HIGH SCHOOL MINISTRY

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It's your time. High school moves fast. Thankful Now gives students a foundation that doesn't shift when everything else does — leadership, purpose, identity, and a community that goes deeper than the group chat. THIS IS MY CREW
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NOT JUST ANOTHER YOUTH GROUP

This is where you stop borrowing your parents' faith and start owning yours.

College decisions. Relationships. Pressure from every direction. The world is telling your student who to be before they've had a chance to figure it out for themselves. Thankful Now is the space where they slow down, dig in, and let God speak louder than the noise. This isn't watered-down theology or surface-level fun. We go deep — into Scripture, into conversation, into the kind of community where you can take off the mask and be real about where you are with God. We're raising leaders here. Not someday leaders — right now leaders. Students who pray bold prayers, serve without being asked, and carry their faith into the hallways, the locker rooms, and the hard conversations.
WHAT WE'RE BUILDING IN EVERY STUDENT

Four pillars. One foundation.

Everything we do at Thankful Now is designed to develop students in these four areas before they leave for college, career, or whatever comes next.
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Conviction Know what you believe and why. Not because someone told you to — because you've wrestled with it yourself.
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Character Who you are when nobody's watching matters more than who you are on stage. We build integrity, not image.
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Courage The faith to say no when it costs you. The boldness to say yes when God calls. We train students to lead, not follow the crowd.
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Community You weren't meant to do this alone. We build circles — not audiences — where students sharpen each other and grow together.
THE RHYTHM

Here's what a night looks like.

01 CONNECT Show up. Grab food. Catch up with your crew. No agenda — just presence.
02 WORSHIP Loud, real, unapologetic. This isn't a performance — it's a room full of students choosing praise over pressure.
03 THE WORD A message that doesn't talk down to you. Scripture that meets you where your week actually was.
04 CIRCLES Small groups where the real conversations happen. This is where trust is built and faith gets tested in the best way.
PARENTS — THIS ONE'S FOR YOU

They're pulling away. That's not the problem — that's the process.

Your high schooler is supposed to be individuating — developing their own voice, their own convictions, their own relationship with God. That's healthy. But it doesn't mean they should do it alone. Thankful Now puts trusted, vetted adults in their path — not to replace you, but to reinforce what you've been building at home. Every leader is background-checked, trained, and genuinely invested in your student's spiritual growth. The goal isn't to keep them entertained until graduation. The goal is to send them out with a faith that's theirs — tested, personal, and unshakeable. That's what we're building here.
THE LEADERS

They've been where your student is. That's why they lead.

Every leader in Thankful Now was once a teenager trying to figure it out. That's not their weakness — it's their superpower. They lead with empathy, honesty, and zero judgment.
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Leader Name Now Director "I don't want them to have a youth group experience. I want them to have a God encounter."
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Leader Name Small Group Leader "The best part of my week is watching a student say something they've never said out loud before. That's when the walls come down."

Stop waiting for someday. It's now.

Whether your student has been in church their whole life or is just starting to ask the big questions — this is the place. Bring them once.
REAL QUESTIONS

We'd rather you ask than wonder.

What grades is Thankful Now for? +
Thankful Now is for students in 9th through 12th grade. If they're in high school, they're in.
My student doesn't go to church. Can they still come? +
Absolutely. Some of our most plugged-in students started as someone's plus-one. No church background required — just a willingness to show up.
Is this coed? +
Yes. Large group worship and teaching is coed. Small group circles are separated by gender so students can go deeper in a space that feels safe and comfortable.
When do they meet? +
Thankful Now meets weekly. Check our calendar or reach out for the current schedule and upcoming events.
Thankful Baptist Church Living with gratitude.
Loving with courage.
Serving with purpose.
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