Building Family by Building Trust with Our Youth

• Ephesians 6:13
• Trusting Family
• Trusting the Church Family
• Trusting the Lord

Goals
That the youth will have…

• Integration into and participation in Sunday services and other church activities
• Increased excitement about being involved in church-wide opportunities
• Visible relationships across the generations in the church body
• Trusting relationships with their parents
• Understanding and application of God’s truth to their lives
• Demonstration of signs of maturing and growing faith through sanctification

Objectives
Trusting Family – Ensuring a Safe Place
• Encourage a culture of connection between youth and parents

• Trusting Church Family – Develop a Network of Support and Guidance
  Connect youth with the congregation to provide a trusted support network to weather life’s storms
• Trusting God – Building a Real and Live Relationship with God
  Develop a firm, basic understanding of key theological tenets, including the personhood
  and work of the Father, the Son, and The Holy Spirit, sanctification, worship, sin, salvation, baptism, etc.
• Equip youth for the mission, locally and abroad
• Discover spiritual gifts and calling/purpose in the church and community
• Teach and encourage spiritual disciplines such as prayer, meditation on the Word, a proper study of the scriptures, etc.
• Develop a firm sense of worldview through the lens of God’s Word.

Enablers
A congregation that is willing to engage and invest in our youth

• An environment that welcomes youth and provides a space conducive to their season in life
• Age-appropriate teaching – Bible studies with youth applications
• Activities – such as worship and games – that encourage exercising of gifts and talents, relationship building, and teaching teamwork
• Integration with Men’s and Women’s Ministry activities where appropriate
• Prayer, prayer, and more prayer