Missions Conference!

March 4-11

We will have a full line up of speakers and missionaries as we celebrate what God is doing around the world and what specific things he may be calling us to do! Pray for our missionaries, our church, and your own heart as we engage God's Word and his Commission for our lives!

Book Due This Sunday!

The book for Pre-Missions, Developing a Healthy Prayer Life, is due THIS SUNDAY @ Pre-Missions. If you don't have the book, they can be found in the church bookstore for $5. If you have any questions or, for some reason, cannot complete the book by then, then see Norm Dunkin.

Brian's New Book!

Brian's newest book, Giving Up Gimmicks: Reclaiming Youth Ministry from an Entertainment Culture, is set to release on February 24 (P&R Publishing)!

Available at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Christianbook, BAM, Cokesbury, and other fine bookstores!

If you want true success in your ministry, here is the thought-through operational blueprint.
—R. Kent Hughes, Senior Pastor Emeritus, College Church, Wheaton, Illinois

Brian Cosby demonstrates a ministry approach that nurtures teens and brings them back for more--one solidly grounded in Christ and patterned after the means of grace: the Word, sacraments, prayer, service, and community. Learn how much teenagers not only need a deeper ministry, but want one too.
—Harry Reeder, Senior Pastor, Briarwood Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, Alabama

Many youth ministry books are outdated almost as soon as they are published. . . . This book is different, grounding a vision of gospel-focused youth ministry in the permanent things of apostolic Christianity.
—Russell D. Moore, Dean, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

For more than a generation now we have sought to attract and entertain our precious youth rather than nurture them by grace. The majority have responded by turning their backs on the church. Brian Cosby has listened to their heart and is offering us the best biblical guidance we could ever hope to receive.
—Michael Card, award-winning singer, songwriter, and author

If you are serious about making a lasting impact in the lives of your youth and preparing them for the long haul of life, Means of Grace Youth Ministry is a must read. Brian Cosby understands how the ordinary means of grace changes young people, draws them closer to Christ and builds a foundation that will last.
—Rod Culbertson, Associate Professor of Practical Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte, North Carolina

Brian Cosby believes that youth ministry should be based on the same means of grace that nurture the whole church. This book contains good theology that reflects his conviction that strong biblical doctrine will grip and transform the lives of youth (and others). So don't read this volume just as a handbook on how to minister to others--youwill find yourself challenged and strengthened by reading it! I commend him for writing it, and recommend it to youth workers and others for their personal growth as well as effective ministry.
—Joseph Martin, Professor of Biblical Studies and Ministries, Belhaven University, Jackson, Mississippi

Brian Cosby steps forward . . . and does something that has been unheard of: marrying solid biblical theology to youth ministry methodology. If you are concerned on any level about seeing young people in your church build a faith that will last, then I highly recommend this book to you.
—Danny Mitchell, Coordinator of Youth and Family Ministries, Presbyterian Church in America

As a former youth pastor, I know that most models of American youth ministry are systems of the bench and are not saturated with the Word, sacraments, and prayer. Yet these are precisely the anchors the souls of our youth need. These are precisely what Brian Cosby calls us back to. I thank God for this book.
—Daniel R. Hyde, Pastor, Oceanside United Reformed Church, Oceanside, California