rewind: 2007

2007, the year, wrapped up in about 9 minutes of fast-paced pics and music. Enjoy the memories!

wii wednesdays

You don't want to miss our Wednesday night CrossTraining meetings. Every Wednesday night for a while, we are gonna be kicking some crazy 4 player Wii challenges.

Maybe it will be a Tennis match, Darts, 100 pin bowling, Cow Racing, or Bungee Buddies. Whatever the game or challenge, you don't want to miss a single meeting!

The CrossTraining Store

Introducing the newest stop in your world of fashion! The Oak Ridge Baptist Church CrossTraining Clothing Store.

Get the hottest styles the way you want, when you want them. There is absolutely no markup. All the savings are yours...so pick out some styles and get profiling.

Hop on over and check out the Long-sleeved Tees, Hoodies, Girls Fitted shirts and cheapos. Get a few for your friends. They make great gifts!

See you in style!

Go straight there. Click Here!

Watch for new styles constantly.

Mission:NYC Website

Click Here to visit the Mission:NYC update page. On it, you will find evangelism helps, prayer requests, payment info, announcements, next meetings, and much more.

Don't miss a single article.

SS Breakfast Schedule

Food May 14th- Teeter May 21st - Acree May 28th - Craig	Drinks May 14th - Reagan May 21st - Mee May 28th - Kopp

Foosball

Just installed last week is a tournament foosball table. Come with your best forearms and non-spin wrist action, because before and after every Wednesday night CrossTraining meeting, the competition gets fierce.

The only question is, do you have what it takes to defeat the dangerous duo of Pastor Jon and Beth?

The CrossTraining Room

Anybody got any decorating ideas for the Cold Pea Soup Room?
PS...every comment that I like will be worth 500 points for your team.

CrossTraining Event Calendar

Where We're At

Click on the map for specific directions.

Take the Oak Ridge Turnpike [95] to Louisiana Ave. Go up the hill and turn right onto LaSalle Rd. Oak Ridge Baptist Church will be on your right across from the LaSalle Park Soccer Fields.

Take the Pellisippi Parkway into Oak Ridge. Turn left onto the Oak Ridge Turnpike [95]. Turn right at the second stop light, Louisiana Ave. Go up the hill and turn right onto LaSalle Rd. Oak Ridge Baptist Church will be on your right across from the LaSalle Park Soccer Fields.

The CrossTraining room is downstairs at the end of the hall on the right.

Parent Duties

1) Check the teen calendar and plan for your teen to be at every possible activity.
2) Pick up a flyer, check the bulletin, and listen for announcements about costs, meeting places, times, etc.
3) Encourage your teen to invite others.
4) Make sure your teen is dressed appropriately.
5) Be on time.
6) Make sure they bring everything necessary…money, forms, clothes, etc.
7) Please be on time picking them up from the activity.

For more information on our activities please Click Here.

Where we are going

We strive to do everything with a plan behind it. Every skit, game, or activity is designed for a specific purpose, and Cross Training seeks to accomplish that purpose with excellence before the face of God. The ultimate purpose, as stated earlier, is to glorify God, but at times, the best way to do that will be to gain credibility with teens, introduce newcomers into our group, or allow for times of fellowship between other Christian teens. All of these work together to meet our ultimate goal of glorifying God. Cross Training has a plan for what it teaches, where it goes, and what it does.

Cross Training has a six-year plan for the spiritual life of your teenager. The six-year plan is that they would get from 7th grade through their senior year a whole breadth of Biblical teaching. It is our desire to say with Paul that, we “…did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.” The teaching is pointed towards a goal, and that goal is taking up our Crosses and bringing others to the Cross. That goal is also met primarily through preaching and one-to-one discipleship, but also through activities, conversations, and other means. Any and every opportunity is taken to guide your teenager to the goal of Christlikeness.

Cross Training’s preaching and teaching springs directly from the word of God. Our messages are timely explanations of timeless truths applied to your teen’s life. We seek to teach a love for the word of God, a heart for lost souls and a life surrendered to serving Christ.

All handouts, outlines and teaching materials are encouraged to be taken, and available upon request. Pastor Jon tapes all of his messages; so if you are interested in hearing what your teen is learning from the last few weeks, please contact Pastor Jon for a CD or mp3 version of his sermon.

It is our earnest prayer and desire that the products of Cross Training be teens who are prepared mentally, spiritually and practically to bring others to the Cross, and to take up their own Crosses. This means that we desire that they will be saved, possess a love for God and others, by having an excited passion for obeying Christ through a surrendered life, a servant’s heart, and a Christlike testimony.

We have a plan for your teenager! We have goals for each one of them, and it is our prayer, that through earnest work, correct pointing, discipline, training in the Word, service opportunities, loving confrontation, and patient prodding, they would far exceed anything we could ask or think.

Of course we desire to see every teenager that comes in contact with our group to be saved, but as goals for those who have made the first step of salvation, we pray that Cross Training teens will be prepared in these areas:, Mentally, Spiritually and Practically.

Cross Training seeks to teach not only what to do, but the whys behind what to do. We seek to create within your teenager a Biblical framework for problem solving. This teaching takes place from the pulpit, in small groups, in question and answer times, in group discussion, in projects, in one-on-one discipleship and in singspirations.

Cross Training believes that without a God-given desire to walk in the ways of the Lord, there will be no lasting change in the life of your teenager. We pray and seek to cultivate a heart that truly desires to live for Christ. This can only come through active pursuit of God in the life of a teenager. We promote and teach this through participation in daily time spent with God, Christ-centered worship, fellowship with other believers, and pure living.

We desire to produce teens that are able to take the truths they know and apply them to action. It is not our desire to produce spiritual gurus, but rather spiritual servants. Cross Training seeks to set up opportunities to put into practice the teachings they have received. Some examples of our plan to accomplish this goal are heavy T.E.A.M ministry involvement, practical evangelism training, mission trips, confronting one-on-one discipleship, teen led Sunday night services, and group discussion.

What we do

Cross Training members have many opportunities to get involved. Whether it is through a weekly meeting, a service activity, or through a one-on-one discipleship time, your teen is able to jump right into the middle of Cross Training and get involved. We have specifically designed activities to plug your teenager into the Word of God, and saturate them with solid Biblical teaching.

WHEN: Every Sunday Morning 10:00am – 10:45am
WHERE: Cross Training Room
BRING: Bible and Pen

Apart from their personal pursuit of God through Bible study, your teenager will not have a more important 45 minutes in their week than the Fresh Start Cross Training meeting. Grades 7-12 meet together in the room for fellowship and enrichment around the Bible. In the Fresh Start meeting, teens are given challenged and taught how they ought to be living their lives.

The majority of this time is spent looking into a passage of scripture and applying it to life. The sermons are preached with discussion opportunities and relevance to teen’s daily lives in mind. The curriculum is planned in a 6-year block so that your teen gets a well-rounded grounding in the Bible. A fun welcome, opening announcement or skit starts off the morning, followed by prayer time; then we jump right into the preaching time. Pastor Jon is normally the speaker, but others are invited as situations arise. Cross Training meets every Sunday morning from 10:00am-10:45am.

WHEN: Every Wednesday Night 7:00pm – 8:30pm (September-May)
WHERE: Cross Training Room
BRING: Bible

Cross Training Recharge is a break in the middle of the week for Oak Ridge Baptist Church teens. We entitled our Wednesday night meetings Recharge, because we want to get students focused back onto their purposes for the week. Recharge is different than anything we do with the teenagers. We have segments of time set aside for a competition, singing and praise to the Lord, and a challenge or workshop on specific topics of the Christian life. During the singing and praise time, we focus on teen’s response to worship, the Bible and the character of God. We see Recharge as a way to introduce new visitors into Cross Training, and to rekindle thoughts of God in the life of our members. Teens that participate in Cross Training often mention that the regular Recharge meetings are their favorite time. Topics that will be covered in Recharge meetings are: Purity, Evangelism, Attitudes, Priorities, Biblical Problem-solving, Love, Friends, Giving, Serving, Discipleship, and more.

Throughout the year various activities may happen at Recharge meetings. You could see the group heading out to visit some homebound members of the church, going door-to-door canvassing, or heading out on a quick field trip.

WHEN:Various times throughout the Month (normally 1-2 per month)
WHERE: Usually meet at the church.

What kind of a teen group would we be without our activities? We place high value in the times of fellowship and fun that can be had in an atmosphere that will allow teens to have a clean conscience before God.

Because of the emphasis on the Bible, all of our activities are considered outreach opportunities. This means your teens should always feel welcome to bring their friends, saved or unsaved. Activities are not only a great way for our teens to enjoy fellowship with other teens in our group, they are also great way of breaking new teens in to the ministry of the gospel through seeing other teens who love and serve God and by hearing God’s Word preached.

Events are scheduled into the yearly calendar that is published in January of every year. We do our best to stick to these, but church calendar changes, emergencies, weather, etc. have change our schedule in the past.

We will publish flyers for activities two weeks in advance with all vital information pertaining to the event. These are available on the tables in the lobby. Announcements will be made in Cross Training meetings and in the services. Updates for wavering activites will be posted on the Church information line (865.482.4481 x33)

Various activities include: manhunt, fallFEST, video scavenger hunts, hayrides, hiking, sports Saturdays, downhill skiing, paintball, Farm Fest, whitewater rafting, guys expeditions, caving, Harvest Rally, girl’s night out, game nights, clue hunts, picnics, afternoon trips, capture the flag, xbox tournaments, hillbilly putt-putt, caroling, Y-12 Security Training, underground church, tubing, seasonal activities…and more.

WHEN: Sunday nights after the service (1 per month)
WHERE: Teen or Youth Staff Home
BRING: $$ or Food items - - Girls normally bring a dessert; Guys bring a 2-liter.

At some time during the month after the evening service, teens go by the church van to a local home for food, signing and testimonies. If you are interested in hosting a singspiration in your home, please contact Pastor Jon or Beth.

WHEN: Friday night of Evangelistic Services(1 per year)
WHERE: Oak Ridge Baptist Church
BRING: Visitors

During our evangelistic meetings, we designate a specific evening as youth night. This is a special emphasis for our teens to attend, but also for them to bring visitors. Activities may accompany the service beforehand or throughout the week, so watch for information. Please strive to include your teen in as much of the canvassing, praying, and participating as is feasible for your family to handle. It will be an event to remember.

At Cola Wars 2005, we had over 100 teenagers attend for our Youth Emphasis night. Some have stayed with us ever since.

WHEN: Summer or Spring
WHERE: Different every year. We have been to New York and Canada.

The Cross Training Mission Trips are the highlight of the year. It is on the mission trips where teens get to apply the workings of the spiritual truths they have been learning all year long. The mission trip thrusts teens into an environment outside their comfort zones where they are pushed to serve, depend upon God, and share the gospel. Different from our summer camp trip where we seek to cultivate the heart of our teens, the mission trip takes that a step further to taking that heart and putting it into action. The mission trip is a watermark of the teen’s Cross Training career, and every avenue should be taken to see that your teen comes with us. They will learn ministry skills, find greater burden for missions, see a need for the gospel outside their world, and grow in their walk with the Lord.

WHEN: Summer (usually August)
WHERE: The Wilds Christian Camp, N.C., Camp CoBeAc, Northland Camp

There is no more important event in your teen’s life than a week of summer camp. While at camp your teen is removed from the distractions of home, and confronted and saturated with God’s Word. At camp they are taken out of their comfortable everyday environment, and placed into a sterile environment where they are better in tune to what the Spirit of God has for their lives. Please make every effort to send your teen to camp with us, they will benefit greatly from the one-on-one counseling times and love the camping atmosphere.

Because of the popularity of camp, we register for camp the beginning of November. A registration form and $25 deposit are required to register for camp. Camp fills up fast, so we have to register early. Check the bulletin and teen calendar for information about when to sign up.

WHEN: Late July
WHERE: Church
WHO: Teens interested in serving children.

Cross Training teens are encouraged heavily to participate in our VBS program for elementary age children. They will benefit greatly from serving, and VBS is a great time to learn the skills of ministry develop a heart for souls, and have fun doing it. There are many opportunities for teens to get involved in VBS. From work days, to canvassing and leading a group, teens can jump in and have a blast during our yearly VBS outreach.

WHEN: Sundays, 9:30am-9:45am & 4:30pm-5:40pm
WHERE: Front of the Auditorium
WHO: Anyone 15 years old and above.

If your teen has a love for God’s music, than church choir would love to have them. Auditions are required to join, and every Sunday there is an opportunity to use their talents for the Lord. If a teen joins the choir (as with any ministry at ORBC) they should fulfill their duties with faithfulness by being on time to rehearsals, working hard, and being responsible.

Who we are

But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. : : GALATIANS 6:14

CrossTraining is the Oak Ridge Baptist Church Teenage Ministry. Its desire is to create an environment for teens we don't know to be introduced to Christ and to create a workable environment for teens involved with us to receive the Word through discipleship and preaching.

The Cross Training concept communicates teaching ORBC teens the importance of the cross. Because of the cross, we work and live. Because of the cross, we gather on Sundays and Wednesdays. It is because of the cross that we are what we are. Cross Training describes briefly the purpose of our youth ministry. Cross Training to me is the business we are in. It is teaching teens the supremacy of the cross in every area of their life. I believe that no one can think too much on the cross, because at the cross there is deep conviction, humble servitude, heavenly awe, salvation and desire to evangelize. Cross training comes from the idea of bringing others to the cross and teaching our teens to take up their crosses. This will be the theme for the group, and it fits appropriately under Oak Ridge Baptist Church’s theme "Declaring Christ in the community. Developing Believers in the church."

Cross Training meets at various times and places. It may be on a field after an activity, it may be in a bus on a trip, or it may be at our Bethel Valley Road property. However, the normally scheduled meetings are on Sunday mornings at 10:00am, and Wednesday nights at 7:00pm in the Cross Training room (downstairs at the end of the hallway on the right) at Oak Ridge Baptist Church.

Anyone grades 7-12 is invited to attend. We encourage every teen of our church in this age group to come to every meeting, and to invite their friends. If a ride situation is a problem, please see Pastor Jon or Beth. We welcome people who have never been to our church before; in fact, it is wonderful to have new people. The lessons are relevant to teenager’s lives, grounded and completely tied to the Word of God.

We primarily serve the Lord Jesus Christ, and we believe that we are to glorify Him in all we do. The leaders of Cross Training are Pastor Jon and his wife Beth. They oversee all the planning, scheduling and running of the activities. We have several other helpers that work tirelessly to see Cross Training succeed in the life of your teenager. These dedicated servants make up the Youth Staff for Cross Training. Currently, we have two couples and a single working for Cross Training.

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. (I Corinthians 10:31)

1 Corinthians 10:31 gives us our standard of measurement for everything we do. Our goal will be to adhere to and follow the standard of God-glorification in every area of our ministry.

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. (Deuteronomy 6:6-7)

Cross Training is a family-based program for assisting parents in growing God-centered teenagers. We will provide opportunities for spiritual growth and commitment, as well as outlets of service and fellowship. In Deuteronomy 6:6-7 God gives the Cross Training ministry of Oak Ridge Baptist Church its priority. Cross Training does not undermine the ministry of the parent in the life of the teenager; in fact it places it of importance. We believe our ministry is one of cooperation in bringing your teenager to a closer relationship with Jesus Christ.

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. (Colossians 3:1)

We will emphasize a Biblical worldview, a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and a preeminence of God and His Word. I want the teens of Oak Ridge Baptist Church to think through the framework of the eternal. The desire is for every teenager to “seek things above.” Colossians 3:1

But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: (2 Corinthians 4:3)

Every opportunity will be taken and utilized to further the gospel in the life of your teen and those we come into contact with. We will also seek to create Gospel thinking teenagers. Cross Training is the desire to bring others to the cross and to teach believers to take up their cross.

Oak Ridge Baptist Church

CrossTraining is the youth group of. . .

Oak Ridge Baptist Church
157 La Salle Road
Oak Ridge, TN 37830

Oak Ridge Baptist Church is a fundamental independent church in the heart of Oak Ridge that exists to declare Christ in the community and develop believers in the church.

Phone: 865-482-4481
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