Students in Worship

Recent trends indicate that many teens give up on church when they reach adulthood. Often, these are kids who’ve grown up with “kids church” and attended youth experiences, but when they become adults, they suddenly see church as irrelevant to their lives. What is going wrong? How can we keep young people plugged into church life? We think it comes down to encouraging multi-generational relationships.

You won’t find a separate student worship experience at Covenant. This may be different than other churches that you’ve attended, but Covenant holds intergenerational worship as a core value. Youth are an important part of our church family and we feel it’s paramount for them to worship with, and get to know, people of all ages. We want our youth to be involved and to recognize the value of worship and authentic relationships in their lives.

We hope that by understanding what it means to be part of a church family, our youth will be more likely to cultivate healthy relationships and to continue their faith journey into adulthood.

Payton Ruddock grew up in Marshalltown, IA and moved to Texas to attend Texas A&M University and study Biomedical Engineering. Following college, Payton married Samantha and together they have two sons. When he isn’t chasing the boys around, he’s working as a professional photographer and exploring his love and passion for the Lord.