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Another good day at FCA this morning, but it's been incredibly difficult to come up with two sponsors for our ICYC trip this weekend. I just need one man and one woman, but I can't seem to do it. I know people are busy, and it's a pain trying to get people to do something. I really wish we had some adults who wanted to go and be a part of this experience with students.

In the end though, I really can't blame anyone but myself. I try to do to much on my own and still haven't developed a Youth Team. If I want help, I have to take steps in that direction. I have to start reaching out for help and not let everything fall back on me. I need to get a good rotation of Sunday School teachers for teens, I need to get more sponsors for small groups that need to be starting NOW! I need help, and it's my own fault I don't have it!

Youth Ministry

Why can Youth Ministry decisions some times be so stinking difficult? It seems like things should be so much simpler!

Ownership & Responsibility

School is back, fall is coming, and so are Youth Groups! We had a lot of fun on Sunday, August 23^rd, with the Senior High Students. We were playing water games for the evening, and if you remember, that Sunday was not a particularly warm day. Nevertheless, once the kids started playing the games, they forgot about it being a little chilly and had fun getting each other soaking wet.

I learned a lesson myself that Sunday afternoon before the event started. A small group of students came in to the church early and made some phone calls and sent some text messages to their friends to either make sure they knew they were invited to the event or to remind them of the event. As these students made their phone calls and sent their text messages, I could see the excitement for the event building in them. Even though they didn’t know what to expect or how things would go at water night, they were getting excited because they were taking some responsibility in the event and in a way, taking ownership of it also. No longer was it an event for the youth group, it was becoming the youth group’s event.

By taking some of that responsibility and ownership over water night, they created an excitement about it that could not have been generated otherwise, an excitement that can only come when we, personally, invest in something. What if we did that with our faith in Jesus? What if we took ownership of our faith and really invested our time and efforts into it? It would create an excitement inside us that would naturally be inviting to others to come to know Him because we wouldn’t want them to miss out on what we’re a part of. It would have the potential to create an excitement for the Lord that could not be created in any other way. But it takes us, the Church, taking ownership of our faith, giving ourselves some responsibility in the kingdom, and investing ourselves in what we claim to live our lives for.

Let’s join together as a part of the Kingdom of God, taking responsibility and ownership of our faith, investing in Kingdom work. It will make all the difference in your life and the lives of others!