The Sanctuary

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"Our lives are a ministry."

The way we smile, laugh or cry, that which is in our head, our heart, and our physical ability- all of it has the potential for ministry.

We must live to serve others with joy, experience, healing and hope. We must serve compassion with passion and love without expectation of a return. Ministry is about giving away the best of what we have and what we are so that everyone who finds us can find their way to an ultimate and intimate relationship with Father God. That's GOOD NEWS! At The Sanctuary, we celebrate life. You’ll see it when we are together! We invite you to discover the life that is celebrated in the ministries and lives of those found in our church family community.

ADVANCE Men's Ministries

Men Moving Forward

Men's ministry at The Sanctuary is about advancing. The ability to move forward is the ability to survive in this life. With everything around us rapidly changing, from technology to the economy, the necessity to advance grows increasingly more important.

One of the greatest changes in our country has taken place with the role of the man in the home, church, and business. Men of ALL ages are attacked on ALL sides to succumb to the power of unfaithfulness . . . to their God, to their identity as a man, to their family, and to their dreams, abilities and passions. Culturally, men prioritize possessions, position and prominence. Often integrity and character have been sold out to a quick fix, “look good” mentality.

As The Sanctuary, we strive to have the Word of God (the Bible) define who we are and what we do. We are consistently advancing by:

· Reaching upward to a loving Father in heaven. Before we can “do” anything effectively, we need to “be” a son of God.
· Reaching inward, attempting to live courageously. Truly, NO fear.
· Reaching outward to our families, to a band of brothers who know us, and to our community. We are not islands. We've been created for connection with those around us.
· Reaching downward to the generation that follows. We take our position as those that influence the next generation to help them move forward into becoming men and women of God.

Every other month the men of The Sanctuary advance together at corporate gatherings where a priority is placed on allowing the truth of the Word to shape us and moving together in strong, victorious worship while growing in relationship with other men. We enjoy laughing together and have an unwritten belief, “the better fed, the better led.”

Throughout the year the men realign with their identities by participating in activities including: paintball, backpacking, etc. See the calendar portion of our website for dates and times.

CHAMPS Children’s Ministries

Winning Kids For Life

Jesus told us we could learn a lot about the Kingdom of God by looking at life through the eyes of a child. We believe in the next generation! We hope you do too! We have a lot of room, for infants through elementary school. For The Sanctuary, it's not just about preserving them for tomorrow, but reaching and releasing them for today.

Through Sunday School, Children's Church, Vacation Bible School, Summer Camps, and other annual outreaches, we are passing on to our children the incredible opportunity of walking out their faith with action. Beyond just scripture memory, we desire to see our children begin their ministry as young evangelists.

Each week within our CHAMPS Wing we are encouraging and reinforcing biblical values and teachings. We want to “come-along-side” parents and help them raise a godly generation. We take the time each week to prepare and teach age appropriate lessons that are both relevant and applicable to each age group being taught.

Scripture tells us the Father is searching for those who will worship him in spirit and in truth. (John 4:23) This includes children! We use this opportunity each week to set in their mind and spirit a reverence and joy for worship and prayer.

The Sanctuary is a safe place for kids. First, we provide a strong leader to child ratio to ensure proper oversight at all times. Next, we provide oversight on all our playgrounds during services. We also ensure a fast and efficient check-in and check-out system before and after services, to get you and your kids where you should be without holding you up in the process. Our teachers are screened, fingerprinted, and interviewed prior to service in our children's ministry, offering just one more level of safety for you and your family.

Join us as we strive to provide an environment where we don't stop at just filling minds, but continue our ministry until we reach hearts.

See the calendar portion of our website for dates and times.

UTURN

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The pressure comes from all sides. It speaks of compromise. It takes the lives and promise of our youth and warps their reality. The Sanctuary wants to change all that! We have Uturn™, and with it comes a vision for dynamic ministry to youth both churched and unchurched.

Our Wednesday night ministry provides a time for our youth to bring their friends to a non-threatening place to hear the teaching and Good News of Jesus Christ. The worship doesn’t talk about lambs, brides, or anything to do with blood. This evening is designed around those who do not attend church and do not know the life changing power that comes from surrendering their lives to a loving Father.

Our “Library” game room is full of things to do. We supply the newest in video game technology. Our Nintendo, Sony, and Sega game stations are always busy. The “stand-up” favorites of yesteryear have their lines as well. The full-size air hockey and pool table are always a hit. The traditional game of ping-pong keeps the competition fast and furious. Our big screen T.V. plays the hottest in Xtreme videos from dragsters and motocross to surfing and bmx. Add to that, lots of music, a full café with pizza, hot dogs, chips, candy, nachos, soda and a couple of booths and café tables to hang out in and you’ve got Wednesday night Uturn™!

Sunday mornings are all about maturing students in the truth of the Bible. The teaching is again straight ahead and hits the mark landing right where kids are giving them practical life application teaching. It is designed more for the youth who is already part of the life of the church. The worship is more “centered” on intimacy with Father God.

Youth camps in both the summer and winter provide the perfect getaway. Our guys “Dye’d Inside” paintball team takes to the hills regularly, and Overtime; a youth “homegroup” has kids gathering all year round. Our water ski trips teach youth to ski and wakeboard on our local lakes and are always a sold out hit in the hot summertime. In addition to the regular meetings we also have seasonal outreaches and opportunities for service in the Church, to our community and beyond.

INTEGRATE

You can find them as they gather in coffee shops, restaurants, the gym, bookstores and other points of interest all over the Santa Clarita Valley. Young adults are everywhere. The one place they do not feel welcome however is inside the walls of the church. The Sanctuary believes this needs to change!

As a young person graduates from high school, they go off to college or get into the full-time-job market. It is here, in the real world where the life of the young adult is turned upside down! They are not really youth anymore, but they are not quite adults either. (It sure sounds a lot like the transition from Jr. High to Sr. High school… only now they can drive!) Change is the buzzword of the day as they are faced with the realities of bills, relationships, opportunities and responsibilities, all of which causes their heads to spin as they try to figure out what happened to them in the months and years following high school. While all this is going on, the young adult is making the most important life-changing decisions they will ever face: school, degree, career, work, and the possibility of a “forever” future with a spouse, children and a car payment and mortgage.

The scenario is no different for the Christian young adult. Close to seventy percent, after being raised in the church, drop out of church while making all the same decisions.

Here is where our Integrate young adult group comes in - gathering Christian young adults who are attempting to stay focused on the goal set before them . . . “integration” through community. With the support of other believers, young adults are choosing to integrate into: (1) a deeper relationship with Christ, (2) an understanding of God’s plan for their lives, (3) their role in the worldwide community of believers and (4) life at The Sanctuary! Through teaching, worship, fellowship (while sipping on espresso drinks) and nights out on the town, young adults are finding the support they need to face the harsh reality of being all grown up! It’s not all serious though! With opportunities to vacation together for a week of skiing and wakeboarding on the Stockton Delta and snowmobiling in Lake Tahoe, our young adults are integrating while having a blast!

The truth is . . . Christian young adults in America have more potential than any other group of people to transform their world with the Good News of Jesus Christ. The Sanctuary is here to give them the opportunity to do just that! The question is, “Are you going to Integrate?”

Integrate meets the first Friday of every month at 7:00pm at the home of the Andersons (call 661.252.7255 x307 for details). Integrate is for single adults aged 18-25.