Bethany's Youth Pastor - Del Hiney



Del is the Youth Pastor here at Bethany Church and loves working with youth and parents. He's spent the last four years in Canada at a Bible College, where he got a ton of youth ministry training and a beautiful wife, Melissa. Del loves watching hockey, talking about hockey, and trying to play hockey (the key word is trying). He also loves playing guitar, fishing, eating, waffle ball, and talking with youth about God. Del is excited to be at Bethany and wants to get to know you, so come out to one of our events and say hi!

Amped Middle High

Fridays from 7-9p.m. in the Fellowship Hall

Amped Middle High is for youth in 6th-8th grades, and is a place where you can come and have a ton of fun, eat your heart out, play some sweet games, and learn about God. The run down is like this:

7p.m. - Kickoff: sign in, catch up, ask God to be with us during the night
7:15p.m. - Sweet game either outside or in MPR
8p.m. - Snack bar is open (pizza, candy, soda, drinks, etc.)
8:20p.m. - Del shares about God and life
8:35p.m. - Small Group breakout (see how God's word matters to you)
9p.m. - Program Ends

Life Senior High

Sundays from 6-8p.m. in the Fellowship Hall

Life Senior High is for youth in 9th-12th grades. It's a place where you can hang out, connect with friends, beat Del at most of the games, eat some food, listen to music, and see how God's word applies to your life, right where you're at. You're in High School, and we know it, so we'll talk about issues that matter to you and we'll have a good time doing it. Here's what you're in for if you come out:

6p.m. - Kickoff: Sign in, catch up with friends, ask God to be with us, and get ready for a great time
6:15p.m. - Table Challenge: a challenge done with the people at your table for fabulous prizes that ties in with what we're going to talk about
6:30p.m. - Del shares about God and life in a way that you'll understand and will apply to you
6:45p.m. - Small Group breakout (what does what we just talked about mean for you?)
7:10ish - Snack Bar is open (pizza, candy, soda, drinks, etc.)
7:20ish - Get a sweet game going or hang out in the Fellowship Hall
8p.m. - Program Ends

Sunday School

Sunday School is an important part of our youth ministry here at Bethany and we want you to be a part of it! If we're so pumped about the Bible and think that it's important to know something about it, then we need to be teaching you how it applies to your life, how to look stuff up in it (it can be confusing!), where to find certain topics, etc. That's what Sunday School does. 6th grade takes the stuff you learned in Children's Church, starts showing you that those stories can be applied to your life, and gets you familiar with the Bible. We use the Student Life Bible Study curriculum for grades 7-12. It's a six year progression that will ensure that you have a solid knowledge of the Bible before you leave our ministry and move on to college. As a Christian it's important to learn about where we came from; and even though the stories are old and the names are hard to pronounce, each and every story can be applied to your life in the 21st Century.

When and Where?

9:15

6th grade - Conference room
7th-8th grade - Youth Room
9th-12th grade - Parsonage Basement

10:45

All grades - Fellowship Hall Classroom

Small Groups

Our Small Group program is designed to be a place where you can get together with other friends and take your faith to the next level. We want you to be able to grow as a Christian through praying for each other, encouraging and challenging one another, asking questions about what you believe and building relationships with the people in your group. We want you to own your faith so that when you get out of High School and into college you can stand strong; influencing the world instead of being influenced by it. Groups are led by our adult leaders, outside of the church. Small Groups are being formed now for grades 6-12! For more information on our Small Groups, contact Del.