In our last High School lesson we explored “Surrender Status” from Francis Chan’s Surrender series. As part of that theme, I decided to take a couple of weeks to view the movie, “To Save A Life” in two parts with the students.
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Over the past couple of weeks in our Surrender series, we’ve looked at what it would mean to “Surrender Stuff”. Specifically, we’ve explored the tough truth that many of us are “Possessed” by our possessions. This week, Francis Chan is going to move us into the theme of “Surrender Status”.
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Youth pastors are always contemplating, “How can I foster a committed, unified youth group?” Many church attenders would judge a youth group’s success based on numbers, perhaps, base it on a unique and exciting program schedule.
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It was 7:00 AM local time. A “global day of student prayer” was being held. I had the privilege of gathering with a group of students around their school flag pole.
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We received a call wondering if we were interested in hearing from a couple of missionaries from Mexico, with Northern Lights Ministries. They were visiting Alaska and were willing to speak to our students about their mission work.
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During my youth pastor days, we worked through John Eldredge’s EPIC series within our High School Discipleship program. John explains Christianity as a great story that we are living. He proposes that history’s great stories became great because they have the key elements of our story.
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Bob is a true evangelist! I had an opportunity to hear him speak at Creationfest years ago, and his message still resonates with me. During his presentation, he suggested that the church should be doing a better job of evangelizing to youth and children. I don’t think anyone in the crowd disagreed. However, we were all further compelled when he laid out the reasons why.
Read MoreGoal-setting is so important! When I was a youth pastor, taking trips was a key part of the ministry. Before we left, we would have an evening of spiritual preparation; a group session to discuss the spiritual goals for the experience. Goal setting can be a great addition to any conference or mission experience, to increase the impact of the trip.
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