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About Chad Richards

Chad Richards is the Lead Pastor at Canyon Springs Church. Chad holds a B.A. in Religion, Ministry, and Leadership from Vanguard University. He also holds a Master of Theological Studies with an emphasis in Biblical Studies from Bethel University and Seminary. Chad and his wife Megan, have two daughters, Ayven and Sage. Chad likes surfing, movies, reading, and officiating weddings.

Winter X High School Winter Camp 2017 Recap!

Winter x 2017 was a great success. We had so much fun and there was a TON of snow. The new snowboarders and skiers seemed to pick it up pretty quick and everyone had a really good time. The highlight for me is always being a part of God's work that he is doing in the lives of our students. [...]

By |2017-02-27T12:13:21-08:00February 27th, 2017|News, Video Highlights, Youth Ministry (Oasis)|0 Comments

Crazy Connect Recap

  CRAZY CONNECT was so much fun. We are so pumped to have our 5th graders coming up into Oasis. We got to play some games and do small groups together. Here is a recap of what we learned: -Rejoice means to go back to Joy -Transitions are scary and it is okay to get anxious or nervous -If you use [...]

By |2016-05-20T10:50:01-07:00May 20th, 2016|Club 45, Youth Ministry (Oasis)|0 Comments

I Am Waiting Recap

I AM WAITING was a total hit. We had 130 students show up to hear about why we should wait to have sex. Thank you guys for coming out and hearing what the bible says about these topics. I hope that you really got something out of this talk and it will spark up some good conversations amongst yourselves and with [...]

By |2016-05-20T10:39:46-07:00May 20th, 2016|Youth Ministry (Oasis)|0 Comments

Student Leadership Recap

  Thanks to all the student leaders that have been coming out once a month to get more involved in Oasis. You guys are really bringing a lot to the ministry and I think God is going to use this group in some big ways. Just to recap yesterday we talked about stress and mentorship.   First, it is important [...]

By |2016-05-16T15:45:04-07:00May 16th, 2016|Youth Ministry (Oasis)|0 Comments

Lets Talk About Sex

Tonight, at Canyon Springs, we are starting a campaign called, “I Am Waiting.” It is a campaign centered on teaching our young people about sexual intimacy. We are doing this because our world is screaming at them something completely different. The world our young ones are growing up in is drastically different from the days of I Love Lucy. Our [...]

By |2016-05-10T14:54:40-07:00May 10th, 2016|Youth Ministry (Oasis)|0 Comments

The Oasis Vision For Your Family

Hey Everyone, here is an email I sent out to our incoming 6th grade parents. This is the same thoughts I shared when I first came to Canyon Springs at our parents night. I think this is a great reminder on what Oasis is all about. Enjoy! ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The bible does not say much about when Jesus was a Middle [...]

By |2016-05-03T16:55:04-07:00May 3rd, 2016|Youth Ministry (Oasis)|0 Comments

Oasis In The Water Newsletter April 2016

Hey Everyone, Attached is the In the Water for April 2016. We have all of our events and program for the Summer in this newsletter. WANT TO BE A PART OF THE EMAIL LIST? EMAIL [email protected] AND SAY, "IN THE WATER."   Here are a couple things that did not make it that we need help with. Sink or Swim: We [...]

By |2016-04-30T09:37:47-07:00April 30th, 2016|Youth Ministry (Oasis)|0 Comments

The Number 1 Issue At Youth Groups

   Gossip is ruining lives. It is an epidemic in society. The longer I work with youth the more I realize how serious it is. It is nothing short of bullying and the words we use are becoming vehicles of destruction.  Here is the truth about gossip: It is wrecking us spiritually and separating us from people. When we gossip we push others out [...]

By |2016-04-29T11:38:06-07:00April 29th, 2016|Youth Ministry (Oasis)|0 Comments

High School Bubble Soccer, April 15th

Thanks for coming out last night everyone. It was so fun to see everybody bring their friends. We had a great turnout of 50 kids! Here were some of my highlights from last night. What were yours? Alex launching Ryan Desagher and Harrison Issac getting stuck upside down Some of the crazy/lucky goals Knocking over the scoring table accidentally What [...]

By |2016-04-16T09:47:16-07:00April 16th, 2016|Youth Ministry (Oasis)|0 Comments

Recap – Middle School 80’s Movie Night, April 14th

Thanks for coming out last night you guys! That was a blast. We had 47 kids come out and to be honest.....I never thought I would have been scared of an 80's movie but those little Gremlins were so creepy. If you dressed up, extra kudos to you!!! If you didn't dress up, I kind of get it, 80's style [...]

By |2016-04-15T14:08:34-07:00April 15th, 2016|Youth Ministry (Oasis)|0 Comments
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