Form 2022-2023 Youth Covenant Christians are a covenant people. All throughout scripture, individuals and groups of people make covenants (holy promises) with God. This youth covenant, much like the 10 commandments given to the people of God through Moses, is a holy agreement where we commit to act in ways so that our community can reflect the love of Christ. We come to church in order to practice Kingdom-of-Heaven living. In other words, we try to be a space where the Kingdom of Heaven can be experienced here on earth. This covenant affirms the message of Christ that how we treat each other matters. Please make sure to read this covenant with your youth(s) and express the importance of following through with our promises. Youth Name* First Last Parent/Guardian Name* First Last Email address at which I would like to receive confirmation upon submitting this form:* Enter Email Confirm Email I have second child to add to this covenant.*YesNo2nd Youth Name* First Last I have a third child to add to this covenant.*YesNo3rd Youth Name* First Last Informed Consent* I hereby attest that I, the parent/guardian of the youth(s) listed above, have read this covenant with my youth(s) and discussed it's contents with them. I also attest that my youth(s) has/have verbally agreed to commit to this covenant.I WILL RESPECT OTHER PEOPLE’S STUFF. I WILL NOT GO THROUGH OR TOUCH ANOTHER’S POSSESSIONS WITHOUT FIRST ASKING FOR THEIR PERMISSION. I WILL RESPECT THE CHURCH BUILDING BECAUSE IT BELONGS TO ALL OF US. I WILL CLEAN UP MESSES, RESPECT THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS AND TREAT THIS PLACE AS I WOULD TREAT MY OWN HOME. I WILL RESPECT WHAT OTHERS HAVE TO SAY BY LISTENING WHEN THEY ARE TALKING. I WILL ALLOW OTHERS TO SPEAK THEIR IDEAS AND NOT DISTRACT THEM OR TAKE AWAY FROM THEIR THOUGHTS BY SPEAKING WHILE THEY ARE TALKING. I WILL RESPECT OTHERS WITH MY WORDS. I WILL NOT USE ABUSIVE WORDS OR PROFANITY, AND I WILL NOT BE OVERLY CRITICAL. I ALSO WILL NOT GOSSIP ABOUT OUR YOUTH GROUP OR OTHERS. OUR YOUTH GROUP’S DEFINITION OF GOSSIP IS SAYING ANYTHING TRUE OR FALSE, OR RUMOR THAT CAUSES OTHERS TO LOWER THEIR OPINION OF THE PERSON BEING TALKED ABOUT. I WILL NOT BULLY OTHERS WITH MY WORDS OR ACTIONS, TALK TRASH, CALL PEOPLE NAMES, OR MAKE INAPPROPRIATE JOKES, INNUENDOES, OR GESTURES. WE ARE ONLY SAYING POSITIVE AND ENCOURAGING THINGS ABOUT, AND TO, OTHERS. I WILL RESPECT THE GROUP AND TURN IN MY CELL PHONE WHEN LESSONS BEGIN BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THEY CAN DISTRACT ME AND OTHERS FROM LEARNING MORE ABOUT GOD. I ALSO KNOW THAT THEY CAN DISTRACT ME FROM INTERACTING WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE YOUTH GROUP KEEPING ME FROM DEVELOPING DEEPER RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER PEOPLE. I WILL NOT RETRIEVE MY CELLPHONE UNTIL AFTER THE LESSON IS OVER. I WILL RESPECT THE SAFE ENVIRONMENT OF THE YOUTH GROUP BY PROMISING THAT I WILL NEVER BRING ANY WEAPONS, DRUGS, ALCOHOL OR FIREWORKS WITH ME WHEN I AM WITH ANY MEMBERS OF OUR YOUTH GROUP. I WILL ALSO HELP TO KEEP A SAFE ENVIRONMENT BY NOT BEING VIOLENT. I WILL RESPECT THE LEADERS AND THE YOUTH GROUP BY PARTICIPATING IN ALL LESSONS, ACTIVITIES AND GAMES AS THESE THINGS TEACH ME MORE ABOUT GOD AND HOW TO BE IN RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD'S BELOVED CREATED BEINGS. I WILL RESPECT MYSELF AND OUR YOUTH GROUP BY BEING TRUTHFUL AND GENUINE. I WILL ALSO BE ACCEPTING OF OTHERS AND I WILL TAKE THEM AS THEY COME, KNOWING THAT THEY MAY COME FROM A DIFFERENT BACKGROUND THAN ME. THIS IS WHAT JESUS HAS ASKED OF US. I KNOW THAT GOD CREATED US AS UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS, AND I WILL RESPECT THAT UNIQUENESS IN OTHERS. BECAUSE I AM HUMAN, I UNDERSTAND THAT I AM NOT PERFECT AND I MIGHT MAKE MISTAKES AND GO AGAINST MY COVENANT PROMISE. I UNDERSTAND THAT LEADERS AND OTHER YOUTH MEMBERS MIGHT CORRECT ME DURING YOUTH EVENTS AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO ACCEPT THIS CORRECTIONWITH GRACE AND HUMILITY. I RECOGNIZE THAT MY YOUTH LEADERS AND VOLUNTEERS ARE NOT PERFECT, EITHER. SOMETIMES THEY MAKE MISTAKES AND DO NOT FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THEIR COVENANT PROMISES. I COMMIT TO CORRECTING YOUTH LEADERS AND VOLUNTEERS WHEN COVENANT PROMISES ARE BROKEN IN THE SAME LOVE AND RESPECT I HOPE FOR WHEN I NEED TO ADJUST MY BEHAVIOUR. I UNDERSTAND THAT IF I DO NOT FOLLOW THROUGH WITH ONE OF THESE COVENANT PROMISES DURING A YOUTH EVENT, THE YOUTH LEADER HAS THE RIGHT TO ASK ME TO GO HOME FOR THE EVENING. IN THE SPIRIT OF FORGIVENESS INSTILLED IN THE FOLLOWERS OF JESUS BY HIS SPIRIT AND HIS HOLY WORDS FROM SCRIPTURE, I AM WELCOME BACK TO YOUTH GROUP FOR THE NEXT MEETING TIME AS LONG AS I HAVE COMPLETED A CONVERSATION WITH THE YOUTH LEADER ABOUT WHAT PART OF THE COVENANT I FAILED TO UPHOLD. I MUST ALSO VERBALIZE THAT I UNDERSTAND WHY I WAS ASKED TO GO HOME.Informed Consent* I hereby attest to the following:I hereby attest that I, the parent/guardian of the youth(s) listed above, understand that clicking the "submit" button below will serve as my signature for this form.
