Crossroads RUSH https://crossroadsrush.org Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:27:43 +0000 Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:27:43 +0000 hourly 1 3600 SnapPages.com 5.7.25 https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2025/05/02/5-7-25 Fri, 02 May 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2025/05/02/5-7-25

Middle School | Large Group

Large-Group-Discussion-Questions_5.7.25--43.pdf

High School | Small Group

Psalms-Lesson-6_Psalm-73vs2-3-16-17.pdf
The video is included below for you to preview before your lesson, not as a way to show it in small group. Again, use the TV in your classroom by following the instructions on the back of your TV. 

Coming Up

May 21 | Last Night of RUSH (Pizza Party!)

Please email TJ TenPas by Wednesday, May 14th with your pizza order (Pepperoni, Sausage, cheese, and gluten free and quantity for each).
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May Focus

Focus Areas

1. 1:1's
  • Are your leaders consistency doing 1:1's with every one of their assigned students? 

2. Check with your leaders to see if they have downloaded the Church Center app to view the RUSH section. May 7th will be the last "This Week" section put on the RUSH App. Moving forward everything will be on the Church Center app so they can delete the RUSH App.
“This Week” is updated every Friday at 12noon

3. Remind your leaders to let us know if a new student joins their group and isn't on their attendance roster. We need to know this.

4. Check with your leaders to see if there are any student disciplinary issues they are struggling with.

Upcoming Events

May 7 | Coaches Meeting
May 21 |  Last Night of RUSH 
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Reminder:

There is no Cafe RUSH because RUSH starts at 6pm for the baptism. 

Everyone | Worship Center

Coming Up

May 21 | Last day of RUSH

]]> 4.23.25 https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2025/04/18/4-23-25 Fri, 18 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2025/04/18/4-23-25

Middle School | Small Group

Psalms-Lesson-5_Pslam45vs1-3.pdf
The video is included below for you to preview before your lesson, not as a way to show it in small group. Again, use the TV in your classroom by following the instructions on the back of your TV. 

High School | Large Group

Large-Group-Discussion-Questions_4.16.25-22.pdf

Coming Up

April 23 | 6pm Leader Meeting
April 30 | RUSH Baptism Night (No Cafe RUSH will be available.)
]]> 4.16.25 https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2025/04/10/4-16-25 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 13:13:24 +0000 https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2025/04/10/4-16-25

Reminder:

25/26 Leader Agreement 

Middle School | Large Group

Large-Group-Discussion-Questions_4.16.25-22.pdf

High School | Small Group

Psalms-Lesson-5_Pslam45vs1-3.pdf
The video is included below for you to preview before your lesson, not as a way to show it in small group. Again, use the TV in your classroom by following the instructions on the back of your TV. 

Coming Up

April 23 | 6pm Leader Meeting
April 30 | RUSH Baptism Night (No Cafe RUSH will be available.)
]]> 4.9.25 https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2025/04/04/4-9-25 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 08:28:25 +0000 https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2025/04/04/4-9-25

Middle School | Small Group

Psalms-Lesson-4_Psalm90vs1-214.pdf
The video is included below for you to preview before your lesson, not as a way to show it in small group. Again, use the TV in your classroom by following the instructions on the back of your TV. 

High School | Small Group

Large-Group-Discussion-Questions_4.2.25--29.pdf

Reminder:

25/26 Leader Agreement 

Coming Up

April 23 | 6pm Leader Meeting
April 30 | RUSH Baptism Night


]]> April Focus https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2025/03/26/april-focus Wed, 26 Mar 2025 14:39:18 +0000 https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2025/03/26/april-focus

April Focus

Focus Areas

1. Leader Retention
  • Are your leaders returning for the 2025-26 school year? If so, remind them to fill out the leader agreement (on the leader section of the app) by April 15th. If they are not planning to return please find out why and pass that information on to the RUSH Staff.

2. 1:1's
  • Are your leaders consistency doing 1:1's with every one of their assigned students? All small groups received a 1:1 report on January 6th of what 1:1's have currently been tracked. A new report will be sent to all small group leaders the week of April 13th. 

Upcoming Events

April 23 | 6pm All Leader Meeting
April 30 | 6pm RUSH Baptism
]]> 4.2.25 https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2025/03/25/4-2-25 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 11:21:18 +0000 https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2025/03/25/4-2-25

Middle School | Large Group

Large-Group-Discussion-Questions_4.2.25--23.pdf

High School | Small Group

Psalms-Lesson-4_Psalm90vs1-214.pdf
The video is included below for you to preview before your lesson, not as a way to show it in small group. Again, use the TV in your classroom by following the instructions on the back of your TV. 

Reminder:

25/26 Leader Agreement 

Coming Up

April 23 | 6pm Leader Meeting
April 30 | 6pm RUSH Baptism Night


]]> 3.19.25 https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2025/03/14/3-19-25 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2025/03/14/3-19-25

Middle School | Scatter Night

  • Your small group room must meet offsite. High school is in small group and will be utilizing the classrooms.
  • Email TJ TenPas by no later than Friday, March 14th to let her know your plans. 
  • Parents MUST be notified at least 1 week in advance of a night when student(s) will be transported off site. 
    • To review scatter night information, check out the Welcome Aboard Training module lesson on scatter night.

High School | Small Group

No announcements or worship so please head straight down to your classroom.

Psalms-Lesson-3_Psalm121vs1-3.pdf
The video is included below for you to preview before your lesson, not as a way to show it in small group. Again, use the TV in your classroom by following the instructions on the back of your TV. 

Reminder:

25/26 Leader Agreement 
New Students
  • When you have a new student attend your group but they are not on your small group roster for attendance, please put their first and last name in the notes along with a comment that they were in your group that night. 

Coming Up

March 26 | NO RUSH
]]> 3.12.25 https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2025/03/06/3-12-25 Thu, 06 Mar 2025 10:04:00 +0000 https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2025/03/06/3-12-25

Middle School | Small Group

No announcements or worship so please head straight down to your classroom.

Please announce to your students:
  • March 19th (next week): 
    • CCC/RUSH internship applications for the 2025-26 school year are due.
    • Baptism candidates…your testimony & competed “Baptism Packet” paperwork is due to Mary Graves.

Psalms-Lesson-3_Psalm121vs1-3.pdf
The video is included below for you to preview before your lesson, not as a way to show it in small group. Again, use the TV in your classroom by following the instructions on the back of your TV. 

High School | Scatter Night

  • Your small group room must meet offsite. Middle school is in small group and will be utilizing the classrooms.
  • Email TJ TenPas by no later than Friday, March 7th to let her know your plans. 
  • Parents MUST be notified at least 1 week in advance of a night when student(s) will be transported off site. 
    • To review scatter night information, check out the Welcome Aboard Training module lesson on scatter night.

Please announce to your students:
  • Due March 19th (next week): 
    • CCC/RUSH internship applications for the 2025-26 school year.
    • Baptism candidates…your testimony & competed “Baptism Packet” paperwork is due to Mary Graves.
  • Due April 16th 
    • Student Leadership applications are now being accepted for the 2025-26 school year-application deadline. 

Reminder:

25/26 Leader Agreement 

Coming Up

March 19 | Middle School Scatter Night (must meet offsite)
  • Your small group room must meet offsite. High school is in small group and will be utilizing the classrooms.
  • Email TJ TenPas by no later than Friday, March 14th to let her know your plans. 
  • Parents MUST be notified at least 1 week in advance of a night when student(s) will be transported off site. 
    • To review scatter night information, check out the Welcome Aboard Training module lesson on scatter night.

March 26 | NO RUSH



]]> 3.5.25 Family Talk Workshop https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2025/02/27/3-5-25-family-talk-workshop Thu, 27 Feb 2025 21:38:47 +0000 https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2025/02/27/3-5-25-family-talk-workshop

Family Talk Workshop Hosted by RUSH

  • RUSH Starts at 6:30pm
  • Encourage your students to be in their seats by 6:25pm
  • Cafe RUSH is open only on the main floor. The lower level Cafe RUSH will be closed. 
  • RUSH leaders and students do NOT need to reserve a ticket. Only non-RUSH individuals need to reserve a seat
  • If you currently utilize RUSH childcare, there is still childcare available for you! Childcare is NOT offered for the community. 
3.5-Family-Talk-Workshop-Center-Map-.png

Middle School Large Group Questions

MS_Large-Group-Discussion-Questions_3.5.-98.pdf

High School Large Group Questions

HS_Large-Group-Discussion-Questions_3.5.-18.pdf

Coming Up

March 12 | High School Scatter Night (must meet offsite)
  • Your small group room must meet offsite. Middle school is in small group and will be utilizing the classrooms.
  • Email TJ TenPas by no later than Friday, March 7th to let her know your plans. 
  • Parents MUST be notified at least 1 week in advance of a night when student(s) will be transported off site. 
    • To review scatter night information, check out the Welcome Aboard Training module lesson on scatter night.


March 19 | Middle School Scatter Night (must meet offsite)
  • Your small group room must meet offsite. High school is in small group and will be utilizing the classrooms.
  • Email TJ TenPas by no later than Friday, March 14th to let her know your plans. 
  • Parents MUST be notified at least 1 week in advance of a night when student(s) will be transported off site. 
    • To review scatter night information, check out the Welcome Aboard Training module lesson on scatter night.

March 26 | No RUSH

]]> March Focus https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2025/02/26/march-focus Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:47:22 +0000 https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2025/02/26/march-focus

March Focus

Focus Areas

1. If you have leaders going through the baptism process with students 
  • March 12 | All students who attended the class and submitted the paperwork should have been met with by March 12th to review the paperwork and discern if baptism is the right next step for them.
  • March 19 | The RUSH Baptism Paperwork Packet and typed testimony of the student are due to Mary Graves. Completed items can be placed in the bin marked "Completed Baptism Paperwork" that is located on the leader resource counter.

2. Leader Retention
  • Are your leaders returning for the 2025-26 school year? If so, remind them to fill out the leader agreement (on the leader section of the app) by April 15th. If they are not planning to return please find out why and pass that information on to the RUSH Staff.

3. 1:1's
  • Are your leaders consistency doing 1:1's with every one of their assigned students? All small groups received a 1:1 report on January 6th of what 1:1's have currently been tracked.

Upcoming Events

March 5 | 6:30pm Family Talk Workshop Hosted by RUSH
  • Students should arrive early and be in their seats by 6:25pm.

March 12 | High School Scatter Night (meet offsite)
  • High school groups should plan to meet offsite. Middle school is in small group and will be utilizing the classrooms.
  • Email TJ TenPas by no later than Friday, March 7th to let her know your plans. 
  • Parents MUST be notified at least 1 week in advance of a night when student(s) will be transported off site. 
    • To review scatter night information, check out the Welcome Aboard Training module lesson on scatter night.

March 19 | Middle School Scatter Night (meet offsite)
  • Middle school groups should meet offsite. High school is in small group and will be utilizing the classrooms.
  • Email TJ TenPas by no later than Friday, March 14th to let her know your plans. 
  • Parents MUST be notified at least 1 week in advance of a night when student(s) will be transported off site. 
    • To review scatter night information, check out the Welcome Aboard Training module lesson on scatter night.

March 26 | No RUSH
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Middle School | Small Group

Psalms-Lesson-2_Psalm51vs1-3-9-10.pdf
The video is included below for you to preview before your lesson, not as a way to show it in small group. Again, use the TV in your classroom by following the instructions on the back of your TV. 

High School | Large Group

Large-Group-Discussion-Questions_2.19.25-93.pdf

Reminders

February 26 - No Cafe RUSH 
Cafe RUSH will not be available this upcoming Wednesday since the baptism class will be taking place in the lower level commons and breakouts will be happening in classrooms. 

25/26 Leader Agreement 
Please sign by April 15th. Click here to fill it out.

Coming Up

February 26 | 5:30pm Baptism Class

March 5 | 6:30pm Family Talk Workshop Hosted by RUSH
March 12 | High School Scatter Night (must meet offsite)
  • Your small group room must meet offsite. Middle school is in small group and will be utilizing the classrooms.
  • Email TJ TenPas by no later than Friday, March 7th to let her know your plans. 
  • Parents MUST be notified at least 1 week in advance of a night when student(s) will be transported off site. 
    • To review scatter night information, check out the Welcome Aboard Training module lesson on scatter night.

March 19 | Middle School Scatter Night (must meet offsite)
  • Your small group room must meet offsite. High school is in small group and will be utilizing the classrooms.
  • Email TJ TenPas by no later than Friday, March 14th to let her know your plans. 
  • Parents MUST be notified at least 1 week in advance of a night when student(s) will be transported off site. 
    • To review scatter night information, check out the Welcome Aboard Training module lesson on scatter night.


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Middle School | Large Group

Large-Group-Discussion-Questions_2.19.25-93.pdf

High School | Small Group

Psalms-Lesson-2_Psalm51vs1-3-9-10.pdf
The video is included below for you to preview before your lesson, not as a way to show it in small group. Again, use the TV in your classroom by following the instructions on the back of your TV. 

Recharge Follow Up

Please prioritize meeting with students who accepted Christ at Recharge or those who expressed a desire to meet with you. These meetings should ideally take place within two weeks following Recharge. Ensuring timely follow-up is crucial for supporting these students in their next steps.

Check out this document to see more information on current opportunities for students:
Next-Steps-for-Students.pdf

Coming Up

February 19 | All Leader Meeting 6pm
February 26 | Baptism Class at 5:30pm
March 12 | High School Scatter Night (must meet offsite)
March 19 | Middle School Scatter Night (must meet offsite)

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Middle School | Small Group

Psalms-Lesson-1_Psalm-139vs13-16.pdf
The video is included below for you to preview before your lesson, not as a way to show it in small group. Again, use the TV in your classroom by following the instructions on the back of your TV. 

High School | Large Group

Large-Group-Discussion-Questions_2.5.25--33.pdf

Recharge Follow Up

Please prioritize meeting with students who accepted Christ at Recharge or those who expressed a desire to meet with you. These meetings should ideally take place within two weeks following Recharge. Ensuring timely follow-up is crucial for supporting these students in their next steps.

Check out this document to see more information on current opportunities for students:
Next-Steps-for-Students.pdf

Coming Up

February 12 | Intern Q&A at 5:30pm in room 10-12
February 19 | All Leader Meeting 6pm
February 26 | Baptism Class at 5:30pm
]]> 2.05.25 https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2025/01/31/2-05-25 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 17:48:26 +0000 https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2025/01/31/2-05-25

Middle School | Large Group

Large-Group-Discussion-Questions_2.5.25--33.pdf

High School | Small Group

Psalms-Lesson-1_Psalm-139vs13-16.pdf
The video is included below for you to preview before your lesson, not as a way to show it in small group. Again, use the TV in your classroom by following the instructions on the back of your TV. 

Recharge Follow Up

Please prioritize meeting with students who accepted Christ at Recharge or those who expressed a desire to meet with you. These meetings should ideally take place within two weeks following Recharge. Ensuring timely follow-up is crucial for supporting these students in their next steps. 

Coming Up

February 12 | Intern Q&A at 5:30pm in room 10-12
February 19 | All Leader Meeting 6pm
February 26 | Baptism Class at 5:30pm
]]> February Focus https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2025/01/28/february-focus Tue, 28 Jan 2025 12:07:02 +0000 https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2025/01/28/february-focus

February Focus

1. Leaders will need to be on top of meeting with students who accepted Christ at Recharge (next step video) or those who checked "I want to meet with my leader". Please remind your leaders that those meetings should be prioritized and should happen within two weeks (ideally) of Recharge.

2. Are your leaders consistency doing 1:1's with every one of their assigned students? All small groups received a 1:1 report on January 6th of what 1:1's have currently been tracked.

3. Be sure your leaders are checking “This Week” on the Leader tab of the RUSH App, for important info on what they need to know for that particular week.
“This Week” is updated every Friday at 12noon

4. Remind your leaders to let us know if a  new student joins their group and isn't on their attendance roster. We need to know this.

5. Stay close to new leaders…keep checking in on them to see how they are doing. Check with your leaders to see if there are any student disciplinary issues they are struggling with.

Upcoming Events

February 5 | Coaches Meeting
February 12 | Intern Q&A at 5:30pm in room 10-12
February 19 | All Leader Meeting 6pm
February 26 | Baptism Class at 5:30pm
]]> 1.29.25 https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2025/01/23/1-29-25 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2025/01/23/1-29-25

Everyone | Large Group

Small-Group-Leaders-Plan-for-1.29.25.pdf

Recharge Follow-Up

Please prioritize meeting with students who accepted Christ at Recharge or those who expressed a desire to meet with you. These meetings should ideally take place within two weeks following Recharge. Ensuring timely follow-up is crucial for supporting these students in their next steps. 

Coming Up

February 12 | Intern Q&A at 5:30pm in room 10-12
February 19 | All Leader Meeting 6pm
February 26 | Baptism Class at 5:30pm
]]> 1.22.24 https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2025/01/16/1-22-24 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:56:14 +0000 https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2025/01/16/1-22-24

Planning Center

If you have not viewed the planning center video yet, please watch the video below. 

Middle School | Small Group

Mini-Series-Lesson-1_2Timothy4vs3-4.pdf
The video is included below for you to preview before your lesson, not as a way to show it in small group. Again, use the TV in your classroom by following the instructions on the back of your TV. 

High School | Large Group

Large-Group-Discussion-Questions_1.15.25-70.pdf

Coming Up

January 24-26 | Recharge Winter Retreat 
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Middle School | Large Group

Large-Group-Discussion-Questions_1.15.25-70.pdf

High School | Small Group

Mini-Series-Lesson-1_2Timothy4vs3-4.pdf
The video is included below for you to preview before your lesson, not as a way to show it in small group. Again, use the TV in your classroom by following the instructions on the back of your TV. 

Coming Up

January 15 @ 6pm | All Small Group Leader Meeting
January 24-26 | Recharge Winter Retreat 
]]> January Focus https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2025/01/07/january-focus Tue, 07 Jan 2025 14:36:14 +0000 https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2025/01/07/january-focus

January Focus: 

1. Are your leaders consistency doing 1:1's with every one of their assigned students? All small groups received a 1:1 report on January 6th of what 1:1's have currently been tracked.

2. If you have new leaders | Have your new leaders completed the Recharge training module?

3. Be sure your leaders are checking “This Week” on the Leader tab of the RUSH App, for important info on what they need to know for that particular week.
“This Week” is updated every Friday at 12noon

4. Remind your leaders to let us know if a  new student joins their group and isn't on their attendance roster. We need to know this.

5. Stay close to new leaders…keep checking in on them to see how they are doing. Check with your leaders to see if there are any student disciplinary issues they are struggling with.

Upcoming Events

January 8 | New Leaders Meeting
Coaches are not required at the new leader meeting, but they are welcome to be there. If you want to connect with your new leaders when the meeting is done, go for it!

January 15 | All Leaders Meeting
January 24-26 | Recharge
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Everyone | Large Group

Large-Group-Discussion-Questions_1.8.25-81.pdf

New Resource Available 

The Recharge 2025 training module is complete and available. It is created for new leaders but is available if any veteran leaders would like the chance to go through it.

To view the training, visit the training section of the app or click here.

Spring Lessons Available 

Spring small group lesson packets will be available on the leader resource counter this Wednesday.

Coming Up

January 8 @ 6pm | New Small Group Leader Meeting
January 15 @ 6pm | All Small Group Leader Meeting
January 24-26 | Recharge Winter Retreat
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Everyone | Christmas Party

Plan-for-12.18.24.pdf

New Resource Available 

The Recharge 2025 training module is complete and available. It is created for new leaders but is available if any veteran leaders would like the chance to go through it.

To view the training, visit the training section of the app or click here.

Spring Lessons Available 

Spring small group lesson packets will be available on the leader resource counter this Wednesday.

Coming Up

December 25th | NO RUSH
January 1 | NO RUSH
]]> 12.11.24 https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2024/12/06/12-11-24 Fri, 06 Dec 2024 10:52:41 +0000 https://crossroadsrush.org/blog/2024/12/06/12-11-24

Spring Lessons Available 

Spring small group lesson packets will be available on the leader resource counter this Wednesday.

Middle School | Small Group

CCC-SG-Leader-Lesson-A.pdf
The video is included below for you to preview before your lesson, not as a way to show it in small group. Again, use the TV in your classroom by following the instructions on the back of your TV. 

High School | Large Group

Large-Group-Discussion-Questions_12.4.24-70.pdf

Coming Up

December 18th | Christmas Party for Everyone
Plan-for-12.18.24.pdf
December 25th | NO RUSH
January 1 | NO RUSH
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Leader Feedback Survey | OVERDUE

Click here to fill out the 2024/25 Leader Feedback Survey.

Thanks for all you do! We value your feedback, and the Leader Feedback Survey is essential for us to keep improving. It was due last night, but so far, less than 30% of leaders have completed it. If you haven’t yet, please take a few minutes to fill it out ASAP.

Middle School | Large Group

Large-Group-Discussion-Questions_12.4.24-70.pdf

High School | Small Group

CCC-SG-Leader-Lesson-4.pdf
The video is included below for you to preview before your lesson, not as a way to show it in small group. Again, use the TV in your classroom by following the instructions on the back of your TV. 

Coming Up:

December 18th | Christmas Party for Everyone
Plan-for-12.18.24.pdf
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