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Clover Youth News Upcoming Meeting: Watch for information!
Q UOTE OF THE MONTH:"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." - Hebrews 11:1
June is Youth Ministry Month. Celebrate and Give Thanks! that God has put youth in your church community and that He has claimed them and made them His own through water and Word. And look in your neighborhoods at how many young people don't know Christ. What is there that your church can do to reach out to un-churched and marginally-church youth? What are our opportunities to share the faith with teens and young adults in and outside of the church? June is a time to take a look, set some goals and make some resolutions. These days, we need to recognize that youth ministry is not just about or for the teens in our churches but God is calling us to a huge mission field of teens who know nothing about God, Jesus, faith or a godly life.
Almost every week something new is posted on thESource. You can check it out, online, at www.youthESource.com.
Young Adult Ministry If you haven't already, check out the Young Adult Ministry website: www.lcmsYoungAdultMinistry.org.
June 2010 "The Dynamics of Life After Youth Group" Fuller Youth Institute reports that approximately 40% of youth group seniors significantly struggle with their faith and with finding a church after graduation. Only about 16% of college freshmen felt well prepared by their youth ministries for what they encountered after graduation. (College Transition Project, Fuller Youth Institute, 2010.) http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/2010/05/sticky-faith-senior-curriculum/print/) More Teens Think It Is Wrong to Smoke While 27 percent of teenagers a decade ago thought it was okay for a person to smoke, only 18 percent of teenagers today think this way. Teenagers are more open to smoking the older they get. While only 11 percent of 11- to 12-year-olds think smoking is okay, 26 percent of 16- to 17-year-olds agree (Harris Interactive, "Big Changes in Tweens and Teens' Attitudes Values over Two Decades,"February 17, 2010). Teenage Guys Lie About Sex Two out of three teenage guys admit they have lied about something related to sex. One out of three say they have lied about how far they have gone, and one out of four have claimed not to be a virgin - when they actually were. Forty-five percent of teenage guys are virgins (USA Today, January 26, 2010). How Teens Use the Internet What do teenagers do online? Sixty-two percent go online to get news about politics and current events. Almost half go shopping online, buying clothing, music, or books. One out of three gets information about physical fitness, health, and dieting. And 17 percent get information about hard-to-talk about topics, such as sexual issues and drug use (Pew Research Center, "Social Media & Mobile Internet Use Among Teens and Young Adults," 2010). FINAL THOUGHTS It's not like there's nothing to do this summer. You're reading the combined June/July issue of the E Bulletin. There won't be much done after this week that isn't oriented to the Gathering or, for that matter, the synodical convention. The quote above seems so fitting when we thing about the Gathering theme. We believe because we are sure of God's promises. We trust His promises. We know His Word is true and faithful. "WE BELIEVE" and we believe because God has given us the faith to do so. It is going to be amazing again, when we gather in the Superdome with 25,000 youth and adults and know that "WE BELIEVE" and confess the same faith in Jesus Christ together. Praise God for His awesome blessings on the efforts and energies on all those who will be with us in New Orleans! As well as those connected to Servant Events or other youth ministry events across the country. It's going to be an amazing summer! -tkd |
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