Parent Link

Welcome to the Parent Link section of the TPCC Student Ministry Website. This will be where we communicate Student Ministry happenings, answer FAQs, and discuss teen issues. We hope you will find it timely, informative, and insightful!

High School Parent Letter 1.21.08

Important Dates
You can find all the important dates for the SM on the Calendar portion of the website.

Follow-Up
We want to be your teammate. We want to work with you to create an enviroment for your student that encourages them in their relationship with Christ. Therefore, we want to let you know what we'll be talking about at Pulse and Catalyst so you can have some follow-up discussions at home. You will most likely get the typical, "It was fine. Nothing happened," answers, but keep digging because it will help us drive home the messages we deliver at Pulse and Catalyst. Here are the upcoming topics:

Pulse
Jan 27- The Beginning of Sin (Rom 5:19)
Feb 3- The Beginning of Worship (Gen 9:15)
Feb 10- The Beginning of Faith (Rom 4:3)
Feb 17- The Beginning of Deliverance (Gen 50:20, 21)

Home & Family
Feb 24- Making it Easy (Eph 6:1-3)
Mar 2- Available Advice (Pro 19:20)
Mar 9- Glued Together or Torn Apart? (1 Cor 13:4-7)
Mar 16- Closer Than You Think (Mark 14:36)
Mar 23- Who's Numero Uno? (Exo 20:12)
Mar 30- Spring Break
Apr 6- A Second Family (Acts 2:44)

Fruit of the Spirit
Apr 13- Self-Control (Mat 4:4)
Apr 20- Joy (John 15:11)
Apr 27- Peace (John 20:19)
May 4- Faithfulness (1 Cor 1:9)
May 11- Gentleness (Mat 26:53)
May 18- Patience (John 21:17)


Catalyst
Game Shows
Jan 23- Price is Right
Jan 30- Family Feud

Best Sex Ever
Feb 6- God's Word on Sex
Feb 13- Sex is So Much Bigger than I Thought
Feb 20- From Messing Up to Making Up
Feb 27- All Worship

Hooked
Mar 5- Don't Bite: Dealing with Temptation
Mar 12- Swimming in Schools: Friends & Temptation
Mar 19- Swim Free
Mar 26- Movie Night @ Catalyst: Invisible Children

Apr 2- No Catalyst: Spring Break

The Elephant in the Church
Apr 9- Prejudice
Apr 16- Abortion
Apr 23- Homosexuality
Apr 30- All Worship

How Not to Be a Fool
May 7- Your Choices Determine Your Destination in Life
May 14- The Key Question from 3 Perspectives
May 21- Wisdom Isn't the Only Choice

Volunteer Oppurtunities
If you are considering helping out with the SM we would love to hear from you. There are many ways you can serve with us without being a mentor. For example: cafe team, trip chaperone, event security, tailgate griller, etc.  Email Andrea Bowman at abowman@tpcc.org if you're interested in helping out!

Quick Tips
These are just a few things you can do to keep track of what your kid is up to:

1. Check their Facebook or MySpace. Both Facebook and MySpace are online social networking websites that allow people to connect with others all around the world. Each person creates a personal profile and can communicate back and forth with other users. Many students have a profile. Ask to see your student's profile. Many students give a pretty accurate depiction of who they are, or at least how they are portraying themselves to others. This is an oppurtunity to have some good conversations about their friends and self-image. Use this as a conversation starter and not another battleground.

2. Check out their iPod or MP3 player. Again, this is conversation starter: talk about the bands that they are listening to. Ask about the lyrics. Who knows, you might even find something you like! The point is to begin understanding the culture in which your student lives.

3. Talk to their small group leader. We cannot reiterate enough that we want to be your teammate. We want to work together to create the best possible growing enivorment for your student. If your student in involved in one of our small groups, talk to his/her leader. Give them prayer requests for your student. You're not delving for secret information but forming a partnership that will increase your ability to know what's going on with your student.