"The
parents of teenagers have the greatest level of influence
upon the faith of teens, in spite of teens and their parents
spending little time interacting with regard to spirituality."
Real Teens: A contemporary snapshot of youth culture. George
Barna.
This statement by Barna reinforces Deuteronomy 6. We as parents have
not only the responsibility, but also the largest influence in the area
of spiritual leadership. As my two daughters are beginning to grow up,
this is becoming more and more clear to me. Although I do not have theological
conversations with my three year old, she is already forming her beliefs,
not based on what
I tell her, but based on what she sees me doing. When I hear some of
her questions
about why we should or shouldn't do something, I'm blown away.....read
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Upcoming
Events
March 27 ~ 3rd Annual Mini Golf Marathon
April 9-14 ~ Mission Mexico (need 10 Students to confirm)
We
Still Need Adult Volunteers
In May, THE RACE will end and we are projecting 180 students to
be in our ministry on
Wednesday nights. To minister to that number of students we will still
need small group leaders.
The more people we have involved the more lives we can touch. Please
prayerfully consider
this as your ministry. Thank you for your prayers and support.