In ministry and in life there are numerous people who have influence in our lives, and this next concept that I'm going to write about is not something that I invented on my own. In fact my primary influence for this idea comes from a great mentor and friend of mine, this guy. This means I can't take credit for this idea, but I am passionate about implementing this.
Like I stated in my last post, so often students connect and become heavily involved in youth ministry, but when they graduate and move off to college they slowly begin to abandon the faith their pastors tried so hard to instill into them. One of the reasons I believe this happens is because students become connected to a youth group, but they never become connected to the church itself. What happens then is as they get older and youth group goes away, students don't know where to turn. They become lost in their spiritual life, because everything they knew was wrapped up in youth group.
This is why over the next few weeks we are going to work very heavily in connecting students to the church and not just the youth group. Students are going to have the chance to help out with children's church, refreshment team, greeters, etc. It is our belief here that connecting students to church is creating a foundation in their life that will last them far after they are graduate from high school.
Connecting students to the church ultimately does a few things. First, it helps connect them to something bigger than themselves, and to be used by God to influence and serve others. It also helps them grow and mature into strong men and women both socially and spiritually. Finally, students are developing strong spiritual habits that will last them a lifetime.
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