Youth Formation

Youth ministry is a broad term that encompasses a variety of ministerial programming and outreach activities that are targeted at youths. The specific goals and activities may vary from one church to another. However, youth ministry programs tend to share the same general goals: to encourage youths to know God’s Word, develop a relationship with Jesus Christ and become active in the church community.
Investing in today’s youth is necessary in growing the body of Christ. Teaching young people in the church to grow in their relationship with the Lord can prepare them to serve Christ in all they do. As a result, this nurtures the congregation and allows the church to flourish.
Serving young people can not only prepare them to become future leaders, but also allows them to contribute to the church. This is seen many times in the Bible, as God often utilized young people to do great things. For example, God used Timothy to pastor and lead the Ephesian church when he was a teenager.
Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.
- 1 Timothy 4:12
In addition, there is much to be learned from the faith of a child. Matthew 18:2-4 says, “He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. And he said: ‘Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly positi
Because of God’s heart for young people, it is important to recognize their value in today’s church.