Over the past few days I have been thinking about How to teach the Word of God to the teenagers in my youth group. Today’s teens have no knowledge of who did what or how to find it in the Bible. Somewhere we have let down teens by not teaching them the basics of the Bible and who did what.The first thing I need to do is teach them the stories about who did what and then use application to apply it to today’s life. The Students don’t see a connection to then and now. Start with who, what, when, then why. Once they see it God will do the rest. The Word is God breathed and so If we communicate it God will do the rest. My Goal in the next few weeks is to put a plan to teach the stories and applications and watch God do His thing. Scott
February 27, 2008
February 25, 2008
Time to Refresh and Reflect
I just spent the weekend with my wife at the National Youth Ministry Conference in Cincinnati, OH. Wow what a weekend. I spent most of my time listening to Duffy Robins teaching us how to Nurture Students. I have so much info about helping students know about God. One of the things that I loved and was challenged about was that I do not need to focus on the flash in getting the message across but the Message. I am so guilty of wanting to put on a show that will bring them back. If I do that then the students will come back for the show and not for God. I need to program around what the students need and not put a program to bring them and entertain them. There are so many youth ministers out there that want to show boat with no real in deep Bible study. I am a firm believer that the Word of God will speak to the students and not just the show. Another thing I was reminded about was God is still in control. No matter what I think, He is guiding and protecting Us in Ministry.Scott Huge selection of Youth Ministry Resources – YouthMinistry.com
