4 students approach me and express interest in getting a Bible Club started at Sunrise Mountain.
Week of 9/17 -
Over 100 students and 20 faculty come to Prayer At the Pole.
Week of 9/25 -
1 st Tuesday morning worship, fellowship, prayer meeting at 6:30am in a classroom. 40+ students attend.
Original 4 students send invitations to 15 others known for their faith, inviting them to become student leaders .
Week of 10/1 -
50+ students attend Tuesday morning and have outgrown the classroom – all word of mouth advertising.
16 Student Leaders meet for 1 st planning session.
Week of 10/8 -
60+ attend Tuesday morning in the Lecture Hall – guest speaker.
Student Leaders meet at my house for dinner to develop Mission Statement, Core Values, and Constitution.
Leaders begin meeting every Friday morning at 6:45 to plan following week.
Week of 10/15 -
70+ attend Tuesday morning – guest speaker.
Leaders present C.C.C. (Christian Club on Campus) to administration for approval as an official club.
Worship Team begins to meet to plan worship time.
Week of 10/22 -
80+ attend Tuesday morning – student speaker.
Administration approves C.C.C. ! ! !
Week of 10/29 -
80+ attend Tuesday morning – guest speaker.
Student Leaders plan CornMazing night – 25-30 attend.
Week of 11/5 -
80+ attend Tuesday morning – student leaders officially announce C.C.C. to students attending and share Mission, Values, etc.
T-shirt design approved and ready for printers.
Week of 11/12 -
70+ attend Tuesday morning – student leader.
Student Leaders plan Movie Night – 30 attend.
1 st evening Bible Study at student’s house to teach on the Foundations of Christianity – 10 attend.
Week of 11/19 -
70+ attend Tuesday morning. Student Leaders meet at my house for dinner to plan the rest of the semester and begin discussion of an Evening Worship Service in the auditorium this spring (plan to invite Mountain Ridge and Cactus as well).
Week of 11/27 -
90+ attend Tuesday morning – guest speaker.
Largest turnout thus far. Students plan to decorate at Sierra Winds retirement home.
Week of 12/3 -
60+ attend Tuesday morning – guest speaker.
On a cold and rainy morning. The Worship Team is really together! Over 120 students have attended 1 or more meetings! That’s over 5% of the student body.
T-shirts ordered.
Week of 12/10 -
80+ attend Tuesday morning – student speaker.
T-shirts are in and they are a big hit. Leaders plan Christmas party.
Week of 12/17 -
110+ attend Tuesday morning – Christmas Worship at 6:30am.
Largest turnout thus far. The Lecture Hall was packed. More than 10 faculty and administrators attended as well. C.C.C. is becoming a part of Sunrise Mountain’s school culture as students and faculty have begun to speak more openly about what is happening!
THE NEXT 3 YEARS IN A NUTSHELL :
2002-2003 –
We alternate between lunch and evening meetings on Tuesday. We had a full band in the Auditorium in the evening and in our gymnasium at lunch.
Lunch meetings average attendance is 125-150 with some meetings having more than 250 in attendance. Two outside bands from California come to lead worship on our campus at our lunch meetings.
Evening meetings are longer and more substantial and average 50-75 in attendance.
2003-2004 –
Move to mostly Monday nights in the Lecture Hall w/ one lunch meeting per month. Evening meetings from 6:30-8:00pm with worship, games, skits, student speakers and guest pastors teaching – average attendance is 60-80 students.
We start Leadership Discipleship where the Leadership Team meets for 1 to 1½ hours PRIOR to our group meeting to grow in their FAITH AND WALK w/ Christ. Went through four book studies and a series on how to share our faith.
C.C.C. has become part of our ‘school culture’ – announcements, flyers, included in principal’s mailers home, and representing SMHS at district events .
2004-2005 –
Same format as last year. First meeting on Monday night 8/23.
More than 120+ students in attendance. Several meetings have had more than 140 students in attendance including our last meeting of 2004 where nationally known illusionist Andre Kole used his talents to share the Gospel. CCC’s vision grows beyond SMHS and we begin to intentionally ‘plant’ clubs at other schools.
Leadership Discipleship is continuing to help students grow in their walk through book studies and time in God’s Word. Leadership is planning a missions trip for this summer.
C.C.C. continues to become more a part of our ‘school culture’. CCC students work freshmen orientation, etc .
CCC begins at four other high schools . We invited students from youth groups to come to CCC meetings to ‘catch the vision’. Groups have formed and are seeking approval at four other west valley high schools.