Sovereign Grace Church of Pasadena: Grounded for Life

The Sovereign Grace Church of Pasadena presents its Parent-Teen Ministry, “Grounded for Life.” Its purpose is to help shape young adults so that they live passionately for Christ by applying the Gospel to their lives. The church seeks to train and equip parents in their role of disciplining their children and to train and equip the youth to respond to their parents with faith towards God.

What is our Purpose for a Parent Teen ministry?

The Bible places the primary responsibility of training children with the parents (Deut. 6:7, Eph. 6:4). The Bible also places the responsibility for equipping both parents and children with the Church (Eph. 4:11-13). These responsibilities are unchanging and are part of what it means to be a Christian. Grounded For Life is intended to give focused attention on these responsibilities.

Who is Grounded for Life for?

Any youth who have graduated from the sixth grade and have not yet graduated from High School along with their parents are invited to participate. Both parents will need to be committed to participate even though both parents would not be required at each meeting or event. A youth would not be able to participate without a parent or guardian.

How does Grounded for Life work?

The Parent Teen ministry will consist of two meetings per month. At the first meeting, the teens and their parents are to attend. There will be some teaching and afterward, everyone will break up into small groups for some application discussion. At the second meeting of the month, all the teens will meet with two or three parents to supervise. The teens will meet for about 30 minutes in small groups of three or four. They will have some accountability questions to ask each other and time to respond. They will use this time to encourage and pray for one another. The rest of the meeting is free time for games, snacks, music, etc.

Sovereign Grace Church of Pasadena, 1530 E. Elizabeth Street, Pasadena, (626) 398-2418 or visit www.sovgracepasadena.org.