Sixers
SIXERS MINISTRY!
WE WANT TO WELCOME NEW SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS TO AN ALL NEW MINISTRY AT RIVERBEND CHURCH EXCLUSIVELY FOR YOU CALLED SIXERS! SIXERS IS ALL ABOUT RIVERBEND CHURCH, PARENTS AND SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS COMING TOGETHER TO SUPPORT, GROW AND HAVE FUN AS WE FOLLOW JESUS. HERE ARE JUST A FEW HUGE REASONS WHY SIXERS IS A VITAL MINISTRY TO PARENTS AND STUDENTS DURING THE SIXTH GRADE YEAR!
1. THE GAP (EMOTIONALLY, SOCIALLY, SPIRITUALLY AND YES, PHYSICALLY) BETWEEN A 6TH GRADER AND AN 8TH GRADER IS HUGE AND THE 8TH GRADERS HAVE A HARD TIMEOVERCOMING THAT GAP. IT USUALLY ENDS UP CREATING DISCONTENT IN THE 8THGRADERS TO BE AROUND 6TH GRADERS. THERE IS A SIMILAR GAP BETWEENFRESHMEN AND SENIORS, BUT THE SENIORS ARE MORE EQUIPPED TO BRIDGE THEGAP (THEORETICALLY).
2. THERE ARE SOME LIFE TOPICS (LIKE PURITY) THAT NEED TO BE HANDLEDDIFFERENTLY WITH A 6TH GRADER VS. AN 8TH GRADER. HAVING 6TH GRADE STANDALONE ALLOWS YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS WITH PARENTS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS.
3. HAVING A SIXTH GRADE ONLY GROUP CREATES A STRONG TRANSITION YEARBETWEEN THE CHILDREN'S MINISTRY WORLD AND THE STUDENT MINISTRY WORLD.YOU CAN HAVE SOME ELEMENTS OF BOTH MINISTRIES SO THAT THE CHANGE IS NOTAS DRAMATIC. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO THE FIRST TIME PARENTS OF A 6TH GRADE STUDENT.
4. SIXERS ALSO HELPS CREATE A FLOW AND EXCITEMENT OF PARTICIPATION -SIXERS IS "BETTER" THAN CHILDREN'S AND MIDDLE SCHOOL IS "BETTER" THAN SIXERSAND HIGH SCHOOL IS "BETTER" THAN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
SIXERS MEETS ON SUNDAY MORNINGS AT 9:45AM IN THE FELLOWSHIP HALL OF RIVERBEND CHURCH!
August 8th is when new Sixer's students can come!!