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PENNY FOR YOUR
THOUGHTS
REMEMBER A THE TIME WHEN YOUR THOUGHTS WERE WORTH A
PENNY? WITH REGARDS TO PARENTING YOUR TEEN, THEY ARE
WORTH WAY MORE THAN THAT EVEN IF THEY DONT SHOW IT.
CONSIDER SHARING WITH AND ASKING YOUR TEEN THE FOLLOWING
QUESTIONS THIS MONTH. MAYBE EVEN OFFER THEM MORE THAN A
PENNY!
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WHAT DID GOD REVEAL TO YOU ABOUT HIMSELF THIS WEEK?
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WHAT DID GOD REVEAL TO YOU ABOUT YOURSELF THIS WEEK?
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IN WHAT WAY DID GOD SHOW UP THIS WEEK EITHER EXPECTED OR
UNEXPECTED?
July Issue
THIS MONTH
" SEATTLE GO TRIP TRAINING (7/13)
" HS ESCAPE @ THE ELLIOTTS
(7/11)
" VBS (7/14-18)
" MS IBC UNIVERSITY (7/13-18)
" SEATTLE GO TRIP (7/19-25)
" GLOCAL (THURSDAYS)
COMING SOON
" HS ESCAPE @ LAKE DEGRAY (8/1)
" YOUTH EVANGELISM
CONFERENCE (8/7-8)
" MENS CONFERENCE (8/13-14)
VOLUNTEER
SPOTLIGHT
SCOTT GEURIN
ENGAGE
STUNTING EFFECTS OF
HELICOPTER PARENTING
EMPOWER
5 REASONS WHY YOUR
KIDS WANT YOU TO SET
BOUNDARIES FOR THEM


A MONTHLY PUBLICATION TO HELP PARENTS BETTER PLUG IN TO THE
SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR STUDENT
PLUGGED IN
JULY 2014


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STUDENT MINISTRY STAFF
Matt Hubbard
Lead Student Pastor
Melissa Sponer
Girls Ministry Associate
Ross Spigner
Middle School Pastor
Amanda Beach
Ministry Assistant
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IF YOU HAD A SUPERPOWER,
WHAT WOULD IT BE?

FLYING (FREE, FAST,
UNCRAMPED TRAVEL)
IF YOU HAD A SUPERPOWER,
WHAT WOULD IT BE?

CONTROLLED INVISIBILITY (OH

THE MIND GAMES THAT COULD
BE PLAYED)#
IF YOU HAD A SUPERPOWER,
WHAT WOULD IT BE?

SHAPE-SHIFTING (SO NO
MATTER WHAT OUTFIT I BOUGHT
I COULD FIT INTO IT)
IF YOU HAD A SUPERPOWER,
WHAT WOULD IT BE?

SUPER FAST SPEED READING
From Our Heart

A passage of Scripture on my heart this last month is Luke 10:17-20. The context in Luke 10 is the story where Jesus calls seventy-two
disciples to go to surrounding towns to preach the kingdom of God. Before they went, Jesus gave them details as far as the what to bring
list and what to not bring list. He also told them to go without knowing of a place to sleep at night. Rather trust that the Lord would
provide a hospitable host who would welcome them. Hmmm I am currently struck by some similarities with our trip to Arlington. We too
had the what to bring list and we too did not entirely know where we will be staying until we got there.

Even though we do not have the detailed account of how the actual short-term mission trip went for the seventy-two disciples, we know
that it was a success. For Luke 10:17 says, The seventy-two returned with joy saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your
name! Jesus seems to be pleased with their excitement but to only a certain extent. Before he redirects their excitement, Jesus conrms
that their experience was indeed real. He said to them, I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold, I have given you authority to
tread on serpents and scorpion, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you. Jesus wanted them to know that
because of the authority that God had given them, they were indeed successful in advancing the kingdom.

But it is here that Jesus wishes to redirect their joy. He says, Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but
rejoice that your names are written in heaven. By saying this, Jesus wanted his disciples joy not to rest solely in the success of ministry
but in the enduring truth that we are children of God. Success of ministry or from a short-term mission trip comes and goes, but there is
an enduring joy in knowing that we are children of God. Focusing on the former apart from the latter can lead to instability in our joy. It
leads to striving to nd joy in our accomplishments rather than the already accomplished work of Christ in us.

Throughout this summer, there are several catalytic events planned that can spark a higher sense of awareness in your childs walk with
God. Already, the middle school GO Trip to Arlington and the high school campout have passed. Still to come this month is IBC University
and the Seattle Go Trip. Our hopes in the previous events and the ones to come, what is most noticed in your child is that they are a child
of God.

Parents, as you hear reports from your child about the success of an event and as you sense their joy, do what Jesus did. Conrm to them
that their experience was real and that God is advancing His kingdom. But, if needed, redirect their joy to the enduring truth that they
are children of God. Remind them that this truth is the foundation for other joys in life.



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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT

SCOTT GEURIN

MY FAMILY: LAURA (WIFE3 YEARS)
BENTLEY (GOLDEN RETRIEVER)
WHERE I SERVE: LEAD 9TH GRADE GUYS DGROUP (SOON TO BE
10TH GRADE) ALONG WITH VOLUNTEERING ON
OTHER STUDENT TRIPS, ETC.

I HAVE SERVED FOR: 7 YEARS


MY DREAM VACATION DESTINATION IS: FLORENCE, ITALY. I LIVED THERE ONE SUMMER DURING COLLEGE AND
ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT.

MY FAVORITE SNACK FOOD: ANY KIND OF FRUIT. GIVE ME A BOWL OF BLUEBERRIES, STRAWBERRIES AND IM
GOOD TO GO.
MY FAVORITE BIBLE STORY: I LOVE RUNNING, SO I LIKE HOW JOHN HUMBLY POINTS OUT IN JOHN 20:4 THAT
HE OUT RAN PETER TO JESUS TOMB.


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COMING SOON
August 1 HS Escape @ Lake Degray (tentative)
August 6 No Wed. night service
August 8-9 YEC (Youth Evangelism Conference)
August 13 Wed. night fall programming begins
August 15-16 Mens Conference
August 17 Promotion Sunday
August 17 Student Share Service in Horne Hall at 6pm
August 31 No Sunday night service

1 2
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night
activities
3 No GLOCAL 4
Happy
4th of July!!
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6
No Sunday
night
service
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Joint
Student
Worship
6:00-7:15
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GLOCAL
Local
Missions for
HS and MS
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HS
ESCAPE
10-2
@ the
Elliotts
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Seattle GO
Training
301 @ 4pm

IBC University
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Graceland
Farms VBS

IBC University
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Graceland
Farms VBS

IBC University
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Graceland
Farms VBS

Joint Worship

IBC University
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Graceland
Farms VBS

GLOCAL

IBC University
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Graceland
Farms VBS

IBC University
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Seattle GO
Trip

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Seattle GO
Trip

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Seattle GO
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Seattle GO
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Seattle GO
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Seattle GO
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GLOCAL
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ENGAGE
STUNTING EFFECTS OF
HELICOPTER PARENTING

Children who spend more time in less
structured activities from playing
outside to reading books to visiting the
zoo are better able to set their own
goals and take actions to meet those
goals without prodding from adults,
according to a new study by the
University of Colorado in Boulder.
The study, published online in the
journal Frontiers in Psychology, also
found that children who participate in
more structured activities, such as
soccer practice, piano lessons and
homework, had poorer self-directed
executive function, a measure of the
ability to set and reach goals
independently.
Executive function is extremely
important for children, said CU-
Boulder psychology and neuroscience
professor Yuko Munakata, senior
author of the new study. It helps them
in all kinds of ways throughout their
daily lives, from exibly switching
between di"erent activities rather than
getting stuck on one thing, to stopping
themselves from yelling when angry, to
delaying gratication. Executive
function during childhood also predicts
important outcomes, like academic
performance, health, wealth and
criminality, years and even decades
later.
The study is one of the rst to try to
scientically grapple with the question
of how an increase in scheduled,
formal activities may a"ect the way
childrens brains develop.
Munakata said a debate about
parenting philosophy with extremely
rigid tiger moms on one side and
more elastic free-range parents on
the other has played out in the
media and on parenting blogs in recent
years. But there is little scientic
evidence to support claims on either
side of the discussion.
For the study, parents of 70 6-year-
olds recorded their childrens daily
activities for a week. The scientists
then categorized those activities as
either more structured or less
structured, relying on existing time-use
classications already used in
scientic literature by economists.
Structured activities included chores,
physical lessons, non-physical lessons
and religious activities. Less-structured
activities were free play alone and with
others, social outings, sightseeing,
reading and media time. Activities that
did not count in either category
included sleeping, eating meals, going
to school and commuting.
The children also were evaluated for
self-directed executive function with a
commonly used verbal-uency test.
The results showed that the more time
children spent in less structured
activities, the better their self-directed
executive function. Conversely, the
more time children spent in more
structured activities the poorer their
self-directed executive function.
Because some of the existing time-use
categories might not reect the real
amount of structure involved in an
activity, the researchers also did
several rounds of recalculation after
removing categories that were
questionable.
In each case the ndings still held. For
example, the time-use categories
classied media screen time as
unstructured, but the degree of
structure depended on whether a child
was watching a movie or playing a
video game. However, when media
time was removed from the data, the
results were the same.
The study can be found by clicking
here.
BY DEBBIE KEELEY, COLORADO SPRINGS
GAZETTE



EMPOWER
5 REASONS WHY YOUR KIDS
WANT YOU TO SET
BOUNDARIES FOR THEM

Do your teenagers really want
boundaries? While you will never hear
your teenssay to you, Can you please
add some more restrictions to my life?
they really do want to know whats
expected of them and what will be the
consequences of violating the
boundariesthat youve set. In homes
where parents set clear boundaries for
their kids behavior, kids are actually
less likely to rebelespecially when
parents take the time to discuss their
expectations with them. Why would
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your kids want you to set boundaries
for them in the rst place? Let me give
you ve reasons.
1) Boundaries provide a sense of
comfort. $
When kids clearly know what is
expected from them, the result is a
sense of comfort. They dont have to
be concerned aboutwhat you may or
may not require of them behaviorally
or fear that you will constantly change
the rules.
2) Boundaries provide a sense of
security. $
Kids really do want to know what is
right and what is wrong. They want
some guidance in navigating life.
Teenagers will still test the limits from
time to time, but clear boundaries
provide the stability and security that
will allow them to thrive and become
responsible adults.
3) Boundaries mark out the playing
eld for freedom. $
Imagine two teams playing football
but without the playing eld being
marked in any way. Imagine the
players having no way to tell what was
in bounds or what was out of
bounds. In the game of football, a
marked playing eld is foundational to
playing the game. On a marked playing
eld, players know where their
boundaries are. Similarly, kids want
their parents to set clear boundaries
for them so they can know their
playing eldwhere they can roam
freely in bounds. Boundaries, in this
way, actually create freedomand
teenagers want to be able to
experience and grow in their ability to
handle freedom within the boundaries
that have been created.
4) Most teenagers dont really want
to be totally free and solely
responsible for themselves (yet).
Kids who have no boundaries and are
completely on their own in decision
making tend to feel isolated and are at
risk for giving into peer pressure. Kids
whose parents have set clear
boundaries for them, experience
freedom within the boundaries and can
use these boundaries as reasons to
say no to inappropriate behaviors.
Generally, kids who have clear
boundaries simply fare better
behaviorally and are less likely to
engage in at-risk activities than those
kids who dont have clear boundaries.
5) Kids want to gain their parents
trust.
This trustresults from living within
clear boundaries. Trust is a vitally
important issue for teenagers. They
arent dumb. They know that having
your trust is the pathway to greater
freedom and ultimately to adult
independence. Kids who dont have
clear boundaries experience greater
di%culties earning their parents trust
because they are left to themselves to
make behavioral decisions that may or
may not turn out to be acceptable. On
the other hand, kids who have clear
boundaries and live within those
boundaries understand that they are
regularly making deposits into your
trust account. This, of course,
doesnt mean that kids with
boundaries wontmake poor decisions
from time to time. Even really
goodkids violateboundaries
occasionally and can learn from
thestruggle toearn or regain trust with
their parents. Still, with boundaries in
place, your kids will have a greater
understanding of how to build trust
with you.
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