There's a great team of youth workers who are making our high school ministry a top priority...and it shows!  From Sunday mornings to dodgeball to iLive, this ministry is about connecting high schoolers with Christ and building a community with leaders who passionately and creatively pursue God.

Jonathan Odom, High School Pastor

How long have you worked in youth ministry?  7 years

What is the craziest thing you have ever done?  I licked the back of every stamp for my high school graduation invitations.

What is your favorite ice cream flavor?  Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

If there were a movie made about your life, what would be the title?  "I Should've Been A Cowboy"

At the Jabbok River, Jacob entered into a wrestling match with God.  This "wrestling match" was an encounter with God which enabled Jacob to live out his faith.  The Jabbok River was a place where his faith was reconciled with his life.

My desire for Paradox is that it would be a place where faith meets life.  Far too often, Christianity is boiled down to a belief system to adhere to, rather tahn a life to be lived.  Paradox will be a place where students learn the truth, but more than that, it will be a place where students are enabled to live out their faith in an unashamed manner.

To accomplish this, I, with the help of many others, have identified four core values which will equip Paradox to serve as the Jabbok River for high school students in the Beavercreek area.  Those core values are:

Community: A place of authentic relationships and belonging

Experiential: Experiencing Christ rather than hearing about Him

Holistic: Living up to our intended wholeness

Missional: Becoming servants who fulfill the mission of God, not just serving

 

Adult Youth Staff

Bob Watson

How long have you worked in youth ministry?  5 years

What is the craziest thing you have ever done?  BumperTagging

If there were a movie made about your life, what would be the title?  "What about Bob?"

What is your favorite ice cream flavor?  Mint Chocolate Chip

Beth Watson

How long have you worked in youth ministry?  Since the dawn of time....not really, but it's been EONS!

What is the craziest thing you have ever done?  I climbed a mountain in Tyrol, Italy and signed my name in a book that is in a cross at the top.

What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?  Chocolate.  Very plain, but very dependable.

If there were a movie made about your life, what would be the title?  "Hold on!," Hold on II!," "Hold on III!"  (Kind of like the Rocky series!)  There is always a new adventure around the corner!

Why are you involved in youth ministry?  I love teens!  They are wonderful to talk to, I love listening to them and learning how God is working in their lives!  It is very important for today's teens to have a place to be able to ask questions, to develop their own realationship with Christ and figure out how to live and love as Christ taught us.  As they mature over the four years and get ready to leave for college, I want them to have a firm foundation and a solid base of Scripture to hold on to as they go into a world that is changing very quickly.  BCN has an amazing youth ministry program that has meant a lot to my family.

Elizabeth Grace

How long have you worked in youth ministry?  ??

Why are you involved in youth ministry?  I love teens!

What's the craziest thing you've ever done?  Climbed the Great Pyramids, flew to Virgina for DINNER only (it was my best friend's 50th birthday).

What's your favorite ice cream flavor?  Black raspberry chocolate chip

If there were a movie made about your life, what would be the title?  A Star is Born (or A Princess in the Making)

JC Slone

How long have worked in youth ministry?  1 month

Why are you involved in youth ministry?  To spy on my teenage daughter.  No, seriously!

What's the craziest thing you've ever done?  Drank OJ straight from the carton without shaking it first!

What's your favorite ice cream flavor?  Mocha chip

If there were a movie made about your life, what would be the title?  The Good, the Bad & the Ugly.

Bruce Barcelo

How long have you worked in youth ministry?  I've been teaching high school for 10 years.

What's the craziest thing you've ever done?  I watched a tornado go by during a 6th grade picnic in Kansas, threw rattlesnakes in Kansas, pet a wild monkey in Africa, went sky diving...is that enough?

What is your favorite ice cream flavor?  Pistachio

If there was a movie made about your life, what would be the title?  "Hold on, this is going to be bumpy"