Youth Ministry, Discipleship, and Missions

This section is for pastors, youth pastors, leaders, and anyone else interested in youth ministry, adolescent development and transition, and those truly concerned with creating a Biblical model of ministry in the local church.  Please feel free to copy anything in this area; just give credit to the author(s). Thanks!
 
 

See Also Fusion Maxims at http://www.gofusion.ws/Fusion-Maxims

A Line In the Sand

Here is an article also by Fusion’s founder on the emergency of true discipleship in the USA.  
                                             http://biblicaladulthood.blogspot.com/2009/02/making-disciples-in-america-line-in.html

 

A Vision of Students Today

Here is a link to a YouTube video about today's young people.  It is a secular video from Kansas State University but it does a good job reflecting the thoughts and concerns of educating this generation.  On the the realities of the formalized classroom, the video states: "If students learn what they do...Then why are they learning sitting here?"  This is just another reason that Fusion does so much of its instruction outside the formalized classroom.

                                                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o
 

A Vision of K-12 Students Today

This link is also to a YouTube video, this time examining kids who are K-12.  Again it is secular,  It is another prod in the side of the church that we are to be in the world; not of the world.  I encourage parents and Christian teachers to encourage our children how to utilize this technology to engage a lost culture with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and develop new and innovative ways to disciple and "sharpen" each other in the Lord.

                                             http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8&NR=1


The Call of Discipleship and Missions

Here is a sermon from Paul Washer on the call of discipleship and missions.  His words are to be heeded. 

                    http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=136599307208&h=HHyxX&u=m1lJ7&ref=mf


You Will Suffer by John Piper

This is an incredible sermonette from John Piper entitled You Will Suffer.  It is a good reminder that when we are truly following after Christ, we should not be surprised when we suffer hardship.  Tennants of the health and wealth gospel need not apply...

                              http://www.tangle.com/view_video.php?viewkey=3f1118755f477be59242




Take Risks! Francis Chan

Francis Chan lays it out quite clearly what it means to take risks (and the consequences of not taking risks...).  Both funny and applicable!

                             http://connect.tangle.com/view_video.php?viewkey=12b936bd65e203dc675c


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