Shift 2025
April 22 - 25
Welcome to Youth Ministry
St Stephen’s youth ministry seeks to support young people to be disciples of Jesus who will be sent by him to make more disciples (John 15:8; Matt 28:19). We run a variety of programs (weekly youth group, camps, conferences and special events) aimed at seeing young people in years 5-12 grow as disciples of Jesus.
Our youth leadership team provide care, mentorship and discipleship for our large youth community. The whole church rejoices to see a new generation stepping forward in faith, hope and love for Jesus.
Below is a snapshot of our weekly ministries for youth.
Impact - On Fridays
7:30-9:30 pm
Impact is a key community for our youth ministry. High Schoolers gather together to share in fun activities, build meaningful relationships and explore matters of faith. Impact is a celebration of all that Jesus has done and is doing among young people in our area.
Most nights have an activity to kick the night off, then an all in time where we pray, read the Bible and have a 15-minute Bible Talk; after this, we break into small groups based on year group and gender to encourage and support each other and further explore the ideas raised in the talk.
Youth Bible Studies
Word
WHO? For those in years 7-8
WHEN? Sundays, 10am or 5pm
WHERE? St Stephen’s Church
Our growth groups for those in junior high, run in parallel with our 10am and 5pm church services.
Youth Bible Study
WHO? For those in years 9-12
WHEN? Tuesday evenings, 7.00-8.30pm
WHERE? St Stephen’s Church
Our Bible study groups for those in years 9-12 meet each Wednesday of the school term.
Need More Info?
For more info on our youth ministries, we invite you to contact our Youth Minister, or check out our Youth Ministry social media page.
Safe Ministry
All of our volunteers and staff involved with ministry to young or vulnerable people have current Safe Ministry training and certificates, as well as current Working With Children Checks.