Helpful Article Of What's Important In Youth Ministry
Eric Sandberg
"My church has a powerhouse Christian couple who’s been teaching a small group for young parents for more than 20 years. They help new parents gain a vision for discipling their kids.
They use a metaphor to help parents understand their spiritual role in their kids’ lives: in raising your children, you’re packing their suitcase. The child will be under your care and tutelage for a limited period. You are packing their spiritual suitcase during this season, and then you’ll send them off.
If you are a Christian parent, or a youth or family pastor, this metaphor holds true. For church workers who minister to young people, COVID-19 has created a mock send-off for many of our students. For a time, youth workers and church pastors will have limited contact with and exposure to our students, just like when they graduate.
This mock send-off, however, has extremely high, real stakes."
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