Hello!

Here is email number 2 for the day! I have two items for you in the way of an update…first one has to do with one more item dealing with Student Life Conference, the second has to do with a deadline…

First, the total cost for Student Life Conference is $65. Most students have paid the down payment, which was $35, so the balance for a majority of folks is just the $30. However, there are a couple, per my record, who have yet to pay the full amount. So, hopefully that gives you some idea. If you need to know what is left in your specific case, just shoot me an email or give me a call. Please try to pay all balances by Wednesday night. Also, we have just had one space open up, which I would like very much to fill! So, if you would like to go, now’s your chance!!

Second, I had pointed you to our new student ministry blog a few days ago, found here: http://www.westwoodmomentum.blogspot.com in order to give you information on an upcoming Disciple Now that will be on April 17-18. We need to at least get a good preliminary number of students who are interested by this Wednesday night. So, please be thinking about that, and go ahead and sign up this Wednesday night if you are interested. Remember, if you pay by March 16th, the cost will be $14, after that it will be $16.50. I know that’s not a huge difference, but just wanted you to know. So, please come prepared to make a decision on that event this Wednesday.

Thanks and I’ll see you on Wednesday night!

Hello!

I hope everyone is doing well this week. I had gathered all the information you will need for this weekend and had planned to give that to the students who will be attending SL Conference; however, I have received several emails from you asking for that information so I decided to just send an email with the info instead. So, here is all you need to know…

· We will be meeting here at the church on Friday at 1:30pm. Please be here by that time as we want to leave as shortly after that time as possible. You will need to eat lunch before you come. We will be stopping to eat (fast food) on the way for supper.

· As far as extra money is concerned, students will NEED to bring around $15 - $20. This will be for supper on the way down on Friday, as well as lunch on Saturday. Now, there will be other opportunities to spend money, with snacks at the hotel (breakfast will be provided on Saturday morning), and Student Life always has a great store with clothes, cd’s, books, journals, devotionals, stickers, etc…So, each student will only need $15 - $20, but more might want to be brought, so just plan accordingly.

· The itinerary for the week is…

Friday

5:30
Registration Begins
6:30
Doors Open
7:30
Conference Begins
9:30
Dismiss

Saturday

8:30
Doors Open
9:00
Conference Begins
1:00
Dismiss


· As you can see, we will be dismissing at 1pm on Saturday, so we should return to church around 4:30 or 5pm. We will not stop for supper on the way back. We will only make a short stop for gas/snacks and bathroom breaks, so please take note of that.

· If you do not already have it, my number is 336.583.5375. I will have my phone on me at all times during the weekend, although I may not answer if we are in session. I will check for missed calls and voicemails frequently, though. So, if you need to get a hold of me or your student during session times, that will be the best way to go about that.

· We will be staying at:

Comfort Inn
9701 E. Independence Blvd.
Matthews, NC, US 28105
Phone: (704) 845-5911

· One of the things I have always loved about this conference is the fact that they stream their messages live on the internet. This gives you the opportunity to listen live to the same messages that your student is listening to. They are doing that again this year, and you can listen live by following this link: http://www.studentlife.com/sllive/ Just follow the schedule given above to listen live to what we will be experiencing. This is a great way to prepare for conversations you can have with your student when they return home! So, I hope you will take advantage of that opportunity. You can also read more about the entire event by following this link… http://www.studentlife.com/events/home-spring.php

Hopefully I have covered all of the bases there. If you have any other questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to email or call me in the next couple of days. I am looking forward to a great weekend that will hopefully be a transformational one in the life of our students! As always, please be praying to that end!!

1. I need for those who are attending Student Life Conference to pay your balance either this Wednesday or next. Most of you paid the $35 down payment, which means that you still owe $30. So, please pay that when you can. I will send out all the details about this event tomorrow afternoon & discuss them at Student Worship as well.

2. I have decided that we will join in with the rest of the congregation for the next 12 weeks for Sunday School. We will be having a church-wide study on apologetics, which is something that I would really like for you to be a part of and exposed to. So, this will mean that you will have to make an extra effort to get here a little earlier on Sunday mornings. We are asking that everyone be in the sanctuary and ready to go by 9am, so plan accordingly. We will have 30-40 minutes of large group teaching, and then we will break you up into small groups in order to discuss each week. So, come early and I really think you are going to enjoy this study. The study of apologetics is really awesome!

3. I would love for all of our students to at least consider purchasing one of the books that we will be using for the study spoken of above. It will be a great benefit for you, not only during this study, but also in the rest of your walk with Christ, as you seek to give a defense for the faith you have in Him. 4. I hope to see everyone at Student Worship tomorrow night!! We will continue in our study on personal worship, as we discuss what it means to be in conversation with God. Hope to see you there!!