sinners helping sinners pt. i
sometimes i wonder how much time i spend reading relevant's articles...
it's mainly about high school ministries... BUT... it brings up a good point.
parents want a high school ministry at their church so their kids get saved and stay saved. (whatever that means).
they don't drop their kids off at this service to feed others... they just want their kids to be taught by someone else not to do the horizontal dance.
i remember my experience growing up in jr. high and high school ministry. ...NOT the sort of environment that creates a creative christ follower.
look at who we follow... who we put our faith, trust, hope, guidance in... it's jesus that the gospels are about. the guy that came in with his new yoke and changed how people met God. he didn't do so by keeping the saved saved... he altered our state of existence by going straight to the sinner's home.
this is the sort of thing we need to teach to our high school kids.
and jr. high kids.
and children's church.
and small groups.
and pastors.
and anyone who comes in the doors of your church.
i know it's more fun for me to ride a roller coaster (i've been on trips on the church bus to fun places. there's nothing wrong with that). but it's more fulfilling (for us and for christ) to spend time in a homeless shelter. and most fulfilling for the guy you just fed.
after all... when is the last time you saw a homeless guy at six flags?
it's mainly about high school ministries... BUT... it brings up a good point.
parents want a high school ministry at their church so their kids get saved and stay saved. (whatever that means).
they don't drop their kids off at this service to feed others... they just want their kids to be taught by someone else not to do the horizontal dance.
i remember my experience growing up in jr. high and high school ministry. ...NOT the sort of environment that creates a creative christ follower.
look at who we follow... who we put our faith, trust, hope, guidance in... it's jesus that the gospels are about. the guy that came in with his new yoke and changed how people met God. he didn't do so by keeping the saved saved... he altered our state of existence by going straight to the sinner's home.
this is the sort of thing we need to teach to our high school kids.
and jr. high kids.
and children's church.
and small groups.
and pastors.
and anyone who comes in the doors of your church.
i know it's more fun for me to ride a roller coaster (i've been on trips on the church bus to fun places. there's nothing wrong with that). but it's more fulfilling (for us and for christ) to spend time in a homeless shelter. and most fulfilling for the guy you just fed.
after all... when is the last time you saw a homeless guy at six flags?
AMEN!
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October 05, 2006 10:44 PM