Evangelist Rick Gage said this past year in an interview,
"It breaks my heart that fewer than 10 percent of American young people
are involved in a Bible-believing church." He continued saying, "So
many churches have lost their passion for souls. The need to reach the lost has
never been greater."
I wholeheartedly agree with Rick and I will, as long as I
have breath in my body, continue to proclaim the foundational importance of
staying focused on missions and outreach as individuals and as a church family.
We can do that by:
1. Continually reminding ourselves of our mission to
“make disciples”
2. Continually refine/reform our evangelism
practices/processes
3. Continually be champions for personal evangelism,
outreach events, mission trips, and the starting of new churches
4. Pray for opportunities to personally witness to the
lost in our community
5. Passionately celebrate each conversion and each
baptism
Now, not only do we want to see as many young people
saved as we can, we also want to see them discipled. God has given us, the
church, a job (the Great Commission), and that job is winning people to Jesus.
As many evangelists of old have fervently repeated, “God has no hands but our
hands; God has no feet but our feet; God has no tongue but our tongue to share
the good news.”
Youth Ministry has always been a challenge, and it will
continue to be challenging. 85% of conversions to the Christian faith occur
before the age of 18. Let’s reach them together! Pray for our youth! Pray for
our youth leaders!
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