Encounter High School Ministry

06/07/2026

Congratulations, Owen, on your high school graduation! 🎓 We are so proud of you and excited to see all that God has in store for your future.

It was also such a blessing to celebrate alongside Melody, Olive, and Raegen. Watching each of you reach this milestone is such a blessing.

We love you guys and can't wait to see where your next chapter takes you! ❤️

05/30/2026

05/30/2026

05/22/2026

Great job Sergio! You did an amazing job tonight!! The Crucible

05/14/2026

Wednesday Night.

05/11/2026

Some moments feel like a break from reality.
Sun out. Music up. Friends together.

But sometimes the best part of a night like this
is realizing you don’t have to pretend to belong.

You can show up as you are.
No pressure.
No performance.
Just people, laughter, conversations, and a community that wants you there.

So grab your towel, invite somebody with you,
and come be part of the night. 🌊☀️

Pool Party — May 18 at 6PM
830 Van Horn Rd, El Cajon

If you need a ride, reach out. We got you.

05/11/2026

This morning wasn’t about performance.
It wasn’t about perfection.
It was about presence.

For a moment, the noise slowed down.
The distractions faded.
And students stood together with their attention fixed on something greater than themselves.

There’s something powerful about starting the day in worship.
Before schedules.
Before pressures.
Before everything competing for our hearts and minds.

Because worship has a way of re-centering us.
It reminds us that peace isn’t found in having control—
it’s found in being close to God.

And maybe that’s why moments like this matter so much.
Not because everything changes instantly, but because His presence changes how we walk into everything else.

05/11/2026

Some people don’t have a money problem—

they have a posture problem.

Because greed is not always caused by lack.

Sometimes it’s caused by fear.
Sometimes by pressure.
Sometimes by feeling like
everything depends on us.

But money only reveals
what we already trust.

If God is my Shepherd—

I can rest.

But if I become my own shepherd—

I will never feel like I have enough.

Because self-dependence
will always create pressure
I was never designed to carry.

That’s why maturity
looks less like control…

and more like trust.

Less like striving…
and more like staying close to God.

Because peace is not found
in finally having enough—

it’s found in knowing
Who my source is.

And when God is my source—

I can finally rest.

Because a whole heart
is never greedy.

05/07/2026

Some nights
feel bigger than the schedule.

Not because of lights.
Not because of numbers.
Not because everything was perfect.

But because something real was happening
in between the moments.

Conversations on the grass.
Games that turned strangers into friends.
Shots going up as the sun started falling.
Worship filling the room long after the noise faded.

And somehow…
through all of it—
God kept showing up.

Not just on the stage.
Not just during a song.
But outside.
At the tables.
In the laughter.
In the pauses.
In the people choosing to stay a little longer.

Because community was never supposed to feel forced.

It’s built slowly.
Moment by moment.
Prayer by prayer.
Person by person.

And nights like this
are reminders that God still moves through environments where people are simply willing to be present.

No pretending.
No performance.
Just people showing up honestly—
and finding out they’re not alone.

All the way.
Every conversation.
Every prayer.
Every moment.

05/04/2026

You don’t have a money problem—

you have a master problem.

Because the real question isn’t:
“How much do I have?”

It’s:
“What has my heart?”

We all run to something.

For peace.
For security.
For identity.

But what we run to—

is what we begin to trust.

And what we trust—

begins to control us.

Jesus didn’t say money was evil—

He said divided loyalty is deadly.

Because you don’t serve money—

you obey what you depend on.

So if it controls your peace—

it controls you.

And if everything you depend on was taken away…

what would you have left?

Because if we’re honest—

it’s not always obvious
it’s complicated