Tag: youth ministry
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I Need Your Help
Well, God provided! We now need to secure a total of $6,200/month in donations to sustain our local mission in Willcox, AZ. Please take some time to pray for our efforts, look at our needs and plans, and consider becoming a monthly contributor. A special thanks to those who have already donated. We could not…
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The Spring: Willcox, AZ
We recently had an opportunity fall to us to acquire a property in Willcox, AZ that was previously used for ministry. We are striving to come up with a down payment so we can acquire the property, which we are in desperate need of because of the growth of our ministry. On Tuesday, February 16,…
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‘My Life is More Important Than Jesus’
What are some of your favorite things? What do you hope to accomplish in this life? What are the things you believe are worthwhile? In the First Century, just as we see today, many people who claimed to be Christians were tempted to add human works to the finished work of Christ. Though it took…
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Should Churches Host Concerts (or any other events)?
We are continuing our leadership series exploring the place of different methodological components of the local church. In the first section, we explored the different components of the main church services or meeting times. In this section, we are considering the different components of the local church’s overall ministry method. I have seen churches do…
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Practicing Wisdom in the Specialized Ministries of the Church
We are continuing our leadership series exploring the place of different methodological components of the local church. In the first section, we explored the different components of the main church services or meeting times. In this section, we are considering the different components of the local church’s overall ministry method. In this section, we are…
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The Forgotten Place of Specialized Ministry in the Local Church Meeting
I came to Christ when I was fifteen years old. I was part of a youth group that ran more than 100 students on Wednesday evenings. We had everything that we could want in a youth ministry. This robust and dynamic youth ministry was part of the reason many of the parents chose to plug…
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Dear Teenager,
When I was a preteen and a teenager growing up in church, I remember feeling as though there was no place for me. We had youth group, and our youth group averaged more than one-hundred students on Wednesday evening. We went to camps, went on retreats, did missions projects, had cool t-shirts, had awesome music,…
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Youth’s Place in the Church- Biblical Youth Ministry
Ephesians is a book written by Paul to believers encouraging them to, by the grace of God, pursue unity and maturity in the faith. When we get to Ephesians 6, Paul addresses children specifically as a responsible part of the Christian body. My question regards Paul’s specific address to children. What place do children (what…
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Church or Only a Religious Meeting?
There was a local church that was having a very special, special event. It was advertised well and the church spent money to create what they thought was a good event that people would enjoy and that would keep people coming back. Before the event two people, who will be named Ben and Jerry for…
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Is Church Important for Youth?
This question is somewhat ironic. It presents itself with the idea that our youth today are somehow viewed as a separate group of people in God’s eyes. If, however, people are created by God with equal worth, then the answer is: Church[1] is just as important for youth as it is for young adults as…