Purpose Of A Space For Youth

Last Sunday at church Father Ron said something that hit home for me. He said that a mission begins with an invitation. I grew up in a rural area in the highlands of Nairobi, Kenya. Life was not easy and I always made a point of maximizing the opportunities I got. I grew up knowing that I wanted to be in a profession that really helped people improve their wellbeing. When I got the opportunity to go to university I choose to do Biomedical Science because I was very good at science and I thought that being a scientist was my calling. However, becoming an adult and having varying experiences like volunteering in a children’s home, working in the field doing research, working in a laboratory and currently working as a nurse aide has taught me

Each of us will show we are leaders by being positive role models for these young people by showing them we genuinely care about them and their futures. We represent the service component by taking time to work in an organization that is in need of volunteers. We recognize that this is not a faith-based organization, but we chose to act on our individual faiths by doing God’s work and serving others. We will demonstrate the pillar of learning by working with children from different backgrounds than we grew up in. Also, we will encourage the children to learn through mentally stimulating activities in a fun

In chapter one, Cannister claims that when teenagers matter, student ministries will thrive. Cannister begins by showing what most churches are doing by outlining the “good enough” principle, a mentality and form of organization that states that 80% of youth/parents will be satisfied with only 20% of the effort, much like a consumer. Cannister, however, advocates for a comprehensive youth ministry or a ministry that does not just focus on safety, what the parents want, or only

This past summer, I was called to act upon one of the Four Pillars of NHS, service. I joined my church’s Youth Mission Team and spent five days in Athens, Ohio. During this time, my team members and I completed various projects including making a free lunch for the community, shoveling gravel, building a ramp, and working with children.

The vision that would come from that if we are successful is that we will begin to see things change for the better. We would see lower crime. We would see lower poverty. We would see lower divorce rates. We would see lower abortion rates. We would see more intact families. We would see safer communities. We would see more economic development and less unemployment. We would see tangible indicators that the society is actually changing because the people of God have risen up, unified with the power of heaven, and brought about transformation on the land. That is the vision that I see, and that is how it would be measured, by tangible things that affect real

As Christians, we participate in God’s mission through our every activities. Just as God calls us to become a follower of Christ and spread the Good News, Junipero Serra, a franciscan teacher, devoted his life to carry out God’s will in others.He endured many challenges including his response to God calling, leaving behind his family and career to take on the life of a missionary. However, throughout his lifetime, Serra created nine missions and converted over 9,000 Native Americans into catholicism.God made us in his own image and likeness to be like Christ through our different abilities, choices, and faith. Therefore, I must be ready to accept God’s call of service, recognize the necessity of the Church, but also share my unique abilities and talents to help others.

Even though these kids are experiencing rough times, they still emit more loving energy than expected. These kids love you as if you are their long lost sibling. They were not afraid to sprint up to us with their arms wide open. Mission Arlington shows me how to love people you have only known for a week. This mission trip transformed me on how I perceive life at home. Even though my youth group and I are back home, we still think about the children at Eagle Crest quite often. We will return to Arlington next year for the third

This article helps an individual identify what it is exactly that they are looking for when selecting their first short-term mission trip. The author describes how you may be involved in construction, evangelism, education, medical treatment, and ministry to people in the communities that are served. The article suggests that while one should be realistic about the depth of evangelism, it should not diminish the impact of the participation set forth in helping with the process of bringing individuals to receive Christ their Savior. Collins does encourage picking a large group for your first experience on a mission so you still have your teammates close by to provide familiarity with your own understand them, and work to fulfill them while

The second aspect that I learned from Dean was, the idea of relationships. It is not only important that the youth form a buddy buddy relationship but that they also form a spiritual relationship to one another. A lot of times youth groups focus on

Youth ministry is a lot more then just entertaining kids or keeping them “to busy to sin.” In the first chapter, Mckee and Smith explained the importance of

Mission is seen as the comprehensive label for the Church’s response to God’s calling while missions are the particular ways and organizational structures through which the Church’s global outreach is carried out. Christ’s Great Commission is a powerful call to the Church to win and disciple those of all people groups. Mission is rooted in the

I chose to evaluate my home church's missions program for this paper. A big part of this decision was curiosity; I had never in my five years at my home church heard anything of a well-formed missions program, and upon receiving this assignment became very intrigued. I interviewed a good friend of mine, who is also an elder at Kentwood Christian Church, by the name of Mike Boumis.

In spring of 2016, my youth group and I began planning a trip to a neighboring city. This wasn’t just any trip however, we were going on a mission. Each of us there were bound and determined to

When it comes to ministry I believe the churches mission is the Great Commission. “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold I am with you always, to the end of the ages” (Matthew 28:19). We have been given strength to do this only by the power of Jesus Christ. Matthew 28:18 tells of the authority that was given to Christ from heaven, to give this commission to the Church. Therefore, my mission in ministry is to produce followers of Christ that will produce other faithful followers of Christ. With the Great commission at the heart of ministry I believe we are called to;

God continued to lay the orphan on my heart, but it was not until the winter of my senior year that I truly decided to be a ministry/missions major. Then, I wrote in my journal “I have decided to follow Jesus, no turning back….Where, beyond the edge, are you calling me? To a foreign country, or to my neighbors? International something. Orphanages.” With those words, I believe that I was finally admitting the calling that I had felt on my heart for quite some time. Shortly after, I had my first experience with orphan ministry. Over spring break of my senior year, I spent ten days in Kenya serving at a baby centre. There, my heart broke. “My heart is shattered into a million pieces. It really hit me tonight, as I was praying, that there’s sixty some children here without parents, without a family they call their own. And Father, that’s not right. And I can hardly breathe with the knowledge of the pain that they feel. Father, I have to do something. Guide my feet.” It was at that moment, on my last evening in Kenya, that I realized that I needed and wanted to dedicate my life to the cause of the orphan and to loving them. When I returned home, I knew that I needed to be a Missions major, without a shadow of a doubt. Sadly, I was embarrassed to tell most people, as I had a 4.0 and knew that they would look down on me for ‘throwing away my life,’ so I told