The Youth Ministry of Fellowship Mosaic has a rhythm we march too. Everything we do find’s it’s roots in an Upward, Inward, Outward perspective of Deuteronomy 6:4
Deut 6:4-6
4 " Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one! 5 " You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
(Mark 12:31)"The second command is this, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.' There is no other commandment greater than these."
While we have strategically planned our ministries around these principles, it seems at times that today’s definition of church skips what comes next:
Deut 6:7-9
7 " You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up. 8 " You shall bind them as a sign on your hand and they shall be as frontals on your forehead. 9 " You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
One of the grand purposes of the Church since the beginning of time has been to pass on to the next generation the wonderful deeds of the Lord in knowledge and truth. This chili pot thought is less about providing a solution and more about acknowledging a problem. Is this happening? Parent’s, are you spectators in the spiritual formation of your students or are you an active participant? If we as a student ministry are only being partially effective in living, programming, and communicating this, perhaps it is time we make considerations for change? Worthy of thought…Worthy of prayer…
~deep thoughts by a shallow guy~
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