Rez Youth is for students sixth grade and up. At this stage, our youth are active and vibrant participants in Rez’s mission to Welcome, Shape, and Send disciples of Jesus.

Building Friendships

We want our teens to experience the joy of friendship in a Christian community, where they can give and receive acceptance, support and encouragement. We also hold regular events (parties, lock-ins, outings) that give our teens more extended time to enjoy each other.

Learning through serving

We want our teens to actively participate in God’s kingdom through service to others. For the 2023-24 school year, the teens will endeavor to complete the traditional seven works of mercy, based on Jesus’ words in Matthew 25, which include: feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, clothing the naked, welcoming the stranger, visiting the sick, visiting those in prison, and burying the dead. We’ll be getting creative with a few of these! Join us and be transformed.

Serving Inside the Church

The following volunteer roles are open for teens to serve at Rez:

• Acolyte - Assist in the service as a torch-bearer.

• Reader - Read a passage of scripture during one of our morning worship services.

• Livestream Tech - Set up and monitor our livestream feed during the service. 

• Children’s Classes - Alongside adult leaders, assist with nursery or children’s classes.

  Contact Melissa Gray to sign up for these service opportunities.

Growing In Faith: Confirmation

We offer several classes for confirmation that happen alongside our adult formation classes throughout the year. Please contact Melissa Gray if you are interested.

In short, we want to orient our teens to live out God’s greatest commandments; in our words, to Know God, Love God, Know each other, Love each other (inspired by Matthew 22:36-40).

For more information about Rez Youth, contact melissag@rezaustin.com.