MIDDLE SCHOOL

Sunday Connections Class: 8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m., Check-in at the Student Center Welcome Table Contact: Anna West or Caleb Grimm  

Are you a high school student interested in exploring the Bible? Join us on Sunday mornings for a staff-led study where we will learn techniques for reading God's word and applying it to our lives. We'll kick off our study by working through the book of Ephesians. Coffee and donuts provided. No registration is required.

Agape Grow is a group for individuals with and without disabilities to learn about the Bible and grow to love Jesus more. Agape Grow includes a weekly Sunday morning class and fun monthly events. This group is geared towards teens, young adults, and adults. Please contact Amanda Redinger to discuss further details before attending.

Join us for the launch of a new care ministry - FAM! FAM! is for all current, previous, or aspiring foster and adoptive parents who desire to be a part of a community of families who are walking a similar path. Lunch and childcare are provided.  

All 9th through 12th graders in the 573 area are invited to gather for a weekly time of hanging out, worship, and small group time with their leaders every Sunday night. We're excited to have a weekly touchpoint for students to worship and study God's Word together. If your student is new, this is a great time to jump into a small group. Bring your own Bible, pen & notebook. Dinner is provided at no cost. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact James or Brooke.

Have you ever wondered: Can I set limits and still be a loving person? How do I answer someone who wants my time, love, energy, or money? Why do I feel guilty when I consider setting boundaries? Consider spending six weeks with Warren and Shelly Mayer and Lauren Eisleben, as they unpack biblically based answers to these and other tough questions, and show you how to set healthy boundaries in a way that is still faithful to God's call to love others.

Can we trust God in the dark? What do we do when suffering, doubt, and anxiety feel more real than his presence? How can we pray when we can’t seem to muster up the words (or faith) to do so? In Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep author Tish Harrison Warren explores each of these questions by sharing both her own painful experience of wrestling and truth that sustains.

Ten Words to Live By presents a fresh biblical look at the Ten Commandments. Jen Wilkin’s newest release will show us how the Ten Commandments come to bear on our lives today as we seek to love God and others. This book will help us not only to know the Ten Commandments but also to love them, delight in them, and ultimately live by them.

Chronically Courageous is an online group being offered by The Crossing's Care Ministry for women living with chronic physical illness. Its goal is to offer a biblically-based community, aimed at growing in how to live out gospel-driven courage & hope in the midst of chronic physical illness. This group will meet monthly and is open to women actively involved at The Crossing. To join this group and get the Zoom link, please contact Shelly Mayer.

Are you a college student in town for the summer? Veritas is back in June! If you're looking for ways to connect with other students and grow in your relationship with Jesus, our outdoor weekly meeting is the place to be. Come join us for a time of connection, worship, and discussion! Dinner will be provided. Please register if you hope to be around this summer to help us plan for dinner! We'll also be playing outdoor volleyball every Thursday at 8 p.m. at The Crossing starting June 3. Follow us on Instagram @veritasmizzou to get details on other events and opportunities to grow this summer!

Many of us don’t know our neighbors. If we do know them, we aren’t sure how to grow the relationship or talk about our faith with them. The purpose of this study is to provide a theologically rich framework for neighboring that helps people live missionally where God has placed them. Placed for a Purpose provides a sustainable vision for the “low and slow” lifestyle of neighboring and supply practical tools that help people invest in their communities, value each step in the process, and build meaningful, gospel-motivated relationships with their fellow image-bearers right next door. This 2-week study will be led by the author, The Crossing’s own Elizabeth McKinney.

Separation and divorce are among the most painful and stressful experiences anyone can face. It's a confusing time when you feel isolated and have lots of questions. The DivorceCare group will help you face these challenges using a Christ-centered approach to rebuild your life. Childcare is provided for infants through 5th grade, if you register your children. Cost is $30, but scholarships are available.

At Think Tank we foster small group friendships, study the Bible, and play games together each week. Students will be plugged into a small group with a leader and peers of their own age. Pizza is provided and students are encouraged to bring their own Bible, pen & notebook. No registration is required. Contact Anna West or Caleb Grimm to get your student plugged into a small group.  

Summer’s coming! How are you looking to spend yours? If you’re in your twenties, we think it’s a great time to take a step forward in following Jesus and connecting with others who want to do the same. Our Crossing Twenties Summer Study will include dinner, worship, biblical teaching, and time to hang out with friends. Whether you’re new to Crossing Twenties or you’ve been around for years, we’d love for you to join us on Wednesday nights, starting June 16. Cost is $10 for all four weeks. Childcare is also provided. Invite your friends and sign up!  

Where do you go to find wisdom? Who do you listen to? With the overwhelming flood of foolish advice and triviality in our social media-driven world, it's crucial that we look to the Bible for wisdom that has stood the test of time. Men, join Crossing staff member Michael Porter Sr. at noon in room 320 beginning Thursday, June 17th for 3 weeks as he helps us understand what the Proverbs say on topics like wealth, sex, parenting, friendships, legacy and more. Free lunch will be provided. Please sign up.

Trials have a way of changing us, for better or worse. They can humble us or harden us. They can make us run to God or away from him. Perhaps your trials have resulted in a closer walk with him, or maybe he seems far away. Often, God strengthens our faith through the real-life stories of courageous Christians who’ve gone before us. Be encouraged and challenged by these portraits of faithful women who steadfastly endured many trials—including physical pain, persecution, infertility, loneliness, and oppression—and who, in their various sufferings, found Christ to be an all-sufficient Lord and Savior, steadfast, faithful, and true.

Come spend a fun summer evening with us in the Courtyard! Feel free to bring your own dinner & enjoy a picnic in the yard or pick from a variety of food trucks we'll have on-site. There will be activities for everyone so all are welcome! Hang out in the gym, take a turn in the bounce house, get your face painted, play some cornhole or nine-square. After a fun night, we'll wrap up our time together by worshipping in the courtyard just like last summer!

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Sunday Connections Class: 8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m., Check-in at the Student Center Welcome Table Contact: Anna West or Caleb Grimm  

Are you a high school student interested in exploring the Bible? Join us on Sunday mornings for a staff-led study where we will learn techniques for reading God's word and applying it to our lives. We'll kick off our study by working through the book of Ephesians. Coffee and donuts provided. No registration is required.

Agape Grow is a group for individuals with and without disabilities to learn about the Bible and grow to love Jesus more. Agape Grow includes a weekly Sunday morning class and fun monthly events. This group is geared towards teens, young adults, and adults. Please contact Amanda Redinger to discuss further details before attending.

All 9th through 12th graders in the 573 area are invited to gather for a weekly time of hanging out, worship, and small group time with their leaders every Sunday night. We're excited to have a weekly touchpoint for students to worship and study God's Word together. If your student is new, this is a great time to jump into a small group. Bring your own Bible, pen & notebook. Dinner is provided at no cost. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact James or Brooke.

Have you ever wondered: Can I set limits and still be a loving person? How do I answer someone who wants my time, love, energy, or money? Why do I feel guilty when I consider setting boundaries? Consider spending six weeks with Warren and Shelly Mayer and Lauren Eisleben, as they unpack biblically based answers to these and other tough questions, and show you how to set healthy boundaries in a way that is still faithful to God's call to love others.

During a long winter, Glenna Marshall began reading her journal, and realized that for six months she'd been writing about all the ways God had abandoned her. What if that . . . wasn't true? Interweaving her own story of faith and doubt, Glenna traces the theme of God's presence from Genesis to Revelation, and shows what it means for us in our daily joys and struggles. We’ll learn that his presence is one of the most significant means of his goodness to us.

When the apostle Paul instructed the Philippians to “be anxious in nothing and thankful in everything”, did he really mean everything? Dustin Crowe, in The Grumbler’s Guide to Giving Thanks, examines how thankfulness can reshape every-day living. When we express gratitude in all things, we not only praise our Creator, we also get to know Him better. We’ll learn how to practice thanksgiving, even when we’re tempted to dwell on the negative, and find more reasons to express thanks to our good and generous God.

Ten Words to Live By presents a fresh biblical look at the Ten Commandments. Jen Wilkin’s newest release will show us how the Ten Commandments come to bear on our lives today as we seek to love God and others. This book will help us not only to know the Ten Commandments but also to love them, delight in them, and ultimately live by them.

Are you a college student in town for the summer? Veritas is back in June! If you're looking for ways to connect with other students and grow in your relationship with Jesus, our outdoor weekly meeting is the place to be. Come join us for a time of connection, worship, and discussion! Dinner will be provided. Please register if you hope to be around this summer to help us plan for dinner! We'll also be playing outdoor volleyball every Thursday at 8 p.m. at The Crossing starting June 3. Follow us on Instagram @veritasmizzou to get details on other events and opportunities to grow this summer!