Youth Ministry

An essential element in the development of a church planting movement is developing and sending a new generation of leaders. A vital youth ministry is a particularly fruitful place for such leadership development to occur. 

Biblically based youth ministries in a local church allows for the opportunity for young believers to be identified, encouraged, equipped and mobilized to become leaders within the youth group, the local church, and ultimately for the global church.

***** desires to participate with other local churches and parachurch ministries in the development of a vision for how the youth can be developed for future leadership and how this vision can be communicated to the emerging leaders.

College Ministry

A critical element in the development of church planting movements both here in the United States and in the global church is the winning and equipping of college and university students on campuses around the world.  Many of the future leaders of local churches pass through the colleges and universities located here in America. 

Today there are approximately 10 million students in North America and 520,000 international students, from over 180 nations, are presently attending American universities and colleges.  The potential to touch the world with the power of the gospel is within the reach of many local churches.  Some of these international students will be returning to countries which are virtually closed to the traditional model of missions. 

It is of critical importance that leadership be developed in these college ministries and that these emerging leaders be allowed to gain practical leadership experience in supported settings so they can become the leaders of the future.