Shift is a brand new ministry for Middle School Students (6th thru 8th grade) on Sunday morning, 10:30 am, at Suncoast Cathedral. Shift, while under the umbrella of the Suncoast Kidmin Department, is being established with the full support of the One Student Ministries Department and The Gathering Young Adult Ministry.
Shift Middle School Ministry will be a series of unique services providing spiritual, mental and social training that will guide middle school students and their families as they make the shift from childhood into youth ministry.
The vision for this program is that Shift will be a diverse and welcoming place for students to grow spiritually, gain Godly identity, a Christian worldview and a faithful social network that will support them in the pivotal years between Elementary and High School.
Shift’s Goals:
- To act as a bridge between Children’s Ministry and Youth Ministry.
- To create a current that naturally leads Middle School students toward spiritual, mental and social maturity.
- To support and promote the Youth Department programs, services, events, staff and pastors.
- To take elements from children’s church and youth ministry and blend them to create a unique and relevant church service experience.
- To train middlers to seek a living relationship with God through Jesus Christ.
Shift will provide three Middle School services in Room 202 each month (2nd, 3rd and 4th Sundays). Every first Sunday middlers will join their families in the main sanctuary for worship.
Shift will begin Sunday, August 7th at 10:30 am in room 202. Parents and middlers can follow us on Facebook for the latest information on this exciting new program. We welcome your prayers and support as we strive to meet the ever changing needs of our children, pre-teens and youth.
