The difference here is that ministry is a personal ministry. We are not talking about whether or not you will become a pastor or Sunday school teacher but how you carry out the Great Commission. Some of the greatest misconceptions are that once you are saved and you start in your discipleship phase you automatically think you have to fill a ministry position but on the contrary your ministry position is out in the world spreading the Word of God. Our purpose of ministry is to help the youth discover their personal ministry; whether through speaking, music, art, drama, or just simply witnessing through testimony.
I wrote in the April newsletter about our purpose statement and quoted Proverbs 29:18 “Where there is no vision, people will perish” (KJV), and in the process of cultivating that statement I have described the purposes that form that statement. This statement is what defines the Revolution FOUR12 Youth Ministry. It provides the vision for everyone who is to work within this ministry, but most importantly it states what we are here for. We have to change the perception of what a youth ministry is; we have to show that this is not just a place where teens gather to goof off, hang out, and socialize. This is not a place where teens are dropped off so their parents can get some time alone, or a place where they are being watched while their parents are in church. This is a place where the Great Commission is being fulfilled. In order to clearly communicate that to everyone that is affected by this ministry this purpose statement was formed.
We exist to to display the love of Jesus to the youth so they may understand His love, accept His love, grow in His love, and share His love.
This is why we are here and what we do.
In Christ
Keith
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