little girls that were born back in June of last year. Both girls were very premature and have been in the hospital since. I took it upon myself to do something special for these 2 little girls. So the kids all made get well soon cards for them.
The girls' names are Olivia Moore and Kayleigh Freeman. Olivia is the grand-daughter of Vick and Debbie Moore who are members at CrossRoads. Kayleigh is a little girl who lives in Charlotte, NC. Olivia and Kayleigh have a lot in common, they both are calling the hospital home for now. The only difference is that Kayleigh has had about 5 operations since she was born. Both are tough little girls and are testimonies to the miracles that God gives us each and every day.
So if you would like to help out please, I encourage you, to write a letter to Olivia and one to Kayleigh. Just drop them by my office and I'll make sure that the girls get them.
Please continue to pray each and every day for these 2 little girls.

Typical High School Youth Group Night

2009-01-05T21:33:00.008-06:00

FINALLY!!!
I've finally downloaded some pictures to update this blog. These are pictures of a typical Sunday night at the Carpenter household, where we usually have youth group for the high schoolers. In these pictures we were making cheerio Christmas tree snacks. The kids love just coming over and hanging out, playing games, and most of all playing ping pong...

Our Betty Crocker girls.

Eryn loves having her picture taken.

Devin sportin' the Steelers garb.

Ben...well, this is just Ben.

I think someone has a crush, I'm just not sure who.

Paddle falls victim of a rough night.

Once again I reclaim the hardware.

Don't worry Cubby, someday you'll get it back.

And Devin...well, you're closer to claiming the crown bud.

JAM - Jesus and Me

2009-01-05T11:23:00.007-06:00

Saturday January 24th, 2009, The CRCC Youth Group is starting a Worship Service, put on by the youth.

Food will be available, but we ask that you would bring a donation to help us pay for the expenses.

The youth will be playing a few contemporary songs for worship.

Brian will also be giving us a short word.

This is for 7th - 12th graders only!!!

CLICK ON JAM - Jesus and Me title and see what happens!!!

Putt-Putt Night

2008-07-21T13:24:00.003-05:00

Sunday night we did something a little different. We decided to go putt-putt golfing. Since there's not much to do in Danville, we went out to Illini Skateland for a little round of putt-putt to see who the master putter was. Well, let's just say that if I didn't have a 2 year old as an extra obstacle I would have walked away with it. Instead, Cubby beat me by 1 stroke. Maybe next time. Anyway, we had a lot of fun getting out and doing something new.

Here's how we're supposed to act in public...

Here's how we really act in public!!!!

Eryn & Stephanie strugglin' a little...

Coop drainin' 3's...

Christian Olympics - VBS 2008

2008-07-17T14:20:00.001-05:00

This year our theme for VBS was the Olympics. With it being an Olympic year and all I figured the kids would have some fun with this. We opened the week on Sunday night by having an Olympic style opening ceremony where each age group represented a country that we have missions in. They were challenged to learn God's word, participate in making awesome crafts, compete in some Olympic style games, and on top of all that they got SNACKS too!!! We averaged about 42 kids each night and had a blast learning new songs and singing some oldies but goodies as well. As you can see from the pictures, we met our original goal of $300 and then some. I agreed to dye my hair and goatee pink if we could raise $300 for our missions. Well then the adults stepped in and raised the bar even more. On Thursday night we were sitting at $365, and Charlie had the idea that if the kids could raise $600 I would put on a skirt and make-up. Well, we raised $606 for the entire week. That is just an example at how awesome our God is. And that nothing is impossible if we put our hearts to it.
I would also like to thank from the bottom of my heart all the parents and volunteers that helped this year. There is no way that I could have done that without you. You are the ones that truly made VBS happen. Again thanks to everyone who volunteered and participated.

Opening Program

Charlie gettin' some help from the lil' ones

Lindsey teachin' the 4's & 5's

Isn't Sophie just too cute!!

Having fun during worship

The javelin throw during recreation

The adults look like they're
even having some fun

Ramona just loves having her
picture taken

Craft time at VBS rocks!!!

Looks like a pro at the shot-put

Joellyn & Trinity are having
way too much fun!!

Cinnamon & Emily Long kept us
going with some awesome snacks!!

Kelley & Terry teaching our 2's & 3's

Their favorite part of the night...
...REFRESHMENTS!!!

Brock actually looks like he knows
what he's doing!!!

Looks like someone lost a bet!!

The bet, or challenge, was to raise $300 for our missions
and if they did I would dye my hair pink and let them
throw pies at me. But the staff and volunteers made a
deal that if they could raise $600 they could dress me up
like a woman. It looks like we got the $600 didn't we.
Trust me, I don't just wear pink shirts and skirts for fun!!

Look out Jennifer, Miles looks like he's
enjoying that way too much!!!

Nice hat. At least it tasted alright.

I'll never be able to smell or even taste
Ready-whip ever again in my life after
that night.

CIY-Move 2008

2008-07-17T10:00:00.002-05:00

This year for CIY we went to Anderson, IN. It was a first for me and a first for some of the kids. I had never been to CIY before and neither had my wife. We had a great time not only having fun together but worshipping and studying God's word. We had a great group of kids that went including my son, Cooper, who had a blast with all the kids. This is a trip that I'll never forget. Not only because it was my first CIY experience, but I truly believe that I touched some of those kids and I know they touched me. ;) Here is just a glimpse at some of the things that went on during the week:

Studying God's word

Look at the top...

Brian, our monkey boy

Jordan hangin' w/the cooks

Devin thinkin' he's 2 again

McKenna takin' a break

Mckenna & Shaina w/Aaron Pelsue

Jordan being Jordan

Larkin watcha thinkin'?

Coop gettin' some love...

Nice lipstick girls!!!!

Bowling at Cooper's

What happens when you leave a mess!!!!

Coop sportin' the eye-black for dodgeball

Our devoted fans...

The "Average Joes"

Coop sportin' the viking hat

Brian was referred to as "Dad" all week by
Coop. So from now on he will always be
"Dad" instead of Brian.

Shaina with her dream boy!!

Coop scared to death...

Carerful, I'm a mythilogical creature...

Look at the GUNS!!!

Nice tats boys

What a cute family

The "Gang"

We had a hostage situation...

This is the hostage who asked
to remain anonymous....