Discipleship
Chew on
Truth
R.I.B.S. Teens Ministry
A Really Inductive Bible Study (R.I.B.S.) that actually goes somewhere. No easy answers. No spoon-feeding. Just teens learning to dig into Scripture for themselves.
Ages 12–18 · Every Sunday after Worship
What is R.I.B.S.?
Ready for more than milk.
Paul writes in 1 Corinthians that new believers start on milk before they're ready for solid food. R.I.B.S. is about getting to the meat.
We believe teens are more capable than they get credit for. They can handle the hard passages. They can sit with the hard questions. And when they learn to read the Bible for themselves, it becomes something they carry for life.
R.I.B.S. is a weekly gathering where teens aged 12–18 learn to read, question, interpret, and apply Scripture. Not to pass a test. Not to impress anyone. But because life gets hard, and the Word of God has something to say about it.
The Menu
Here's What's
Cooking
Every RIBS session follows the same order. Once you know it, you'll feel at home from week one.
Worship
We start where everyone else does. Teens join the full congregation for the opening worship before heading to their own space.
Ice Breaker
Nobody hits the main course cold. A quick activity to set the vibe. Could be thought-provoking. Could be hilarious. Usually both. Ice breakers warm up the room and get everyone actually talking.
R.I.B.S.
Two co-facilitators serve up something fresh every week. Most sessions are inductive — the group reads a passage together, asks the hard questions, and works out how to actually live it. Other weeks, we go à la carte: honest conversations around the questions and topics our teens are wrestling with, curious about, or challenged by. The format shifts, but it's always in community, always real, and always brought back to what the Word has to say. The hunger for truth is the constant.
Prayer
We break into small groups to pray for personal needs, then come back together and pray for wherever the Holy Spirit leads. Every week ends the same way.
The Method
Three Questions
Every Week
Every session uses the same inductive method. Learn it once and you can use it on any passage, in any room, for the rest of your life.
Question Mark
"What does it say?"
You spot something in the text you don't understand. Call it out: "I have a question mark." Then ask it. No question is too basic or too big.
Light Bulb
"What does it mean?"
Something clicks. You suddenly understand the passage or hear something from God. Share it: "I have a light bulb." The group wants to hear it.
Arrow
"How do I apply it?"
The Word is speaking to something in your actual life. Tell the group: "I got an arrow." Then share what you feel called to do about it.
Get Involved
Pull Up a Chair
R.I.B.S. runs every Sunday in parallel with the adult service. Teens join everyone for worship first, then break off to their own space to dig into Scripture, laugh through an ice breaker, and pray together. First time? No sign-up needed. Just show up hungry.