August 2026 LYF Update
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Fall Wednesdays: Beginning August 19
On Wednesday nights in the Fall we’ll be bringing back small groups with our focus being on cultivating three different kinds of key relationships: Friends, Mentors, and Proteges. To ensure we have time for small group discussion LYF will begin at exactly 6:45. BYO dinner and open gym will begin at 5:35 and end at 6:35.July Dates and Details
Student Leadership Team
Starting this year we will be annually resetting our student leadership team. This means students will have to apply each year to join at the team. Anyone interested in applying to be on the student leadership team for the upcoming school year can apply by visiting the links hub linked at the top of this page.
What exactly is a student leader? Great question! Student leaders use their time and their gifts to help LYF grow into a community where students are known, loved, and becoming more like Jesus. Student leaders serve in a variety of ways including, but not limited to: leading worship, teaching class, leading prayers, leading games, helping with event and program planning, welcoming new students, and making an aspect of LYF their personal responsibility (their baby).
August Dates and Details
8/7 - End of Summer Trip: Day trip to the Georgia Aquarium (some would say the best aquarium in the world). Cost is $40 which includes your ticket as well as breakfast to eat on the bus. Students will also need to bring money for two meals, one inside the aquarium and another in downtown Atlanta. I would recommend bringing $40 for meals to be safe. We’ll meet at 6:00am and be back around 11:00pm.
8/9 - Parent Meeting: Immediately after the second worship service. Should not last more than 30 minutes. We’ll go over everything parents need to know about LYF this Fall Semester.
8/16 - Leader Night: For members of the LYF student leadership team and all adult leaders. From 4:30-7:30. Dinner is provided. Will include time for both LYF and Adult leaders to work on projects relating to their ministry roles. Will also include shared dinner, worship, and devotional.
8/19 - Small Group Launch: Beginning of our Fall Wednesday night small groups. Details are above under “Fall Wednesdays”
8/23 - Jesus Practice: We will continue using Jesus Practice as an opportunity to love and serve our neighbors. This Fall there will be one Jesus Practice each month. For each Jesus Practice we will be putting on an event for our neighbors in the Sutherland Flatts apartments behind the Dollar General on Sutherland Avenue. I’m so excited for this opportunity to maintain a consistent loving presence in our community and to get to know and share Jesus with our neighbors. The time for this specific event is TBD but will be announced later.
8/28-30 - Family Camping Trip: Laurel Family Camping Trip 8/28-8/30. A weekend of fun, fellowship, worship, prayer, and devotion in God's beautiful creation.
We have two group sites reserved at the Cades Cove Campground in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Each site has a capacity of 30 people, 10 tents, and/or 7 parking spots. So as of right now we have enough room for 20 families (if we can carpool). However, the other two group camp sites are currently available, and we can rent them if need be (as long as we know soon enough). So register asap if you'd like to join us!
There is no charge for this trip, but families will be responsible for bringing their own camping equipment. If any families have extra equipment they'd be willing to loan so that another family can attend please let me know. We will share food responsibilities together. Once we know who all is attending I will send out a signup for families to contribute to our meals.
We will plan to have a couple extra tents available for LYF/Justlead students who would like to attend but who's families are unavailable.
The registration deadline is Friday 8/14.