CBN stands for Christ By Nature

CBN is the TEENS department of the Kahawa West Baptist Church.

Pursuant to Article 6.1 of KWBC Constitution, the department is mandated to:

1. minister to teenagers of between thirteen (13) years and seventeen (17) years of age;
2. organize programs to reach and enhance Spiritual growth of children who graduate from Sunday school and who are in transition to youth;
3. plan and run a teens service concurrent with other church worship services and treated as a bona fide service requiring all the services offered such as The Lord’s Table

Every 1st quarter of the year, we receive thirteen-year-old children from Junior CBN and every year we churn out Form Four leavers to join the Youth Department.

 

CBN Vision

To teach the teenager the gospel of Jesus Christ so that He grows them into disciples who live daily to impact the world for/to the Glory of God

CBN Goals

To teach the Gospel - the true, undiluted, uncompromised Gospel of 1 Christ’s - the story of Jesus Christ's birth, death, and resurrection.

Application of the Gospel - Spiritual and life skills application of the teachings from the Bible.

Grow in prayer - teach teens how to pray, the importance and power of prayer, components of prayers including thanksgiving, intercession etc.

Discipleship - helps them grow in their faith, to grow in maturity and wisdom, and build their faith on a strong foundation. This includes mentorship, one-on-one follow up whether in school or visiting parents.

Fellowship    to     include     intentional    and     mutual     inter-departmental fellowships for unity and cohesiveness

Evangelism - Teach them how to spread the gospel by public preaching or personal witness - allowing people who have not heard or have not yet accepted the gospel of Christ the opportunity to hear the gospel and respond to it.

 

Duties of Committee Members

• Commitment to the Gospel. Undertaking spiritual disciples individually.
• Availability and willingness to serve the teens
• Allocation of sub-committee duties based on their strengths and passions

• where they work to deliver mandates of each sub-committee Participating in the general running of the Sunday services and Bible Study sessions
• Participating in planning and implementation of cross-cutting activities like Sunday fellowships, teens week, set free camp etc

• Monthly fasting and prayer sessions
• Mentorship of the teens
• Outreach and follow up with teens and their families
• Mentoring of future or interested leaders/committee members
• Attending committee meetings and participating in online discussions

 

CBN Calendar of events

Throughout the year, CBN holds the following activities:

• Sunday Service and Bible Study every Sunday
• Discipleship and Life skills sessions every Tuesday and Thursdays during
• school holidays
• Regular Sunday afternoon fellowships
• External activities - hikes, fellowships, prayer walks
• Evangelism activities around the neighbourhood
• CSR activities - visiting children’s’ homes etc
• Activities with other church departments e.g. Intaphase, Men and Women Collaboration with other churches e.g. Ruaraka and Ridgeways Baptist Church
• Teens’ week: a week of fellowship and activities culminating in Teens Sunday every August
• Annual 8-NIC program for ex-class Eights every December/January
• Set Free Camp: a one week camp every December

 

CBN Pillars & Sub-Committees

Sub-Committee	Mandate
Service	Ensure	teens	gather	weekly	to	worship.
	Every Sunday 11am – 1pm
Bible Study	Have  teen  deeply  rooted  in  and  nurtured				in  God’s	Word.
	Conduct teens Bible Study every Sunday from 10am – 11am
Discipleship &	Equip teens to grow in their faith and become fully committed followers of
follow up	Christ
Fellowship, Fun	Allow the teens to interact with each other and with leaders.
and Games
Evangelism	Teach the teens how to fulfil the Great Commission
Life skills	Teach the teens how to respond to daily life issues with a Biblical
	perspective
Communications	Oversee wide range of communication activities among teens, parents,
	committee members and church leadership
Set Free Camp	Encourage spiritual growth through a Bible-centred environment, allowing
	teens to focus on their relationship with God and fellow Christians.