DOXA: Student Ministries

DOXA:  We need constant reminders that our purpose in the world is to glorify God. That’s why we gave our youth group the name DOXA. It’s the Greek word for GLORY. We love the book of Titus, especially chapter two, which speaks of Christian discipleship. In Titus we read this about our call to live for the glory of Christ: 

“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.  Declare these things; exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you.”  Titus 2:11-15.

DOXA reminds us that followers of Jesus Christ renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, are living self-controlled, upright, godly lives with glad expectation, awaiting the appearance of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. In short, DOXA serves to remind us that we are to live for the Glory of Christ and not our own until He returns.

Because we are to live our lives for the glory of God, we place our ministry emphasis on discipleship (helping others to become more like Christ Colossians 1:28-29). We do this through our time together during Sunday school, Monday night Bible study, and Wednesday night youth group.

Discipleship is a key feature of DOXA as we seek to proclaim Christ and present each one mature in Christ. We see from Titus 2:1-6 the importance of older and more mature believers teaching younger less mature believers. We recognize that it is God's design that the primary persons on the discipleship team of each student are their parents. We do not want to usurp the parent’s authority and responsibility here (Deut. 6:4-7, Eph. 6:4) but only seek to come behind parents as assistants in our desire to disciple the students that the Lord has entrusted to our shepherding care. If a student is a genuine believer according to Ephesians 4:11-12 the church, in particular pastors, have a shepherding responsibility to them as well. 

A part of discipleship is not just giving knowledge to the students, but putting that knowledge into practice with each other and the church body.

For more information, please contact Pastor Nathan Phipps at 620-342-0081/nathanp@flinthillsbc.org.