Resources on Youth Ministry
Here are a couple of great articles that a friend found and sent me on youth ministry.
"Seriousness in Children and Teens"
"When Ball Becomes Baal"
The title to that second article is terrific. Idolatry to sports is a serious problem within the church. I know kids that as soon as basketball or volleyball season hits they're gone. I won't see them until the end of the semester. It saddens me to see how much parents go along with this.
"Seriousness in Children and Teens"
"When Ball Becomes Baal"
The title to that second article is terrific. Idolatry to sports is a serious problem within the church. I know kids that as soon as basketball or volleyball season hits they're gone. I won't see them until the end of the semester. It saddens me to see how much parents go along with this.
posted by Daniel | 10:37 AM
4 Comments:
Absolutely right about sports; they are a great source of idolatry.
God Bless
Matthew
Right on, Daniel. I love sports and constantly battle for balance in this area. It's so easy to let this become overlooked but it really is no different than anything else that takes time away from God.
Why do you think so many folks just sort of let sports slide in over God?
And then these same parents wonder what they did wrong when the kids grow up and want nothing to do with God.
Gordon,
Exactly. Then they blame it on the church for not entertaining their kid. "If youth group was more fun, then my kid would want to go."
Mike,
That's a great question. My best guess is Romans 1. The human heart is an idol factory.
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