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Ministries|Thu, Jan. 08 2009 03:36 PM EST

Strategizing for the Next Generation

By Ron Luce|Christian Post Guest Columnist

Just like MTV execs hire cool people to do their work on TV, our job is to hire cool youth pastors and 20-something college-aged students to mentor our kids and implement the strategy we have helped design in going after them. Just like MTV hires people to discover new teen trends, our youth team needs to know how this generation thinks and how to communicate effectively to the youth. It’s up to you to rally your church around the youth.

It’s inherent of the job of the leaders of the church to pass the baton of the gospel to the next generation. Therefore, you must see yourself as the chief strategist for ensuring the propagation of the gospel for future generations.

This article corresponds to the message in Ron’s latest book, Re-Create: Building a Culture in Our Homes That Is Stronger Than the Culture Deceiving Our Kids. This book will give you, as a church leader, practical tools to culture-proof your church by helping you train parents to culture-proof their families. For more information, visit www.battlecry.com.

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Ron Luce is the president and founder of Teen Mania Ministries, a Christian organization reaching millions of young people worldwide. He passionately declares the Gospel through Acquire the Fire TV broadcasts, youth events, camps and media resources, challenging teens to take a stand for Christ. www.teenmania.org
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  • DRJ »
    Fri Jan 09, 2009 12:08 pm Agree: 2   Disagree: 0

    The job of discipling children and teenagers in Christian churches was made a lot harder with the increase in single parent homes and godless public school education. Now the church is expected to be able to effectively disciple our young in one or two out of sixty-eight hours in the week! The things they are taught in church have very little chance of "sticking" with them in light of the godless environments that take up the greater portion of their waking moments in today's American culture. Even so, the greatest mistake churches make is trying to adapt spiritual education to the culture. Holy means "seperate"! If church is made to mimic and even blend with the cultural scene, it is no longer the church that pleases the Lord Jesus! No wonder only 4% of those born after 1994 in the U.S. admit to being "Christian." Why go to church to be just like everyone else? Where's the difference? Where is the separateness? The speciality? Single parents must also "train up a child in the fear and admonition of the Lord" to please God. Anything less is a sin.

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