Dear Members and Friends,
As a Director of Youth and Family Ministries, I have a responsibility that God has placed on my heart. Besides the everyday program-running, administration-doing, gospel-teaching stuff I do, I get to invite the congregation into the life of the youth. This task, inviting you into the lives of the children at Zion, is my greatest joy.
The bible states repeatedly just how special children are in the eyes of our Lord. My favorite verse about passing on the faith comes from Psalm 78:4-6.
“We will not hide them from their children but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might, and the wonders that he has done. He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers to teach to their children, that the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn, and arise and tell them to their children.”
In the coming months, and coming years, I will be calling on you to join me in ministering to our youth. I am telling you this now, so you may open your hearts and your minds to the possibility of doing something new. It is a widely popular belief that a youth ministry volunteer must be young, fun, and energetic. This image of the “perfect youth ministry volunteer” is a wrongful vision in our minds. The best volunteers have a few key qualities – a heart for the Lord, a passion for passing on their faith, and a loving heart towards our students.
I can already hear your thinking as you read this. You’re thinking, “Oh, Miss Courtney, I used to volunteer, but I’m too old now – too busy now – too retired now – too (insert any other objection here). I am reminding you today that you are not “too” anything to help in the lives of our students. God calls us to pass on our faith, tell the biblical stories, and reassure the children that we care for them. Your presence in this process is both a duty and a privilege.
Please take some time to pray. Pray for the youth who are currently in our congregation. Then pray for the students who have not yet experienced the love of Zion. Finally, pray that God finds a way to use you – your heart, mind, and soul – to further the youth ministry work being done here at Zion. I promise you that opportunities are coming for you to serve.
Peace,
Miss Courtney
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