Ministries / The River

Moms! Dads! This part is for you. As a student leaders, we think parents who want their youth to experience God intimately. At The River, we do our best to allow God to get all the glory through our youth ministry. We just wanted to let you know what we do weekly for you and your kids through this venue.

• Relationships – God has called us to love one another, and we want to do that. We have learned that youth just want to be loved. Our staffers make it a point to build long-lasting relationships with the youth and encourage them in all God has for them. We are also there when they are down; we believe God wants us to be there in the good and the bad, so we take pride in loving youth regardless of their circumstances. We also encourage youth to build relationships so that they can lean on each other and live life together as it comes their way.
• Worship – At The River, we enter a time of absolute worship of an extraordinary, mighty, HOLY God! We do this through music, prayer, skits, teaching, art, and many other ways to glorify God.
• Serve – We know that God has called us to do more than just show up at church; we know He wants us to love those around us. We do that by serving our local church and areas in our community that need a helping hand. We get to live out the relationship we have with Jesus!
• Purpose – One of the most essential things at The River is that we teach and promote, besides a relationship with Jesus, is PURPOSE. God has a special plan for everyone, even teenagers, and we don’t want them to miss out on what God has for them just because they are young. We teach and encourage youth of the River to pursue the purpose God has for them. We don’t want them to miss out on anything He has for them, so we encourage them to passionately seek out their purpose and engage in that mission as soon as possible. God will use them in many ways, like being a God-fearing lawyer, Anointed doctors, faithful church members (owners, to use Riverwoods terms), and gifted teachers. God hasn’t called us all to the “full-time” ministry, but He wants us to always be on a mission. The world needs Jesus, and the students of The River will leave here knowing that God can use them, whoever and however they are! Click here for a medical release form for your amped student(s).
• The River youth leaders: Chad Beyer, Shelby Rhea Miller
• The River Times
• Sunday Simultaneous with the 9:00 a.m. worship experience