This week we had our second Parent/Youth UMYF Potluck. This night was not an orientation. Instead it was an opportunity to experience God together as a community of people. In my belief the greatest spiritual influence on a child is... drum roll... the parent. You have a unique opportunity to share and raise your child by words and actions. This reponsibilty is great. And I am so grateful that we can go on this journey together! This is not to say you are the only spiritual influence but you are once of the greatest.
My goal in youth ministry simply is to love, encourage, and inspire your youth. I want them to know that at the end of the day that they are loved by the God of the universe and that they matter.
This is not a simple task in the complicated world of middle school and high school. I want you the parent to come alongside with me. I am so grateful for each and every one of your youth. And grateful for each one of you. And each week I look forward to being apart of their lives.
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