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- PURPOSE & VISION
- PURPOSE
- In keeping with the vision and direction our elders have
given the Downtown Church of Christ, our purpose statement keeps us focused on
the essential aspects of the Christian life. The Youth & Family Ministry at
Downtown is focused on Serving others, looking past our differences to Unify our
teens, our congregation, and the church as a whole; Reaching Out to the lost;
and Encouraging everyone with whom we come into contact. Everything we do
revolves around these four directives.
- VISION
- God has given us a vision for the Youth & Family Ministry
here at the Downtown Church of Christ. There are five things we feel our teens
need upon their graduation from high school to be able to keep their commitment
to Christ as they make the major adjustment from high school to college. When
our teens leave their families, friends, home, church and youth group, we want
them to be:
Jesus’ life was about others. He lived to serve others. He
died to save others. He rose to set others free from the chains of death.
Everything He did was for other people. We want our teens to understand this and
as Jesus said, to find life by losing theirs for the sake of others.
- More INTEGRATED into the church body.
Often when a teen graduates from high school they have
some difficulty in transitioning into the next stage of their lives,
particularly in relating to the church. For many teens the “Youth Group” is all
they know of church. When they do not have that any longer there is a strong
sense of displacement. In an effort to help these graduating teens adjust we
want to connect them with as many mature Christian adults as possible, and to
encourage teens to interact more with their families, and other members of the
congregation so that the “Youth Group” will not be their only experience of
“church.”
Today’s world is extremely busy, and it is difficult for
families to have time to spend together. But it is imperative that they do. We
want to encourage positive interaction between teens and their parents and for
families to grow closer in their relationships with each other as they grow
closer in their relationships with God.
- Have a DEEPER relationship with God.
Christianity is about a relationship with God through
Jesus Christ. We encourage our teens to focus their time and energy on getting
to know who God is and understanding how God sees them because of His great love
for them. It is not about rules; it is about the relationship.
- COMMITTED to Ministry & Service.
We want our teens to be active members of the Lord’s body.
We want them to be trained to see the needs of those around them and to know how
to respond and help. We want them to be servant leaders in the Jesus’ church
because that is what he was.
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VERSE OF THE WEEK |
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Psalm 37:4
"Delight yourself in the Lord and he
will give you the desires of your heart."
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