401-Y: Investing in the Youth Of Our Church
Tanner Walton
I remember being told by influential people in my life as a teenager and young adult how important investing your money is. They would tell me that it didn’t matter how much I invested at the time as long as I invested on a regular basis. I didn’t truly learn just how important it was to invest my finances until I moved to Liberal, KS five years ago and set up a retirement plan with Edward Jones.
In that short amount of time I have experienced just how important it is to invest into the youth of our church. Spiritual growth in teens (and all of us) is slow. Sometimes it can seem like no growth is happening at all. But I am happy to report that in five years as being the youth pastor I have witnessed really awesome leaps and bounds of growth in many in the youth department. This growth hasn’t been because of any kind of extraordinary effort on my part - but consistent, weekly investment by godly parents, godly youth leaders, and consistent preaching and teaching from God’s word. That’s how Youth Conference serves our youth. It is one week dedicated to depositing a large sum of God’s word into the lifeblood of our youth group. Youth conference isn’t what makes or breaks a youth group by any means, but it is certainly another way of pouring exactly what our kids need into them: God’s truth.
I write all of this to tell you, Fellowship Baptist Church, thank you for all of your investment into our youth department. You will never know how your investment into them and making things like youth conference happen will shape them for Christ for years to come. Remember, it’s not about how much you put in - it’s about how consistently you invest. In time I believe Fellowship will see an amazing return on the investment we as a church have put into the church. So stay faithful, and keep investing!
In that short amount of time I have experienced just how important it is to invest into the youth of our church. Spiritual growth in teens (and all of us) is slow. Sometimes it can seem like no growth is happening at all. But I am happy to report that in five years as being the youth pastor I have witnessed really awesome leaps and bounds of growth in many in the youth department. This growth hasn’t been because of any kind of extraordinary effort on my part - but consistent, weekly investment by godly parents, godly youth leaders, and consistent preaching and teaching from God’s word. That’s how Youth Conference serves our youth. It is one week dedicated to depositing a large sum of God’s word into the lifeblood of our youth group. Youth conference isn’t what makes or breaks a youth group by any means, but it is certainly another way of pouring exactly what our kids need into them: God’s truth.
I write all of this to tell you, Fellowship Baptist Church, thank you for all of your investment into our youth department. You will never know how your investment into them and making things like youth conference happen will shape them for Christ for years to come. Remember, it’s not about how much you put in - it’s about how consistently you invest. In time I believe Fellowship will see an amazing return on the investment we as a church have put into the church. So stay faithful, and keep investing!
Past Articles
401-Y: Investing in the Youth Of Our Church
July 23rd, 2024
it’s not about how much you put in - it’s about how consistently you invest....
Why You Should Attend Sunday Evening Service (Part 2)
July 16th, 2024
Attend Sunday evening service because it is assumed in the New Testament that children and parents worship together....
Why You Should Attend Sunday Evening Service (Part 1)
July 9th, 2024
Our church for years has served up two expositional meals on the Lord’s Day, and neglecting half of your Sunday diet will not make your soul any better off, and it will not accelerate your understanding of the whole counsel of God....
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Check out the music and Scripture texts for this Lord's Day.
Show some Liberal Love!
We have been actively providing opportunities to give back to our community this year. This month you have the opportunity to help the Harvesters and REAL Ladies connection group meet their goal of donating 50 gift cards to the frontline workers at Good Samaritan Rest Home. If you are able and would like to give above and beyond this month, you can do that with the link below.
Plan To Invite Someone To Church This Sunday
You can invite someone to church on any Sunday of the year. Why wait for a special Sunday? The people in your inner circle can join our family of believers any given Sunday of the year! Maybe stop by the church and grab an invite card to bridge a conversation with someone you know this week.
Liberal Love: Good Samaritan Rest Home
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Prepare your mind and heart with some Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs this week. Use our church playlist
through the week and be encouraged by the music we will sing as a congregation this Lord's Day.
through the week and be encouraged by the music we will sing as a congregation this Lord's Day.
Sunday Morning
May The People's Praise You
10,000 Reasons
King of Kings
Praise His Name
10,000 Reasons
King of Kings
Praise His Name
Sunday Evening
Your Grace Is Enough
Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me
Revelation Song
Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me
Revelation Song
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