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Experience Students

About Experience Students

Experience Students is a community of students focused on our vision of authentic worship, authentic community, and authentic community service. We believe every student should have a place to be known and belong. Each person is welcomed as part of the family because we know all of us are loved unconditionally by the God who created us.

Experience Students happens every Wednesday night for middle and high schoolers, as well as at all weekend services for middle school students. A typical Experience Students service starts with a time of fellowship and games with the students and leaders, followed by worship and a Bible lesson. Most of the time is spent in small groups arranged by grade and gender to further discuss the lesson and develop community. The students discuss questions or issues they are facing and pray for each other. We hope to create an environment where students feel connected to each other in a way that isn’t always the case in school or sports.

We care about these students and strive to come alongside them and their families to guide them into who God has designed them to be.

Frequently Asked Questions

Depending on what campus you attend, we have several ways for your student to get involved.

Our Middle School Ministry meets at all five of our campuses during all weekend service times.

At our Cannon County, Shelbyville, and Tullahoma campuses, middle and high school students meet together on Wednesday nights at 6:30 pm.

Cannon County and Tullahoma | Doors open at 6:00 pm, service starts at 6:30 pm

Shelbyville | Doors open at 6:00 pm, service starts at 7:00 pm

At our Murfreesboro Campus, middle and high school students meet separately. Middle school students meet in the Student Center, and high school students meet in the Mayday Sanctuary. Doors open at 6:00 pm, and service starts at 6:30 pm.

It is for students in grades 6th–12th (middle and high school).

Once a year, we have a Level Up weekend where all 5th graders will move up to middle school together.  The same goes for the transition for 8th graders when they move from middle school to high school.

During weekend services, our middle school leaders teach lessons based on the Gospel Project curriculum. We intentionally coordinate with our children’s ministry (ECCO Kids) curriculum so parents can have conversations with all of their children about what they learned on the way home from church or throughout the week. This is a way of empowering parents as they disciple their children.

On Wednesdays, we teach expositorily through books of the Bible.

No, we intentionally don’t offer services specifically for high schoolers on the weekend because we want them to begin to integrate into the larger church body. We encourage high school students to “attend one, serve one” on the weekends, meaning choose one of our weekend services to attend and one service to find a place to serve. Being involved like this in the church community is one of the things that research has shown to lead to a high school student sticking with their faith after graduation and beyond. 

Current Series

Weekend services:
We are working through The Gospel Project: Students Version to unify with ECCO.

The Gospel of Luke

The Gospel of Luke gives a detailed account of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. Written by Luke (a Gentile physician) and addressed to Theophilus (“one who loves God”), it emphasizes that salvation is for any and all who believe in Jesus as their Savior. To write his Gospel, Luke drew from eyewitness accounts, personal stories, and written sources, and of all the Gospels, Luke focuses on history and facts the most. He references current events and rulers, giving more context to the story of Jesus and His ministry. Through all its stories and details, the Gospel of Luke shows that Jesus is the Messiah promised in the Old Testament and that no one is an outsider if they truly accept and follow Him. 

Parent Emails

Stay in the know by signing up for our Experience Students parent emails!

Volunteer

Experience Students is growing, and we are so thankful! We love seeing new faces during all of our services. It is a joy to watch the students grow in their relationship with Jesus and others. If you would like to serve with Experience Students, click the button for your campus below.

Baptism

If your student is interested in getting baptized, please fill out the Baptism Interest Form below! We look forward to helping them take this step of obedience in their walk with Jesus.

Volunteer Portal

This portal is your one-stop page to access leader handbooks, training resources, and other important volunteer information. To receive access to this portal, check your volunteer email or contact your ministry leader for a password.

Resources

Hey parents! Our Student Ministries Team now has faith-based parent resources, and they want to share them with you!

If you have questions about subjects such as mental health, anxiety, smartphone addiction, suicide and self-harm, sexuality and gender, spiritual growth, identity, or pop culture we encourage you to take advantage of these resources. 

To set up a pastoral counseling meeting with our team to review the resources you need to support you and your student, please reach out using the form below.

Still have questions?

Email us!

Want to know more about what your student is doing during their time at Experience Students or want to find out more about the ministry?

Hannah Cassidy | Middle School Pastor
Kris Worley | Student Ministries Pastor
John Young | Family Pastor
Chad Christian | Student Pastor
Micah Thompson | Student Director
Jordn Bay | Student Pastor
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