What Students Need to Be Taught from their Church

I had the privilege of writing a blog post for our Church's mission blog this past week. I thought i would share it. 

What Students Need to Be Taught from their Church - Travis Walker

As we move forward with Mission Them, key values will remain the same throughout our ministries. No matter which site your family might end up attending, these things will be taught in the student ministries at Bethel.

A high view of God and His gospel

The main thing that every student should be learning from us is God’s supremacy and His love for us. Every topic, every sermon, every small group discussion, every praise and worship song should point our students back to the Gospel. If our students leave our church as moralistic deists we have failed them.

A low view of Man

Our students need great examples of humble men and women who are primarily servants. Many times we portray spiritual leaders as perfect, sinless heroes, which is dangerous. Our students need to see God as gracious and merciful in His willingness to use us even though He doesn’t need us.

A high view of “The Church”

We need to speak very highly of Christ’s Church, the global assembly of Christ’s followers. Our students should learn to love and appreciate all those who confess Christ as Lord.

A moderate view of their church

Our students should never learn that their church is the best church; that the church down the street is worse than their church. If a church is making much of Christ and His life, death and resurrection then that church is bringing glory to God.

“…so that in all things Christ might have preeminence” Col. 1:18b 

Thanks Ashley for editing it and making it to be easy to read.