Youth Ministry

YOUTH MINISTRY

6th-12th Grade

Impact is NorthRidge’s 6-12th grade youth program where students are given opportunities to actively grow in their relationship with God, love each other, and serve others within their homes and community. Impact strives for students to find their happiness in God by learning and living according to His word and having a passion for the things that God is passionate about. Every aspect of the youth ministry reflects fun, faith, and friendship. See below to read more about our Impact Youth Ministry.

Brax Carvette

Youth Minister

BraxC@NRF.Life

763-428-5115

Dakota Hutchcraft

Youth Intern

DakotaH@NRF.Life

763-428-5115

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YOUTH PROGRAMS

Wednesday Youth Group 6:30-8:00pm

Sunday Classes 9:00 & 10:30am

Sunday Classes

9:00 & 10:30am

High School Class 9:00am (9th-12th grade)

Middle School Class 10:30am (6th-8th grade)

We're going through the gospel of Matthew this fall and spring. Students start the morning in the Youth Room for worship and then move to a classroom for teaching. This class is intended to help the students apply God's teaching to their current high school culture and to give them a strong foundation for the years to come.

High School Lessons

Watch high school lessons on our NRF Youth YouTube Channel

Wednesday Youth Group

6:30-8:00pm

Wednesday Youth Group - September 15, 2021 - May 18, 2022

Students 6th-12th grade are invited to join us each Wednesday night at NorthRidge for youth group. Invite a friend and join us as we see Jesus and become more like him! We'll have games, worship, small group, and prayer together! For online options, watch the latest lesson from Pastor Brax.

Wednesday Fun Fusion Nights

Students will start their time together with worship, and then the small groups will play board games, card games, hang out and chat, or whatever they decide to do as a small group! This is a night where the youth decide what kind of fun they want to have!

Brax Tacks - Youth Podcast

Brax Tacks is a podcast that encourages us to find our happiness in God by learning and living according to His word and having a passion for the things that God is passionate about. These podcast episodes are meant to supplement the weekly lesson.

Click on image to listen today!

YOUTH EVENTS

for 6th-12th graders and their friends

Middle School Retreat

October 29-30, 2021

Click for Info & Sign Up

Sometimes, when you go about your day, you might feel like (and maybe look like) a zombie. Not quite alive. Not quite dead. Kind of in between. Wouldn't it be awesome to be fully alive? This retreat weekend, we will hear about how we can be "back from the dead"!

WHO: 6th-8th grade students
WHERE: NorthRidge Fellowship
WHEN: Friday, Oct 29, 5pm and Saturday, Oct 30, 9a-7p
BRING: Money for lunch on Saturday, your Bible, and a friend!
SIGN UP: Complete this form to sign up.

Questions? Contact Brax Carvette at youth@nrf.life

High School Conference

November 12-13, 2021

Click for Info & Sign Up

We see it every day. Gender confusion, racial turmoil, and human inequality. It’s a disorder of ideas. It’s chaos. That’s why this year we’re bringing an ancient truth to speak into the world we live in. We’re bringing clarity to make sense of the confusion.

WHERE: Grace Church, Eden Prairie (9301 Eden Prairie Road)
BRING: your excitement and money for lunch on Saturday
SIGN UP: Cost is $49 until 10/30, then $59 afterwards using this FORM

Questions? Contact Brax Carvette at youth@nrf.life

Fun Fusion Night

December 15

Wednesday 6:30-8:00pm

Students 6th-12th grade will start their time together with worship, and then the small groups will play board games, card games, hang out and chat, or whatever they decide to do as a small group! This is a night where the youth decide what kind of fun they want to have! Invite a friend to join you this week!

Questions? Contact Brax Carvette at youth@nrf.life

For all youth event details and to RSVP, click on the links below to access our calendars.

View the Church Calendar or Log in to MyNRF to view the Youth Calendar

YOUTH ONLINE RESOURCES

Below you will find links with resources to weekly lessons, memory verses and youth offering

Youth Lessons

Use this link to access all the youth weekly lessons on YouTube.

Youth Memory Verses

Memorization verses are available on the Fighter Verses website (click image).

Youth Offering

Our mission partner offering this fall is supporting Joe Burton of Isaiah Connection. Students that would like to support the Isaiah Connection can bring in an offering to their class on Sundays.

PARENT RESOURCES

I'm New

Pray for Me

MyNRF

Serve

Youth Events

Parent Cue App

RightNow Media

Resources

I'm New

Youth Pre-Registration Form

Youth Registration Form - 6th-12th grade

If you’re a new student interested in checking out our youth program, let us know by completing a pre-registration form. We'll set up a profile for you so we can connect with you.

If you have any questions, contact our youth pastor Brax Carvette at 763.428.5115 x 6425 or BraxC@NRF.Life.

Pray for Me

Pray for Me Campaign

We have an exciting opportunity to connect and grow spiritually in the Pray for Me Campaign. This campaign connects three adults of different generations to a youth and prays for whatever the youth needs prayer for. We’re excited to see what God will do in our lives and the lives of our youth as we pray for them! To Join us in this campaign, complete the following forms:

Prayer Champions Form - to be on the team that prays for our kids and youth
Pray for Me Request Form - if you're a youth or parent that would like to request prayer for your youth

MyNRF

MyNRF

Youth can request an account to our online community we call MyNRF. Once logged in, youth can update their profile with a photo, update contact information, view the church directory, connect with other people in youth group, small group and more!

Request an Account Today!

Serve

Join a Team!

Make a difference by serving others this ministry season at NorthRidge. With you, we can care for more kids, welcome more people, make more coffee...all this so more people can be inspired to find and follow Jesus!

Youth and adults, click on the Serve like Jesus image to view open positions and to sign up.

Youth Events

Youth Events

Many events and serving opportunities are planned throughout the year for 6th-12th grade students and their friends. For event details and to RSVP, click on the links below to access the church calendar.

View the Church Calendar
Log in to MyNRF to view and subscribe to the Youth Calendar

Youth Retreats

We participate in the fall youth retreat at Trout Lake Camp in Pine River and a spring retreat at Covenant Pines Camp in McGregor. We encourage students to attend summer camps through Trout Lake. Visit the camp websites to learn more:

troutlakecamps.org
covenantpines.org

Parent Cue App

Parent Cue App

This free App is a resource for parents to utilize that includes podcasts and videos to help you talk through spiritual topics with your kids of all ages.

Download the App today!

RightNow Media

RightNow Media

RightNow Media is a resource available to the entire NorthRidge Family with over 20,000 Christian videos for kids, youth and adults.

To request an account, email Brax at BraxC@NRF.Life and he'll send you an invite to get access.

Resources

Resources

Brax shares resources for parents, teachers and students that are available here for you to access as needed:

Anxiety Conversation Guide
Dave Ramsey Podcast - Borrowed Future