Fall LOG Weekend

November 12-14
LOG is a Christian retreat that offers a way for students to help themselves and each other live their lives as a part of a Christian community. It introduces and reinforces the fullness that a Christian life can be, in a way that is geared towards high school students.

Team applications are due by 3 pm on Tuesday, September 21.

Participant applications are available September 28 and are due A.S.A.P. as this retreat fills fast.

Team Meeting #1 is 9/28 from 7-9 pm in Novato.
Team Meeting #2 is 10/12 from 7-9 pm in Walnut Creek.
Team Mtg. #3 is 10/26 from 7-9 in Novato.
Team Overnight begins at 4 pm 10/30 to 11 am 10/31 in Novato.
Team Mtg. #4 is 11/9 from 7-9 in Walnut Creek.


Pick up a LOG Participant Application here:
Participant Application

Student Leadership

“. . . I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.” Ephesians 4:1

Jesus expected leaders to serve.

Jesus gave his disciples an image of leadership that we use as our standard for Student Leadership within our High School Ministry.

“Jesus called them [the disciples] together and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave—just as the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Matthew 20:25-28

Jesus shattered what most people think leadership style is all about: being in charge. He goes even further to define true leadership as serving others. “Serving others” is how we define ministry. This type of servant-leadership is not attractive to most people. It goes in direct opposition to the attitude of running to the car to ride in the front seat or being first in line to eat or telling everyone what to do.

We’re not looking to fill our leadership team with the cute, fun and popular. We’re looking for people who love Jesus and are willing to make ‘servant-leadership’ the standard their lives reflect.

If you’re in 10th-12th grades and would like to be this kind of leader, pick up a student leadership application from the church office and turn it in by Sunday, September 19.

Parents Information Dessert

Sunday, September 19 at 7:00 pm.

For the Middle & High School parents of Saint Matthew’s Teen Ministry.

Smit’s & Trae’s House
2024 Quiet Place Dr. in Walnut Creek.

Our Teens shouldn’t be the only ones having fun!

Please bring a dessert to share and get the opportunity to get to know each other better. Pastor David Dykes and Melinda Armstrong will share their plans for the Middle & High School Ministries in the coming school year.

Hope to see you on Sunday night!

Student Impact

Student Impact resumes Sunday, September 12 from 11:00 am-12:15 pm in the Teen Center. Registration forms are available in the church offices and at the Welcome Center at church.
Impact is our large group meeting for Middle Schoolers and High Schoolers that’s designed to be inviting, have a friendly, fun, challenging, and exciting atmosphere. This morning program shatters the “church is boring” stereotype and will help you celebrate life. It is filled with laughter, antics, videos, singing, dramas, a message and small groups that challenge teenagers towards spiritual maturity.

ABS - Area Bible Studies

The ABS (Area Bible Study) resumes Thursday, September 9 from 7-9 p.m. in the Teen Center. Registration forms are available in the church offices and at the Welcome Center at church.
Because of High Schoolers need for fellowship and relationships with other Christians; we meet midweek for in-depth Bible study and small group time. Each week we study the Bible and then break into smaller groups for discussion, prayer and accountability.

Fall Kick Off Weekend

Summer ABS & Senior Farewell - August 5