Teacher:                 Tom Fenwick

Location:                Classroom 5 (Sunday School Building)
Schedule:               Sundays at 10:00 a.m. - 11:00  a.m.

Vision

The teen boys "Walk the Walk" class is a class where our main objective is developing young men who are genuine and who attempt to walk the Christian walk everyday. Many people in America nowadays call themselves Christians, yet far too often their lives show no characteristics that distinguish them from unsaved people. Many Christian teenage boys are no exception. Yet, according to the Bible this is not the way it should be. The Bible tells us that when a person gets saved their lives are completely transformed (II Cor. 5:17), and we believe that the rest of our lives as Christians should demonstrate that fact. Hence, it is obvious that many people in "Christianity" today can talk the talk, but very few seem to be walking the walk.

We attempt to develop these young men into genuine Christians by two primary methods. The first is something that has existed for over 3500 years and it is guaranteed to change a young man's life if he is willing to listen to it and obey it (Psalm 119:9). This first method is none other than the Word of God. Our whole class is built around the Word of God. We want the young men to read it, meditate on it, understand it, and most importantly, live it. The teacher's main emphasis every week is the preaching of the Word of God. We want the preaching to be biblically precise, passionate, and powerful. In addition, our class conducts monthly reviews to reinforce the truths learned as well as to see how we are attempting to live out these principles in our daily lives.

Our second method is that of personal discipleship. In this, we attempt to follow Christ's example of taking a small group of people and training them; so that they will be incorporated into the task of fulfilling the great commission as Christ has commanded all Christians to do (Mt. 28:19-20; Mark 16:15). It is our belief that in obeying Christ, a young man will find true joy and happiness (Gal. 5:22-23) that no worldly pleasure can compare to. Thus, our goal in discipleship is for our teachers to lead these young men step by step in their walks with the Lord, so that the students will see that those who trust God wholly will find God wholly true.

We believe that by using these two primary methods we will develop young men that will live lives that are Christ-like. And in so doing, will impact this world both by example as well as by preaching the gospel, so that sinners will be converted and God will be glorified (Mt. 5:16). This is a little bit of what the teen boys "Walk the Walk" class is all about. We hope you will come this Sunday and check it out for yourself.