Youth are being empowered in gangs and dying in the streets, yet Larry Acosta of Urban Youth Workers Institute finds many churches giving teens nothing more than the role of passing the offering plates every fifth Sunday.
“Are you kidding me?”
Acosta further challenged urban youth workers not to simply conduct the usual Vacation Bible School for a bunch of church kids this summer. Instead, he called them to send their youth to the projects – public housing areas – and to show communities what it looks like when Jesus shows up.
“We want you to know that we believe in you,” he told next generation leaders. “We need you … to rise up and lead the church into the future. You’re alive at this time in history at such a time as this. We need you to help us complete the Great Commission in the cities, in the … neighborhoods, in the projects, in the parks, in the places where too many from my generation are afraid to go.”
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Kids are waiting to lead serve.
@darellano thx im happy 2 b doing that i luv helping out w/ jesus stuff i luv 2 watch how the little kids accept jesus in2 there hearts. Tweet replies From my niece 12 year old niece. (a servant leader/kid) @kaylahmtz
@darellano thx 4inviding me 2the backpack driv and how u mad us pray 4them i was shy but than i wasnt thx 4letting me take a step 4ward 2God
“Awe fell upon the whole neighborhood (Barrio), and the news of what had happened spread throughout the Judean hills. Everyone who heard about it reflected on these events and asked, “What will this child turn out to be?” For the hand of the Lord was surely upon him in a special way.” Luke 1:65-66 (New Living Translation)
