2011 Statistic Summary: CBSM Blog of YouthGroupTruth

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 48,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 18 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.

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CBSM Back 2 School Bash for High School Only


CBSM High Schoolers! Your very own BACK TO SCHOOL BASH is this Wednesday starting at 6pm! If you’re a high schooler (9th – 12th grade) in the 256 area and not an official part of CBSM, we want you with us to! Its going to be different from our Middle School Back 2 School Bash. We will chill it out a little more for yall…so that you can hang out more. So we’re going to have bonfire for yall to hang out, a delish grill-out of hotdogs, some fire-pits so that you can roast your own smores, etc. We’ll also have some sweet snacks like popcorn, snow cones, and cotton candy for yall. And we’ll even have a few of the huge, blow-up, inflatable games such as the Team Challenge Obstacle Course, the Bouncy Boxing, Dodge Ball, etc. But before all that starts, we want you to come and check out one of our High School Only worship services at 6:30pm. You’ll love our rockin praise band, all the fun we have together, and the challenging/real message. At the end of the worship service, we’ll have tons of prizes to give away like gift cards to Starbucks, iTunes, The Monaco, etc. And the grand prize this year is you can have your choice of a flat screen tv, an iPod, a tablet, or a video game system…because we’re giving away a $300 gift card to Best Buy! Then after the drawing at the end of the worship service, we’ll kick yall out to the bonfire, food, snacks, blow ups, cookout, etc. All of this is because we love all the teens in our community, and we just want to serve you. So this Wednesday, from 6 – 10pm, we want you at CBSM (Capshaw Baptist Church. 14944 Dupree-Worthey Rd. Harvest, AL 35749). Tell all your High School friends, and get here! Here’s the schedule one more time… Continue reading

CBSM Back 2 School Bash for Middle School Only


CBSM Middle Schoolers! Get pumped! Get ampd! Get siked up! Your very own BACK TO SCHOOL BASH is this Sunday starting at 4pm! If you’re a middle schooler (6th – 8th grade) in the 256 area and not an official part of CBSM, we want you with us to! We’re going to have huge, blow-up, inflatable games such as the Climbing Mountain, the Team Challenge Obstacle Course, The Velcro Fly Wall, Bouncy Boxing, Dodge Ball, etc. We’re also going to have some sweet snack foods for you such as cotton candy, snow cones, and popcorn. We’re also grilling out some hot dogs just for you for supper. Then we want you to come in and check out one of our Middle School Only worship services. Then after that, we have tons of prizes to give away like gift cards to Starbucks, iTunes, The Monaco, etc. And the grand prize this year is you can have your choice of a flat screen tv, an iPod, a tablet, or a video game system…because we’re giving away a $300 gift card to Best Buy! All of this is because we love all the teens in our community, and we just want to serve you. So this Sunday, from 4 – 8pm, we want you at CBSM (Capshaw Baptist Church. 14944 Dupree-Worthey Rd. Harvest, AL 35749). Tell all your Middle School friends, and get here! Here’s the schedule one more time… Continue reading

CBSM Ski Trip 2011 Video: Skiinage Dreams


Video Creation: Andrew England
Skiinage Dreams Song: Jason Cunningham
Skiinage Dreams Rapper: Keith Mize
Awkward Phone Talker and Dancer: David Munoz

CBSM 2011 Event Calendar

CBSM, here is your 2011 event calendar. I’m putting all of the major dates below, and all of the other stuff you’ll find in the document attached below. Make sure and reserve your calendars for all these dates on your iCals, blackberrys, iPhones, iPads, iPods, droids, laptops, google calendars, etc.
Event Calendar CBSM 2011 (doc)

Jan 12: Free Pizza Night
Jan 14-17: CBSM Ski Trip
Jan 23: Pick Your SMT
Jan 28-29: Creation Musuem Trip??
Jan 30: Small Group Leaders Lunch
Feb 6: Super Bowl Parties in Homes
Mar 2-6: Global Impact Missions Conference
Apri: CBSM ALL-NIGHTER (TBD)
May 22: Senior Graduation Sunday and Luncheon
Jun 6-11: CBSM Beach Camp
Jun 20-24: Capshaw VBS
July 9-16: CBSM ADVANCE Mission Trip to San Diego
Aug 14: New 7th Grader Luncheon
Aug 24: CBSM Back 2 School Bash
Sept 9-10: CBSM Small Group Leader Retreat
Oct 2-5: Capsahw HarvestFEST
Nov ???: DNOW Weekend (TBD)

CBSM Service: “CBSM in 2011” (Acts 2:36-47)


CBSM in 2011 (mp3)
CBSM in 2011 (handout)
CBSM in 2011 (ppt)
CBSM in 2011 (outline)
CBSM in 2011 (service)
CBSM in 2011 (small groups)
Imagine 150ish teenagers getting together to go crazy in worshiping Jesus and then to get quiet in hearing from His Word. Our night together in Acts 2 was insane! At the start of the new year, I believed God was leading us to take a look at the start of His church in Acts 2, and then the start of our year as a student ministry in 2011. Listen in to see what we believe are God’s plans for CBSM in 2011.

CBSM SKI TRIP 2011

Free files for download:
Ski Trip Registration Card (pdf)
Medical Release Form (doc)
There has got to be snow skiing in heaven…because we always get closer to Christ every time we go! We go snow skiing and snow boarding every year because God always uses it in our lives to grow closer together as a student ministry, to grow in friendship, and to grow closer to Jesus overall. All teenagers are invited. CBSMers, their friends, and even their enemies. We want as many to go as possible…so that as many as possible can grow closer together and to Christ! Here are the details…

You need to fillout a “Ski Trip Registration Card”, have it signed by your parents, and give a $100 deposit check to Pastor Chip or Bill Spurgeon BY Wednesday, October 13th. Then you’ll need to turn in your remaining balance of $250 BY Wednesday, December 8th. We’re also asking everyone going and their parents to attend a mandatory ski trip meeting on Sunday, December 5. Your $350 (total) will cover your transportation, lodging, meals while you’re in NC, basic/necessary ski rentals (skis, poles, and boots), lift tickets, and your official CBSM Ski Trip tshirt. If you have any other questions, feel free to email pastor Chip anytime!

Click the following link to watch all of our past SKI TRIP VIDEOS! Continue reading