Making the transition from high school or college into the “adulting” world can be a challenge. It’s also a time when relationships are super important but hard to find. Friendships and doing life together are what our young adult group is all about.

We currently meet on Tuesday nights @ 6:45 pm for a weekly young adult Bible study. This study takes place in the Lounge at Journey (4409 121st Street, Urbandale, 50323). Each week we use a video teaching series, book, or just the bible itself to grow and encourage each other.

Each month, we also do a movie, gaming, bowling, or something else fun to hang out and build our friendships. We’re also known to spontaneously go out for lunch on Sundays after our morning service at Journey.

Journey Young Adults is a group for people out of high school - late 20’s/early 30’s

If you would like to talk to someone about our young adults group, please contact Tonya or Brandon. They can answer your questions and help you get connected.

(Here’s an awkward family photo of some of our group) 

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Long before the glorification of busy, God knew it would be one of our biggest struggles. It’s the first command that God modeled for us:⁠ .⁠ “Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.”⁠ .⁠ In a society that ranks high in stress-related health concerns, it’s important that we remember to “practice the pause.” Not only should we set aside time to cultivate a relationship with God, but it’s vital to our health.⁠ .⁠ Quick phycology/history lesson:⁠ .⁠ Our “flight or fight” response was huge in our growth as humankind. That short burst of stress-infused adrenaline was how we escaped predators and hunted; it’s part of our survival instinct. However, in today’s society, the majority of us aren’t running from mountain lions or stalking buffalo - we are sitting at desks. But that adrenaline is still triggered by stress. Unfortunately, since we aren’t able to run away from our stress, what was meant to be a short boost to protect us, now deteriorates our health. And instead of stepping away and dealing with our stress, we tend to pack our schedules more and more full in a desperate attempt to “get it all done.”⁠ .⁠ As followers of Christ, we’re supposed to be counter-cultural. Our lives shouldn’t be as full of stress as the world around us.⁠ .⁠ God never asks us to do things that aren’t ultimately for our benefit and His glory. He wouldn’t ask us to rest if it would be detrimental. ⁠ .⁠ This week, make a goal to spend part of each day hitting the pause button. Maybe it’s just five minutes, but take that time to breathe, reflect, be thankful, etc., and let’s see what happens.
YOU'RE INVITED!⁠ ⁠ Families need opportunities to have fun together -- church families included!⁠ ⁠ Can't wait to see you!!
Tomorrow's service will not be held in the church building. Instead, we will actively practice serving others by helping with projects throughout our city.⁠ ⁠ For more information or if you would like to be involved, send us a DM!⁠ ⁠ Regular service location will resume on August 4th.
Sunday is our annual Love Our City Sunday! Remember that we won't hold a traditional service in our church building.⁠ ⁠ This special service provides us with the opportunity to actively love those in our city. We will spend the morning working on some home projects for those in our community.⁠ ⁠ If you would like more information on how to be involved, send us a DM.⁠ ⁠ **Childcare is available.
On Sunday we talked about the difference between resume values and eulogy values. Resume values represent certain achievements we want to complete in live (get married, own a house, land a well-paying career, etc.), while eulogy values represent how we want to be remembered (compassionate, honest, forgiving, etc.).⁠ ⁠ There's nothing wrong with wanting a steady career or a family, as long as our character isn't thrown out the window in our rush to achieve. At the end of our lives, our investments or how many degrees we had won't be remembered; how we loved the people around us will be.⁠ ⁠ Think about what you want to be remembered for and take a moment today to take a step in that direction. ⁠ ⁠ Want to be remembered as a considerate person? Start by holding the door for someone. ⁠ ⁠ Want to be known as a servant? Start by asking your wife if she wants another drink when you get up to get one. ⁠ ⁠ Want to be someone who lives in the present? Start by deleting one social media application off your phone.⁠ ⁠ It all starts with one tiny step in the right direction.⁠ ⁠ #freedomletters