What if we trained our young people to look at their university training as a four-year mission trip? What if we helped them approach their jobs as if they were missionaries to their coworkers?
Instead of just playing defense by begging our graduates not to abandon their faith, let’s equip them to play offense by teaching them to spread the Gospel. In the process, their faith will grow deeper and their Christian convictions will grow stronger.
If you need help equipping your high school seniors (or juniors or sophomores or freshmen, for that matter) to share their faith, give them the Dare 2 Share Field Guide. This little book will make a big difference in preparing your high schoolers to know how to clearly, compassionately, and confidently share the Gospel with anyone and everyone.
4. Encourage Them To Plug Into a Strong Christian Community.
A coal without a fire will soon burn out. So will a Christian without a community.
As Hebrews 10:24-25 (NLT) reminds us:
Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of His return is drawing near.
Finding a solid Christian community in any university setting is essential for teenagers to be “motivated” and “encouraged” to keep and spread the faith. Too often, incoming Christian college freshman get involved in the wrong circle of friends. When this happens, the gravitational pull of temptation and sin become harder and harder to resist. As 1 Corinthians 15:33 reminds us, “Bad company corrupts good character.”
But when incoming freshman circle themselves with on-fire believers right away, the pull is in an upward direction. So how can we help them do that?
Every Student Sent is a great resource to help graduating high school seniors connect with solid campus ministries at their university before they even get there. Students can sign up for free and increase their chances of plugging in to a strong community in their new environment.
For students going directly into the workforce, encourage them to connect with a young-adults group or other ministry in your church or find another group nearby.
If you have any graduates in your ministry, we encourage you, your seniors, and their parents to use the resources mentioned here to help their young-adult years become some of the most spiritually impacting years of their lives.
Let’s stop playing defense and start playing offense by inspiring, equipping, and unleashing our graduating seniors to transform their campuses and workplaces for Christ!
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