A Lifestyle of Worship

Latasha on April 7th, 2009

What is True Worhsip

What is True Worhsip

 

 

Worship is your life surrendered to God in every aspect. Many times we as youth leaders we allow our students to mistake a worship experience as praise, singing, & dancing. Singing and dancing are forms worship but not true worship. Teach your students true authentic worship reflects every aspect of their lives. We must Worship the Lord in Spirit and in Truth (John 4:23-24… Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.”)

 Teach your students:  Who you are and the way you live that count before God. It’s who you are at school, work, your grades, attitudes and who they are within their relationships. God is concerned about every aspect of our lives. Youth leaders it’s time raise the standard as it relates to Worship. It goes far beyond the bands, praise teams, dance teams, drama ministry and events. Who cares if your band is hitting every note or if you have the best dance team in town! What is the heart condition of those who are worshipping? True worship encompasses our whole being. Worship involves everything about you; everything that you do and every part of your life. Help your students understand how to Worship the Father in Spirit and in Truth. To the degree that your life is submitted to God, to that degree you are a true worshiper. This heart posture creates a wonderful worship experience!

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The pressures of Student Ministry!

Latasha on February 18th, 2009

The past two weeks have been crazy at our church.  It seems like the last few weeks we have put out a dozen fires with our students making poor choices. It started with a student leader who decided to skip school for 16 days. When she decided she did not like her new school. This student is in the 11th grade an cannot afford to mess up. Georgia law will allow the school to drop you if you miss over 15 days of school. 

We then just learned that a student whose mom was away on a business trip just passed in a car accident. The student is having a tough time dealing with the death of her mom, as would  any student. 

To top it off we found out TODAY a student of ours has been charged with child molestation. His mom caught him inappropriately touching his 4 year old niece. Could you imagine a mom having to turn her son in for molesting her grand-child. They discovered this behavior has gone on for sometime after they interviewed the 4year old. 

In youth ministry you have good and bad days. Sometimes you will go for weeks or months where you feel like everything is going well. Suddenly, things begin falling apart and you may  feel you have nothing left to give. In that moment of your weakness, God in his sovereignty lifts you up. It’s that support and comfort that helps you endure the hard times, the disappointments and the discouragement. In the midst of your hardache you have to be a comfort and support for families. It’s at moments like this you have to be assured of your calling. It’s also in moments like this where the Lord expands and deepens you in your spiritual walk.

What tips do you have when dealing with pressures of student ministry? How do you stay encouraged in the midst of what seems like chaos. 

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