WHAT DO CHRISTIANS, JEWS, AND MUSLIMS BELIEVE ABOUT
Eternal Life? Community THE IMPACT OF
BY BEN SIDOTI Growing up, I was dragged every
the arcade with the older middle and
incredibly powerful sermons and
Sunday morning to church by my
high school kids. I just had a blast.
small group sessions will stay with
parents, often begrudgingly, where I
me forever.
would spend my time in service and
While things have changed since
then go to Sunday School to learn
my induction in 2018, I still am able
For me, Montreat opened up my
about the Bible and the miracles
to find a great sense of community
mind to the sense of a faith-based
of Jesus. Especially as I got older,
in the many adventures that our
community, one that I had never
I thought that this was a bit silly at
youth directors put together for us.
experienced before. The members of
times, and I was super excited to
Nothing so far illustrates this better
our Pinnacle youth group were able
finally join the youth group when it
than our trip last summer to the
to bond very closely over that week,
came time in sixth grade.
Montreat Presbyterian camp.
The
even if we got into the occasional
memories of laughing hysterically at
fight with each other. Being able to
I still remember my “induction”
others in the youth group screaming
be incredibly open with each other
process where I was “kidnapped”
at the TV during the 2021 final
about our struggles with faith, family,
from my karate lessons and taken to
playoff game when Phoenix lost
and school was truly empowering.
Dave and Busters to bowl and play in
the championship, as well as the
Without our youth program, I would
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Pinnacle Vistas • Summer 2022
