Jr High Blog

At CCS Junior High and High School, we began second semester with our Spiritual Emphasis Week (SEW). We use this three-day week to reset our focus on our spiritual theme and ultimately get our eyes fixed on Jesus in the hope that He would do a work in the hearts and lives of our students. Our blog will highlight some of the student experiences throughout this week.

Wednesday – Optional Prayer

Students gathered in the Valley to pray with and for one another. Students were prompted to express gratitude to God, spend time in confession, and pray for the lost, for our families, and for our school.

Thursday – All-School Chapel

This chapel is the largest gathering of CCS students worshiping together throughout the entire school year. In addition to our junior high and high school students, our sixth graders from all three campuses joined us. We worshipped the Lord through prayer, singing, reading His word, and listening to a message from Bethany Baptist lead pastor, Josh Hatlestad. Three big takeaways from his message were:

• Everyday decisions we make either build up unity or destroy it.
• Words aren’t neutral: They build up or tear down.
• Unity doesn’t start when we agree on everything; unity starts when we let Jesus shape our lives.

Friday – Worship & Biblically Based Conversations

We concluded the week with a unique day designed to provide our students with opportunities to grow in their faith through conversations or experiences regarding specific topics of interest. We began the day worshiping through music and singing. From there, students got to choose three different sessions to attend. Each session was focused on a biblical topic or set of questions. A few examples of these sessions were:

• Creation and Science
• Skeptics Welcome
• Having Difficult Conversations with Love
• Responding Wisely When Emotions Rise
• Living Out the Fruits of the Spirit

Overall, SEW provided space for students to encounter God, build community, and take steps forward in their spiritual journeys. We are grateful that we have a community that makes this incredible opportunity possible. God is good!