We had another big win these past two week. It’s not #2 because it’s any less important, actually it’s probably even more significant.
For the past 6 months or so the Middle School program that met at the 12:30 service hovered at about 30-35 students. Chad Swanzy and his team have been hard at work all summer in building up for a huge Fall launch. We worked together to set up 5th grad previews all summer to capture the rising 5th graders. At the begining of the summer, we all believed that the middle school attendance could literally triple.
Although we averaged only 15-17 5th graders on our preview Sundays, we all felt that we could see a significant leap in our attendance. Then August 24th came around. There were over 90 middle school kids in attendance! Just in one weekend we watched the attendance triple. It’s a very exciting atmosphere that has been created and quality of programming is off the charts. It’s fun, it’s relevant and most importantly… these kids are breaking out into small groups. They’re connecting with each other and leaders who are modeling their faith.
What’s next? I know that the Uprising team believes they can hit 150 before the end of the Fall. I think I believe it! IF you have a middle school child who has not yet checked out the Uprising, they need to do so now. It’s not what it was a few months ago!
7. September 2008 at 3:08 pm
My daughter Demi is in your 9:30 class and she loves it! She told me that she is learning new and relevant teachings that apply to her life. Give yourselves a big pat on the back!!!