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Ministry
Objectives
Provide the same
opportunity for worship service and fellowship for our youth
as is provided for the adults.
Develop a community
where our youth are allowed the freed to grow and mature.
A community that will develop...
- Love instead
of fear
- Acceptance over
performance
- Hope instead
of cynicism
- Passion and
Compassion rather than indifference
- Discovery more
that restraint and tradition
- Conviction not
conformity
- Humility instead
of pride
- Inclusiveness
rather than exclusiveness
Develop,
plan and carry out each gather, activity session etc ... by
beginning with prayer placing Christ in the center and closing
with prayer.
MUCH
PRAYER, MUCH POWER... LITTLE PRAYER, LITTLE POWER...
NO PRAYER,
NO POWER.
Develop a ministry
based on relationship, not programs.
Move youth from
the dependence on youth facilitators to dependence on God
Help youth to own
their faith and enable them to grow in Christian ministry.
Love unconditionally,
"not with words or tongue, but with actions and in truth"
I John 3:18
Invade their world
in a way that they are the catalysts of the invasion.
Make the gospel
of Jesus exciting to them; do not bore them with it.
Develop an understanding
of an enthusiasm for worship.
Teach youth to
listen for God's personal message to them.
Plan in such a
way that we plant a tree of lifetime memories
Help youth to learn
the joy of service
Help families succeed.
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