At Valley Creek, we’re all about raising up generations of hope carriers. We believe our students are Gen Hope – a generation defined by the hope of Jesus. We believe leadership is the gift God uses to empower them to make a difference in their world. Through Student Leadership Experience, students will discover more about who they are, who God is, and what they were created to do.
Student Leadership Experience is a nine-month journey where students (6th-12th grade students) will have fun while learning to lead themselves and others through weekly and monthly interactive experiences.
Throughout the experience, students will practice their faith by completing objectives designed to help them grow in character and personhood and form lifelong habits of a leader. Examples include learning to have meaningful conversations, participating in team-based activities, practicing spiritual disciplines, and carrying hope to other students through serving and inviting.
In the kingdom of God, faithfulness matters and commitment counts. We don’t want students to miss out on anything Jesus wants to do in or through them. This experience is highly relational and team-based, which means that consistency is important and their absence is significant.
Saying “yes” to this experience is committing to engage in a minimum of 75% of all gatherings. If at any point during the year students are unable to consistently stay above the required commitment, they are making the choice to remove themselves from Student Leadership Experience.
Part of being a leader is being punctual and honoring commitments. Students are expected to arrive at least five minutes before the start of each experience. If they aren’t able to make it, we ask that they proactively communicate with their coach through the appropriate communication channel.
In everything we do, students are expected to bring their PB&J (pen, Bible, &journal). We value the Word of God, and we want our students to be prepared to capture what God is saying to them every time they’re here.
Throughout our monthly experiences, we’ll cover foundational topics that will help students build a strong, biblical foundation, learn practical leadership skills for their everyday life, and deepen their relationship with Jesus.
Students will engage with eight of these topics each year. As we go through them, our content will focus primarily on one of three areas: theology, leadership, or character.
Sundays from August 27-May 5
Wednesdays from August 30-May 1
*The January experience will be on the second Sunday of the month.
**Dates tentative and subject to change.
Student Leadership Experience is a nine-month journey where students will have fun while learning to lead themselves and others through weekly and monthly interactive experiences.
6th-12th grade students
On the first Sunday of every month, students will meet for a monthly leadership gathering. This is where they’ll receive a foundational teaching and have opportunities to discuss and apply their learnings in a team-based environment.
Students will also meet weekly on Sunday mornings at their local campus. They’ll continue to unpack the monthly leadership topic through interactive experiences and lead the way in the weekend experience.
Finally, students will meet weekly on Wednesday evenings to serve other students and help advance kingdom culture during Student Circles and MVMNT Nights.
Throughout the experience, students will practice their faith by completing objectives designed to help them grow in character and personhood and form lifelong habits of a leader. Examples include learning to have meaningful conversations, participating in team-based activities, practicing spiritual disciplines, and carrying hope to other students through serving and inviting.
In the kingdom of God, faithfulness matters and commitment counts. We don’t want students to miss out on anything Jesus wants to do in or through them. This experience is highly relational and team-based, which means that consistency is important and their absence is significant.
Saying “yes” to this experience is committing to engage in a minimum of 75% of all gatherings. If at any point during the year students are unable to consistently stay above the required commitment, they are making the choice to remove themselves from Student Leadership Experience.
Part of being a leader is being punctual and honoring commitments. Students are expected to arrive at least five minutes before the start of each experience. If they aren’t able to make it, we ask that they proactively communicate with their coach through the appropriate communication channel.
In everything we do, students are expected to bring their PB&J (pen, Bible, &journal). We value the Word of God, and we want our students to be prepared to capture what God is saying to them every time they’re here.
MONTHLY The first Sunday of every month, from 6:30pm-8:30pm, students will come together to work through one of our foundational topics, discuss their learnings, and put them into practice through fun leadership labs.
SUNDAY Every Sunday morning, students will meet with their coaches at 8:45am at their local campus. Here they will unpack the monthly leadership topic through interactive experiences and lead the way in the weekend experience.
WEDNESDAY Every Wednesday night, students will come in for PRP (Pizza, Rally, Prayer) at 6:15pm. They’ll gather with their team to rally around our culture point, pray together for the Wednesday experience, and be released at 6:40pm to serve in their assigned roles.
There’s a one-time, $75 application fee ($150 family maximum) which will cover the cost of the experience, food each week, journal, Bible, and Student Leadership Experience shirt.
