The more time I spend with Christian and non-Christian teenagers, the more I’m head over heels convinced by a simple realisation: these kids aren’t bored. They’re hungry. And the questions they face every day are heavy ones. As a result, they’re not wanting me to balance the scales between fun and faith. They genuinely find the weightiest stuff we have to offer the most engaging.
Doubling the leaders, for our ministries and churches, must be part of our Doubling Vision.
It’s possible that the vibe term calendars send out to high schoolers, parents and perhaps even team leaders is that the big thing about youth group is the fun and the food and the friendship. That’s what’s on. That’s why you go. Our advertising can fail at the timeless balancing act of faith and fun.
Who cares if we look silly? David was willing to make himself low in the eyes of others in praise of his God, surely we can play some peekaboo with an infant. David’s men crawled through a sewer to serve their messiah, we get off much easier and text parents when nappies need changing.
The Doubling Vision sets a measurable target, so we need to talk about how it works and why it helps.
