The life group Royal Rangers (ages 6-12) meets on Wednesday night 7-8 p.m. at FLAG. The average attendance is 5-8 boys. There are 4 men leaders that are always there during the group's weekly time.
On Wednesday nights the group has been studying bible stories and lessons from the Old Testament. They are studying one book at a time and have studied 5-6 books so far. In the future there are plans to continue a study of the Old Testament and its prophets, such as Neamiha and men's activities.
“We are building leaders for tomorrow,” said Snider.
This summer the group has been trying to do more outdoor activities.
Earlier this summer the group took a fishing trip the evening of June 13th at George's pond (a private residence). In attendance were 6 boys, 1 girl (a ssister), 4 male leaders, and 2 fathers.
Pictured (left to right) is Steve Snider, Alex McCleod, and Hayden McCleod.
Click here to see a bunch of other photo's from this trip!
The group does activities like this because of the opportunities it provides.
“They (the activities) are a teaching time (for skills), wholesome together time, and a time to eat and play together, “said Steve Snider group leader.
Another activity that Royal Rangers did this summer is a bike trail to Wilderness Park.
An upcoming activity for the group is this coming weekend, a camp out, July 25-26. The festivities begin at 7pm Friday night and last until noon on Saturday. Required items include a sleeping bag and a flash light.
The camp out will be located directly behind FLAG. There will be games activities, food and drink. In case of rain the group will migrate into the church, The boys will learn night skills, and camping skills, and camp fire skills.
“It is a great group of boys!” said Snider. He also said he looks forward to seeing this group grow.
There is still time to join the group on the camp out this weekend! Call leader Steve Snider at 620-231-0158 for more information about the camp out, or for general information about the Royal Rangers group.
On the weekend of June 20, 21, and 22, twelve people attended FLAG 101. Pastor Mark holds FLAG 101 about every 2-3 months. It is designed for people who are considering making FLAG church their home.
Pictured left to right at the BBQ playing the game Bocce (note the blue ball in the air) is Josiah Bayless, Addison Bayless, Russell Taylor, Pastor Nathan Burcham,Conner Lehman, Pastor Mark Lehman, Jay Kramer, and Greyson Kramer.
The 3 evenings totaled 7 hours and covered a variety of topics. The first 2 sessions were held at the church. Friday night was about the basic beliefs of FLAG and the Assembly of Gods are.
On Saturday the discussion was about how your finances, gifts/talents can be used in the church. Speaking in tongues and the Holy Spirit was also talked about.
For the last session everyone met at Pastor Mark's home for BBQ and the last few topics of church government, business meetings, and membership.
Anthony and Misty write . . .
We are proud to announce the birth of our baby son Kadin Anthony Navaratnam..
He was born today the 19th of June at 7:47am at Freeman
Hospital in Joplin.
He weighed 7lb and was 19.5 inch in length. Mom
and baby are doing well.
FLAG recently hired Nathan Burcham as the new college and worship pastor.
On Sunday, May 25 he came and led worship and after the 3rd service the congregation was invited to eat lunch at Wheat State Pizza with Nathan.
“I was very impressed with the hospitality of the people, especially how open they were with someone new to them,” said Burcham.
Nathan returned Sunday, June 8 as a new staff member.
He summed his first Sunday as staff as “delightfully scary” and commented on how people made him feel welcome.
“I felt like I was already integrated into the FLAG family and that people were excited to see me,” said Burcham.After 3 services his fingers were still holding up, but his voice was losing some stamina.“I made an effort to get myself into 'guitar shape.' I should have focused a little bit more on 'vocal shape' because my fingers lasted much longer than my voice,” said Burcham.
Nathan has a strong background in Assembly of God churches. His father has pastored A/G churches all of his life and he went to Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie, TX. He majored in church ministries and received an additional associate of arts in Business Administration while in college. He will be beginning his Master's degree in Theology through distance education this fall.
Although Nathan is moving from the Dallas metroplex, he is already somewhat familiar with this area. He was born in Iola, KS, but then quickly moved to Caldwell for thirteen years. He completed his high school years outside of Lawrence, KS.
What brought him back to Kansas?
“My parents informed me of the position (they are friends of Pastor Mark and Sarah.) They told me about this job opening and I submitted my resume to Pastor Mark. It only took twenty minutes for him to call me back," said Burcham. “After talking with the pastor about the church and the community, I had a desire to fill the position.”
Some of the things that he is looking forward to at FLAG include remembering everyone's name, kicking off CHI ALPHA in the fall, and becoming a part of the Pittsburg community.
Here are some fun facts about Nathan:
Favorite Color: crimson and blue
Birthday: October 14, 1985
Favorite movie(s): The original Star Wars trilogy
Favorite food: peanut butter sandwich
Favorite dessert: chocolate cake
Hobbies: basketball, Ultimate Frisbee, playing bass guitar, and drinking Starbuck's coffee
Favorite Quote: “Christians can be relevant in today's society if they see the invisible, speak of the unmentionable, care for the unlovable, seize the unreachable, an draw closer to the Infinite.”-unknown
Last month on May 16th , 21 youth group members and 4 adult sponsors went to Fuddruckers and Lazercity in Joplin, MO.
Pictured at right are some of the youth members who attended (left to right) adult sponsor Jennifer Navaratnam, Alvin Jackson, Dong Cheol, Kyle Johnson, Bryan McClure and friends.
The youth group takes trips for several reasons.
“Trips are a time for teens to build relationships with other teens. It is a timefor them to relax and have fun,” said youth leader Anthony Navaratnam. “It is also an opportunity for them to invite their non-church going friends to hang out with the groupand show them how much fun Youth can be.”
Future trips/ activities for the youth group include a back to summer bash, fishing/airsoft, and a camping trip.
The youth group regularly meets at FLAG on Wednesday nights at 7pm. On average 26 teens attend.
They just completed a study on prayer. It focused on the 3 places you need to visit, the power of prayer, and how personal and supernatural battles are won with prayer.
“This was a series that lead up to camp, preparing our teens for camp,” said Navaratnam.
Please be in prayer for FLAG youth as some of them are at camp this week, June 9-13 for high school, others will go June 23-27 for middle school camp. May they come back with a new spark and excitement in their faith!
For more information about Youth Group and Youth activities please contact Anthony Navaratnam at (620)-231-1415.
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