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Good
youth ministry doesn't just happen, nor does
it happen when only a few adults get
involved. Good youth ministry happens when a
team of adults make a conscious choice to
dedicate themselves to loving God and loving
teens. |
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A team of committed adults is
just what we have. They serve because they love God and
they love their kids. |
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Leading the team is our youth minister.
Assisting him is an elder, a
committee of parents and adults, and
several others who serve as Bible
teachers, teen small group leaders, and
chaperones on youth trips. |
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Thanks to all their dedication and help, we are able to
offer an adaptive and ever-evolving student
ministry to meet the needs of our
ever-changing teenagers. |
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The student ministry strives to follow the example
of Jesus by leading, teaching, and empowering
youth to lead and teach others. This is the
ministry model that Jesus demonstrated in the
gospels.
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Jesus led the disciples for three years on a
journey of discovery while teaching them new
truths along the way. He empowered them
to lead and teach others. Before Jesus gave the
Great Commission at the end of Matthew, he
demonstrated it first with the disciples.
This pattern was effective is spiritual
discovery, growth, and commitment then and it
serves as an inspired example for youth
workers today. It is sometimes called "Jesus
Style Ministry."
There are a lot of trendy and postmodern models of
doing student ministry. Some think that you must
be a genius to do this (or at least a little
nuts). Sometimes the
greatest ministry happens when
you follow a very simple yet biblical formula:
Love God. Love kids. The rest is in the details. |
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