Is that you? Are you a teen who does not do the church thing? Can I ask you the reasons? Maybe some of them are as follows-
1. My family does not do church. I hear you, but the reality is this, your family is not going to be responsible for you and your relationship with God.
2. Church is to long. Yeah some are, but how much time do you spend in front of the tv or video games?
3. I have to dress up. The bible says to come as you are. If you do go to a church that looks at you crossed eyed because of how you dress, find another church. God accepts you as you are.
4. It boring. Yeah some churches are, but once again, find a church that is not boring, but exciting.
5. God would never accept me. He loves you, and does not care what you have done in your past. He died for you so you could live for him. He wants to forgive you for your sins right now. Just admit that you are a sinner, ask him to forgive your sins, and ask him to come and live in you. The fact is we all broke the law, Gods law, but Jesus paid the fine.
Love you
Dee
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Doing youth ministry different
There is a certain model in the united states on what youth ministry should look like. Now let me be clear that I am in no way saying that I have a handle on the subject, these are just some thoughts.
In any church youth group, this is what you would find a typical youth service to look like.
1. Meet and greet
2. Prayer
3. Worship
4. Announcements
5. A video or a game
6. The message
7. Alter call
Now I'm not saying that there is anything wrong with that model, it works well with most youth groups, and it's safe. What I am saying is, youth are not really connecting. At a youth group I know of they start off with worship, all good right, wrong. One big problem, 99 percent of the kids do not have a personal, and I do stress the word personal relationship with Christ. Well, you might ask, how do you know that? By the way they behave during worship. There is no connection on what they are doing, they stand there and look at each other, or turn around, laugh, make faces at each other and talk the whole time. They do not understand what worship is really all about, not to mention what the meeting is all about.
The next thing they do is the message. Then they are constantly told how they should be behaving as a Christian, that would be fine if they were Christians, but that's not the case. So what do we do in a situation like that.
Some thoughts:
Instead of worship maybe break them into small groups, or just explain what we are doing and go into the message. Giventhem time to process what they heard at a time of prayer, and give opportunity for them to accept Christ. Some good sermon illustrations could help, and props and visuals will go along way. With the help of the Lord, we can take them from the outside in, instaed we are trying to get them to act like something they have no point of reference of, a Christian.
I'm just saying.
Dee
In any church youth group, this is what you would find a typical youth service to look like.
1. Meet and greet
2. Prayer
3. Worship
4. Announcements
5. A video or a game
6. The message
7. Alter call
Now I'm not saying that there is anything wrong with that model, it works well with most youth groups, and it's safe. What I am saying is, youth are not really connecting. At a youth group I know of they start off with worship, all good right, wrong. One big problem, 99 percent of the kids do not have a personal, and I do stress the word personal relationship with Christ. Well, you might ask, how do you know that? By the way they behave during worship. There is no connection on what they are doing, they stand there and look at each other, or turn around, laugh, make faces at each other and talk the whole time. They do not understand what worship is really all about, not to mention what the meeting is all about.
The next thing they do is the message. Then they are constantly told how they should be behaving as a Christian, that would be fine if they were Christians, but that's not the case. So what do we do in a situation like that.
Some thoughts:
Instead of worship maybe break them into small groups, or just explain what we are doing and go into the message. Giventhem time to process what they heard at a time of prayer, and give opportunity for them to accept Christ. Some good sermon illustrations could help, and props and visuals will go along way. With the help of the Lord, we can take them from the outside in, instaed we are trying to get them to act like something they have no point of reference of, a Christian.
I'm just saying.
Dee
Saturday, November 13, 2010
If your gonna do it, do it right.
There are so many people who want to do a Christ centered cafe, or a Christian club. Now, there is nothing wrong with any of those venues, but if your gonna do it, do it right. But what is right?
Let's say you have the idea for a Christian club, it should be done with much care and prayer. Think about the space you are going to use. You should not do a club if you don't have the proper lighting and atmosphere. Those are the things that make a club, a club. So, here are some suggestions.
At a club there is a bar, so you should have a juice bar and a coffee bar. There is also music, so a live dj, or loud music is a must. A dance floor would be nice, and a whole bunch of lounge areas would be so cool. The purpose is to create community to engage people in the gospel.
Sometimes the church is so eager to do things that we never consider the image we portray as a first impression. Your lighting, sound, atmosphere are all crucial to your ministry going well. Any questions please hit me up.
Dee
Let's say you have the idea for a Christian club, it should be done with much care and prayer. Think about the space you are going to use. You should not do a club if you don't have the proper lighting and atmosphere. Those are the things that make a club, a club. So, here are some suggestions.
At a club there is a bar, so you should have a juice bar and a coffee bar. There is also music, so a live dj, or loud music is a must. A dance floor would be nice, and a whole bunch of lounge areas would be so cool. The purpose is to create community to engage people in the gospel.
Sometimes the church is so eager to do things that we never consider the image we portray as a first impression. Your lighting, sound, atmosphere are all crucial to your ministry going well. Any questions please hit me up.
Dee
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