Children's Ministry

Sojourn Church is committed to providing a spiritually rich environment where children can grow in their faith and deepen their relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. Children are a gift from the Lord. They are special to both you as parents and to us as a church. Our children’s ministry is designed to support parents in their responsibility for the spiritual nurture and growth of their children.

Sojourn Church’s Children's Ministry is made up of dedicated workers who love children and are committed to their spiritual well-being. We aim to provide a standard of excellence at every level of our Children’s Ministry. We understand the significance of partnering with the Lord as He prepares the next generation for the advancement of His kingdom. We want the children to increase in their knowledge of the Bible, to walk in the fullness of the Holy Spirit, and to grow in Godly character. Click here if you would like more information about how you can become one of our dedicated volunteers.

During all services, Kindergarten through 3rd grade students will meet in the Youth Room for Children’s Church.  Preschool Children’s Church will be offered in the Adventure Zone for four year olds and five year olds who haven’t had their birthday by September 1.  Children younger than Preschool Children’s Church will continue to promote to a new class the month after their birthday.

Also, students in the 4th & 5th grade will attend Impact during the morning service.  Students in the 6th grade attend youth on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 p.m.   

To request childcare for an event at Sojourn Church, please submit a request form.

 We provide loving childcare for babies in our nursery. Toddler through Kindergarten children attend classes that teach stories from the Bible and introduce key characters from God’s Word. In addition to learning their favorite Bible stories, the children usually participate in a time of worship, a related craft, and a snack.

Standards
In order to maintain an excellent standard, our adult/child ratios are a key component in our classrooms. This allows us to create a safe and productive teaching environment. We ask every member or couple with children in the Children’s Ministry to serve one service a month in a class. This approach allows us to spread the responsibility of teaching the children evenly among our members while ensuring that they are being taught by those who know them the best and love them the most.

All of our paid personnel and volunteers have been processed through a criminal background check and many have CPR and First Aid certification. We have high standards of ethics and practices to which we hold all staff.

Availability
When the adults meet at Sojourn Church for a service, we make every effort to provide quality childcare. However, one time events and special services at Sojourn often require parents to sign up in advance for child care. The bulletin or website are the best source for information on these special events.

"Let the little children come unto me… for such is the Kingdom Of Heaven." ...Matthew 19:14 NKJ 

Healing Prayer Ministry

The intent and heart of this ministry is to extend supernatural healing into our communities by inviting the hurting to come to the church for prayer. We are expecting to see miracles of various kinds as teams lay hands on each one after a few minutes of waiting in God's presence.

 Click Here for More Information and Dates

Marketplace Ministries

Sojourn Church believes that Biblical Christianity applies to all of life including the workplace (i.e., business, education, or government, etc.) Therefore, it is believed that the principles and values by which Christians should work are found in the Bible as illuminated by the Holy Spirit. To assist the members of Sojourn Church in properly applying the Bible to workplace issues, Sojourn established a business council. The purpose of the business council is to articulate a Biblical Worldview on workplace issues and to serve as a resource to the leaders and members of Sojourn church in the following ways:

• provide teaching and training on workplace topics


• provide advice to the church staff regarding financial, operational, and facilities matters;


• provide simple business, financial, and career counseling advice;


• be a resource for next generation training (i.e., act as an educational resource for youth and young adults as they transition into the workplace); and


• assist in resolving disputes between Christians.  

MarketPlace Sojourn Groups   

We have several groups with a MarketPlace focus. Click here to find out more about these groups meet.

Men's Ministry

Sign up for a Men's Group today!

Men, Making a Difference is the vision of Sojourn Men’s Ministry. Building strategic relationships through work, prayer, worship, and fellowship helps each man find and fulfill his God-given purpose. Join us and become a part of men who make a difference!  

Click here for Men's Retreat Photos.

Outreach and Missions

2012 Missions Commitment Form 

To advance the Kingdom, we must reach out beyond ourselves. It begins with us becoming salt and light to the world around us and ultimately reaches to the ends of the earth. "...And you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." Acts 1:8 NKJ

"JERUSALEM" -- OUR NEIGHBORHOOD

It is our desire that everyone who comes to Sojourn would take personal responsibility to pray for those they live around, becoming a “Lighthouse of Prayer” in their neighborhood, building relationships in a non-religious way, praying for the opportunity to release the love and power of God so we can ultimately have the opportunity to share the good news of Jesus with them.

Sojourn offers several area outreaches. Click here to find out more information about these opportunities to minister in our community.

"JUDEA" -- THE DALLAS / FORT WORTH METROPOLITAN AREA

God has placed us in this area to join with other churches and ministries to touch our cities with His love. We work with various inner-city ministries with whom we have built relationships, to serve them and work together to see His Kingdom come here as it is in heaven. We also have joined with other churches to sponsor conferences, joint meetings and outreaches. We recognize that we are only a small part of what God is doing in this area, and we recognize how much we need each other. It is going to take the whole church to reach this metropolitan area for the Kingdom of God.

"SAMARIA" -- TEXAS & THE NATION

We have formed, along with Restoration Church and Dudley Hall and T. D. Hall, an apostolic network of churches and ministries called the Fellowship of Connected Churches and Ministries. The purpose of this fellowship is to help the participating churches and ministries become everything God has destined us to be. Through this fellowship we are reaching out to our state and nation.

THE ENDS OF THE EARTH

Starting in 1990 we began to go to the nations. God directed us to build relationships with people whom we believe to be apostles and who share a similar vision. Currently we are involved in Romania, Cambodia, Turkey and India with men and women who are having a major impact in their areas of the world. We have others from our body who have gone to the nations and are now working in Thailand, Mongolia and Spain, and we have hundreds of people from Sojourn who have visited many other nations on short-term trips. Most of our mission efforts focus on what is called the “10/40 Window,” the least evangelized area of the world today.

We pray, serve, go and send money to see the Kingdom of God advanced in the world. Each fall we raise money from our church body to support the work of those with whom we are in relationship around the world. We believe that we are to focus on a few and build deeply with them, instead of working with many whom we don’t know very well.  If you would like to be involved in praying for the nations, join us for Operation World.

Partners

	WallBuilders David Barton WallBuilders is an organization dedicated to presenting America's forgotten history and heroes, with an emphasis on the moral, religious, and constitutional foundation on which America was built—a foundation which, in recent years, has been seriously attacked and undermined. In accord with what was so accurately stated by George Washington, we believe that “the propitious [favorable] smiles of heaven can never be expected on a nation which disregards the eternal rules of order and right which heaven itself has ordained.”
	E Sword e-Sword is a fast and effective way to study the Bible. e-Sword is feature rich and user friendly with more capabilities than you would expect in a free software package. The fact that e-Sword is free is just one of the blessings and does not speak of the quality of the software.
	Fellowship of Connected Churches A partnership of churches and ministries committed to advancing the Kingdom of God by the formation and reproduction of healthy leaders and their churches and ministries who work with the larger body of Christ to make disciples at home and throughout the nations.
	Marriage Today Jimmy Evans MarriageToday is helping stabilize and strengthen the family unit. By building this important foundation, the moral and social fiber of our nation will be affected and long-term solutions realized.
	Successful Christian Living Ministries Dudley Hall For 30 years, Successful Christian Living Ministries has been effective helping thousands of people implement the life transforming truths of God's word into their practical daily living.
	Kingdom Living Ministries Mary Forsythe Kingdom Living Ministries is designed to equip individuals, families, churches, businesses, cities and nations to understand and align with God's purposes and to help them establish, advance and express the principles of the Kingdom of God in every sphere of influence.
	Strategic Christian Services Dennis Peacocke Strategic Christian Services is in the business of changing lives. We find men and women whose hearts compel them to bring God's transformation to our fallen world. We then educate, train, and work with them to make that transformation happen. We are a "prophetic" ministry, operating internationally.
	Sound the Trumpet Ministries Ron Campbell Our mission is to help you fulfill your destiny within the Kingdom of God. It is our calling to equip and train those that God is calling to our ministry - making disciples of men and teaching the truth in love. Sound the Trumpet's focus is to prepare you for the prophetic anointing that will enable you to have a Kingdom worldview about your purpose in Christ. Only when people enter the Kingdom through a full understanding of Ephesians 4:11 - will Christ build His Church.
	Truthworks James Ryle  TruthWorks is a teaching and resourcing ministry helping individuals live real, relevant and significant lives for Christ; thereby enabling His Church, which is made up of such people, to have prevailing influence in its world.

Personal Ministry

Many times believers struggle with thoughts, feelings, or actions that prevent them from walking in the freedom Christ paid for on the cross. If you have recognized areas in your life where these situations are the case, consider recieving Personal Ministry from one of our teams of trained volunteers. At Sojourn Church, Personal Minstry is a two-part process.

STEP ONE: Attend a Ministry Preparation Session on one of the dates below from 0:99-11:00 AM. As a group, you will learn more about the process, meet some of the team members and complete a personal questionnaire that will be used during Step Two. The cost is $20 per person.

STEP TWO: Attend your private ministry session where you will meet with one of our trained two-person teams for a three-hour time of ministry.

Dates: 
-TUESDAY February 28, 7-9pm
-March 24
-April 21
-May 19

 Sign up for the Personal Ministry Preparation Session.

Praise & Worship

Prayer Ministries

Prayer-focused Sojourn Groups 

There are several Sojourn Prayer Groups. Click here to find more information about these opportunities to pray. 

While I was preparing for this teaching over this past week the Lord began to speak a word in my heart for you, this corporate group.  I have written it down.   It starts with a scripture from Habakkuk 1:5  (In King James)

Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvelously:  for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you.  A river will flow from your place of intimacy with Me which will water this earth with intercession.  I give you this day the desire of your heart and from this desire, out of your belly shall flow rivers of living water.  You ask for portals but I tell you, you are the portal.  You are the portal for My Holy Spirit, spilling out into this world and changing the atmosphere.  You will usher in, you will usher in the Spirit of intercession, first ankle deep, then knee deep, then waters that cannot be passed over, waters in which to swim, a river which will reach into every dark place with a cry of agreement that will rise to me.  You are familiar with the rhythm on which music floats, I say now to you:  you will learn a new rhythm, the new rhythm on which intercession floats.  This is a day of asking, it is a day of seeing, a day of infinite possibilities.  Before you ask I will be answering, just ask!

Student Ministries

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Youth Parent Meeting
Sunday Febuary 12 at 4:30PM
If you are the parent of a Jr. High or Sr. High Student, plan to join us for an update on exciting plans for the Student Ministries for 2012.


The student ministry at Sojourn is designed for the middle school through high school age group (6th grade - 12th grade). We believe they are going to change their world through the love of God. Through a solid foundation in the Word of God, and a practical understanding of how to apply that in today's world, we are helping them develop a biblical world view and equipping them to advance the Kingdom of God.

The youth ministry at Sojourn challenges the youth to be all God has called them to be. Looking at their Heavenly Father and realizing their true identity as sons, daughters and heirs, results in a life of devotion. The love that burns in God's heart for them - flowing through them - will change their world and ours.

It’s not enough for our youth to just go to church. The world needs a generation who will be the church and do great exploits for their God. That’s why our youth are trained to pray and proactively care for one another and others as God opens the door.

The youth have special worship services, prayer meetings, Bible study, times of training and equipping and regular local outreaches; all are specifically designed to impact this age group and draw them closer to Jesus. We are grateful for the leadership team God has given us for our youth ministry. If you are interested in being involved in the Student Ministries Team, click here.

Missions and Special Events

In addition to our local outreaches, the youth make short-term mission trips, usually during the summer months. They have gone on a number of foreign mission trips. They also network with the larger body of Christ and attend youth conferences and seminars during the year. And, of course, they make time for special fun gatherings scattered throughout the year.

Tom Thumb - Youth Fundraiser

Impact the next generation by linking your current or new Tom Thumb Reward Card to Sojourn Church so our student ministries can receive 1% of all purchases. Stop by the information center to sign up. 

Information 
For more information, including times of meetings and how you can be involved, please e-mail seniorhighyouth@sojournchurch.org or juniorhighyouth@sojournchurch.org or call the Youth Ministry office at ext. 128.

"Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in Word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity." ...1 Timothy 4:12 NKJ

Volunteer Opportunities

At Sojourn Church, we have many opportunities for you to assist the various ministries by volunteering your time and talent. By using your God given gifts, skills and experience, in an area of your passion, you can connect with other believers, and help in advancing the Kingdom of God. Below is a brief list of volunteer opportunities. 

• Usher Ministry Team – regularly participate in worship services and assist the Head Usher with duties related to creating a warm and welcoming environment for the worship services, including serving communion, facilitating the offering, distributing bulletins, and assisting with security, as needed.
• Administrative Volunteer Team – provide assistance to the office staff as needed during regular office hours. Computer and office experience helpful, but not necessary.
• Altar Prayer Team – an extension of the ministry of the Holy Spirit during our worship services. Team members are invited to the altar following Praise and Worship to receive members and guests who come to the altar to receive prayer.
• Guest Services Team – representatives of Sojourn Church in displaying a gracious, friendly attitude in welcoming guests to the church. They answer questions regarding the facility, meetings and locations. Greeters portray the church and its ministries in a positive image and help guests feel welcomed.
• Foyer Ministry Team – assist the Guest Services team in answering questions of guests and members in the foyer related to books available, Sojourn Groups offered, etc. This team will also escort guests to various departments, as needed.
• Audio Tech Team – team members ensure the audio recording of each of the services, from the initial master recording to duplication of the messages for distribution both in-house and orders placed.
• Children’s Ministry Team – a team of parents, grandparents and friends to assist with the teaching, training and discipling of the next generation of believers.
• Student Ministry Team – includes parents and friends who are interested in serving to assist our Junior and Senior High Pastor to disciple the next generation of believers.
• Hospitality Team – includes a number of teams who assist with the various events at the church. These teams include: Holiday Team, Occasional Team, Women’s Ministry Team, Monthly Team, and Kitchen Team.
• Video Tech Team - includes team members who assist with Power Point during Worship services and operate video equipment in recording Worship services.

If you are interested in any volunteering for any of these teams, or for more information on any of these ministry opportunities, please contact Ronna Keller at rkeller@sojournchurch.org

Women's Ministry

Encounter Ladies' Conference with Kimberly Stokes
Ladies, mark your calendars for February 24-25 for our Ladies' Conference. More details and sign up to come.

Sojourn Church is dedicated to ministering to each woman so that she understands her freedom and destiny in Christ. Whether you are a new believer or have followed Jesus for some time, you will find a place within our Women’s Ministry. We offer Bible Studies in the Spring and Fall. We invite guest speakers in to minister at ladies' coffees and ladies' retreats. We invite you to come and get acquainted with the other women in our congregation. We would love to get to know you better.


Women's Groups Available