Middle School is a unique and vital time in a pre-adolescent mind. We believe the pressure to conform to what every one else is doing is much more prevalent in middle school, than any other time in one's life. The steady erosion of morality in today's culture is evident through the media. Songs, video games, and the internet have been the staple nourishment for youth nationwide. Rather than being transformed by the renewing of the heart, more and more I find our young brothers and sisters selling themselves short by conforming to the patterns of this world. In a click of a mouse, the turn of an iPod wheel, or the flicker of a remote, our young adolescent tunes out to reality, and breathes the toxic fumes of mainstream culture. The problem isn't the fact that they aren't being well nourished, the problem lies within the nutritional value/content the substance has on the adolescent when put in light of the eternal.

The trend in America is that parents would heavily rely on the church for the moral upbringing of their child. At most the church gets 5 hours a week of your child's time. That is 3% of the week that is dedicated to teaching kids how to live the rest of the 97%! Here at The Connection, the church wants to partner with parents in the spiritual upbringing of our youth, through weekly emails of what they will be learning. Our staff encourages parental interaction, comments and feedback. Our desire is to see this specific age group come to an early understanding of who Christ is through solid Biblical teaching mixed with fun, and fellowship. It is one of our main visions to lay a solid foundation for their specific age group, so that they may abide in Him the rest of their lives. It is our prayer, that in the midst of our culture of counterfeit sustenance, these young men and women of Christ hold fast to the only true bread of life.

"Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing, and perfect will." ~Romans 12:2

Come join us Fridays 7:30-9:30pm at the church facility in Irvine.

For more information, contact Pastor Godfrey Catanus at (949) 552-1101.