8. In every great movement of God since America’s founding, teenagers have been on the leading edge.
9. Family ministry alone tends to point teenagers inwardly. By contrast, youth ministry tends to point teens outwardly. (And, according to Matthew 9:36-38, that’s where Jesus pointed his mostly teenaged disciples.)
10. Finally, God has chosen the “foolish ones of this world to confound the wise” (1 Corinthians 1:26-29). If that’s not a case for youth programming, I don’t know what is.
So don’t give up on youth group or youth leaders. Instead, help them build Gospel-advancing, disciple-multiplying youth ministries. By doing so, you’ll set the pace for the entire church.
