Proud to Be A Youth Pastor

There are a lot of things that bring me great joy in my life, for example; my wife, vacations, good movies, Christian music, and a great Bible study that pulls my focus closer to God.  There is another thing that drives me by being a youth pastor and that’s having a successful youth group.  I have been here for over 7 years and with that I have seen our youth group grow and prosper in many ways.  I know not every student is going to change for the better right away, but over time the seeds we plant inside their hearts begin to grow and later on in life they blossom into what God wants them to become.  I’ve never been one to measure the success of a youth group by the amount of students we have but by the quality of students we have.  For our size church we have an average youth group size of around 35 to 40 students each week and I am thankful for each and every student who participates.  One of our unique and fun activities that we have occasionally is movie night.  We are very thankful to have a fantastic youth room with great video and sound to make our movie nights as good as going to the theatre……and a lot cheaper.  It is great to see about 30 or so students and a few parents come together on a Saturday night and enjoy a good “clean” Christian movie at the church.  The experience to me is just breath taking because it shows me they want to be there. This is just one example of many that truly make me proud to be a youth pastor.  I do ask for your prayers as my wife, youth workers, and myself continue to lead our students in direction of God.  It takes a lot of patience, love, and heart to work with teenagers and I am so glad God has blessed me with the youth group here at FBC Mantachie.  

Youth Yard Sale
Our Youth Yard Sale is set for this Saturday April 13th in the church gym in the lower parking lot.  Donations are still welcome up to the day of the event.  The yard sale is scheduled for 7am until 12pm. 
We have a large variety of items to choose from and yard sale will take place rain or shine since it will be indoors.  

Bro. Trent and Ms. Rebecca