When it comes to churches, we must understand that having a youth group is more of a privilege, rather than an obligation. However, if you want an effective assembly, the youth group is a necessity.
Due to the size of our home church, the youth group has not always been what it is today. There have been many seasons in the life of Revolt Youth.
When I first stepped up to the call, I only had one thing on my mind and that was, “If I can teach our young people to overcome fear, I will witness potential energy turn into kinetic energy.” But, when I got into it, there was an entire world of issues that I was obligated to deal with.
Primarily, the first thing I needed to understand was, what’s it all about anyway? I needed to cut to the chase right away.
This was not about overcoming fear, but encouraging people that I can relate to extremely well to live life fully and to live out their faith. The group began with young adults, some older than I, which made things a little tricky. But, by the help of God, it was not impossible to accomplish the task. I began with trial and error on numerous occasions, which eventually led to the framework of Revolt.
I became effective to the young people that I led by first laying down foundational biblical principles found in the book of Hebrews and also helping to fulfill there needs of fun and social acceptance. These concepts were the key to building and continuing to build a force to be reckoned with.
When someone is building a phenomenal piece of architecture, the most important concepts are to build a firm foundation and to provide it with the proper balance; that’s what it’s all about!
My goal has been to build a group of young people that are serious about their lives and know how to have fun in the process. So far, things are looking great and headed in the proper direction.
