Student Update- September 21

This Week in Student Ministry — Student Edition

Michael Gleason • Associate Pastor
September 21, 2026

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Wednesday is coming!

This week we’re continuing Foundations and learning another tool that can help you understand the Bible when you read it for yourself.

And yes…there will be pancakes.

🥞 Eat • 🎲 Play • 📖 Grow

⏰ Wednesday | 6:00–8:00 PM
📍 Youth House

Here’s the plan:

🥞 EAT — Pancakes & Sausage!

🎲 PLAY — We’ll have some fun together and plenty of time to hang out and connect.

📖 GROW — We’re talking about the different kinds of writing found in the Bible and why they matter.

Bring your Bible!

📖 This Week: Why Does Genre Matter?

The Bible is one big Story, but it contains many different kinds of writing.

There’s history. Poetry. Prophecy. Wisdom. Letters. And more.

Think about it: you don’t read a poem the same way you read a history book. You don’t read a letter the same way you read a proverb.

The same is true when you read the Bible.

This Wednesday, we’ll learn how recognizing the genre of a passage can help you better understand what you’re reading and what God is communicating through His Word.

The goal isn’t just to learn a bunch of Bible terms. We want to give you tools that help you read and understand the Bible for yourself.

🔥 This Week’s Challenge

Want to see the difference genre makes?

Read these two passages:

📖 Psalm 23
📖 Mark 4:35–41

Then think about:

What is different about the way these passages are written?

What does each passage teach you about God?

Why might it matter that one is poetry and the other tells us about an event in Jesus’ life?

You don’t need perfect answers. Just pay attention to what you notice.

Come Wednesday ready to talk about it!

🙏 Prayer Challenge

This week, ask God to:

Give you a desire to spend time in His Word.

Help you understand what you’re reading.

Use His Word to shape the way you think and live.

And remember, if there’s something going on in your life that you’d like us to pray about, we want to pray for you.

📱 Text your prayer request to +1 (844) 790-9381.

🌧️ Giant Banana Split Update

We know some of you have been waiting for the giant banana split!

Because of the rainy weather, we’re not doing it this Wednesday.

But don’t worry—we’re saving it for another night when the weather cooperates.

🎃 Pumpkin Party Is Coming!

The last Wednesday of October is our Pumpkin Party!

We’re planning:

🎃 Pumpkin carving

🍽️ Pumpkin-themed food

🎲 Pumpkin games

You can also wear a costume as long as it’s appropriate for youth group.

And this is a great night to invite a friend!

We’ll have more details as we get closer.

🏀🎵 We Want to Show Up!

Playing a sport? Have a concert, performance, play, competition, or another event coming up?

Let Michael know!

Send Michael your schedule, a screenshot, or just the date and time of your next event. When we can, we want to show up and cheer you on!

📱 Stay in the Loop

Want to make sure you don’t miss what’s happening in Student Ministry?

📱 Text STUDENTS to +1 (844) 790-9381 to get Student Ministry updates sent straight to your phone.

📧 You can also subscribe at the bottom of this update to be notified by email when new Student Ministry updates are posted.

👋 See You Wednesday!

6:00–8:00 PM at the Youth House

Bring your Bible.
Bring a friend.
Come hungry.

See you Wednesday!

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August 24, 2026 • 3 Minute Read

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