Faith Formation Project:
Section 1: Why Start This Ministry?
A. State your calling. How is it that you believe God is working to bring you to launch this ministry?
I love working with youth and have a passion for reaching young people. I feel as though God has equipped me at this point in time with relational skills in relationship with youth. I hope to reach youth and share a knowledge of Jesus Christ with them that brings hope and fulfillment in Christ. I believe that many young people view Christianity in a boring and legalistic way. I want to be able to reach youth and show them that Christ came to bring joy and freedom not so that we would be caught up in legalism and be bored. My goals are to help hurting and searching youth find true satisfaction and joy in Christ. I feel called to reach youth that have never heard the gospel in a relational and friendly way. Many youth have no where to turn and find love and fleeting happiness in the wrong places; I feel called to show Christ’s love in a caring and friendly way that allows youth to grow and mature to healthy adults and to eventually raise healthy Christian families or lives. I believe that God has put a desire to help youth because of the pain and hurt that I have seen growing up among youth in my area. God has opened my eyes and heart to see many hurting people searching for something to fill the void in their life. I believe that while I am here at VFCC and while I am working with the Glad Tidings y/g that God has been training and teaching me things that I will be able to use in the future. VFCC has equipped me with many things that have trained me to work with people and youth in a ministry setting. God has been showing me many ways in which I can reach out to youth through youth groups, small groups, evangelism, outreaches, sports, school activities, mentoring programs, tutoring, and assemblies as well as many other things.
B. Briefly state your vision. What will this ministry look like in five years?
My vision is to reach youth in all areas and of all types. My vision is to reach out into the community and develop lasting relationships that help people identify themselves with Christ and his love for them. My vision is to be used by God to build a healthy youth group that works not only to mature existing youth but also to reach out and aim toward hurting and searching youth from round the area. I want to see a ministry in which youth can come and hang out and learn godly values and lessons without feeling pressured or uncomfortable. I want youth to be attracted and feel welcome and at home in a warm and friendly environment that builds and uplifts people. My core values focus around building Godly relationships; warm and friendly atmosphere, Biblical values, Holy Spirit guidance and leading, fun, openness to all people. I want my ministry to be established enough in five years that it is known and understood by the community and also that it is partially led by youth themselves. I want youth to feel ownership and have pride in the youth group. After five years of establishing relationships I would like youth to know that it is a place that searching and hurting people can come to find answers.
C. Why is there a need for a ministry in this area?
I chose to do research on the area that I grew up in and around, the Southern Maine area, specifically around Gray. I found that growing up there was not really a strong youth center or place for youth to grow, especially in a youth group atmosphere. Many youth in this area are hard toward the thought of church, but there are also a lot of hurt and searching youth in the area. Gray has of 2000 had a population of 6,820 people, 31 % of this population is 24 years and younger. The area is largely white, 98%, and has a slightly higher income rate then most US towns, but has a relatively high rate of income compared to the rest of the state of Maine. I found that many youth in the area were held under the trap of being comfortable. A lot of youth resort to drinking and drugs to find joy and satisfaction or hind things in there lives. Mostly I feel that there is a strong need for a place for youth to hang out and to be invested into. The need in this area is not to meet materialistic needs of youth but rather to meet relational and spiritual areas.
Section 1: Why Start This Ministry?
A. State your calling. How is it that you believe God is working to bring you to launch this ministry?
I love working with youth and have a passion for reaching young people. I feel as though God has equipped me at this point in time with relational skills in relationship with youth. I hope to reach youth and share a knowledge of Jesus Christ with them that brings hope and fulfillment in Christ. I believe that many young people view Christianity in a boring and legalistic way. I want to be able to reach youth and show them that Christ came to bring joy and freedom not so that we would be caught up in legalism and be bored. My goals are to help hurting and searching youth find true satisfaction and joy in Christ. I feel called to reach youth that have never heard the gospel in a relational and friendly way. Many youth have no where to turn and find love and fleeting happiness in the wrong places; I feel called to show Christ’s love in a caring and friendly way that allows youth to grow and mature to healthy adults and to eventually raise healthy Christian families or lives. I believe that God has put a desire to help youth because of the pain and hurt that I have seen growing up among youth in my area. God has opened my eyes and heart to see many hurting people searching for something to fill the void in their life. I believe that while I am here at VFCC and while I am working with the Glad Tidings y/g that God has been training and teaching me things that I will be able to use in the future. VFCC has equipped me with many things that have trained me to work with people and youth in a ministry setting. God has been showing me many ways in which I can reach out to youth through youth groups, small groups, evangelism, outreaches, sports, school activities, mentoring programs, tutoring, and assemblies as well as many other things.
B. Briefly state your vision. What will this ministry look like in five years?
My vision is to reach youth in all areas and of all types. My vision is to reach out into the community and develop lasting relationships that help people identify themselves with Christ and his love for them. My vision is to be used by God to build a healthy youth group that works not only to mature existing youth but also to reach out and aim toward hurting and searching youth from round the area. I want to see a ministry in which youth can come and hang out and learn godly values and lessons without feeling pressured or uncomfortable. I want youth to be attracted and feel welcome and at home in a warm and friendly environment that builds and uplifts people. My core values focus around building Godly relationships; warm and friendly atmosphere, Biblical values, Holy Spirit guidance and leading, fun, openness to all people. I want my ministry to be established enough in five years that it is known and understood by the community and also that it is partially led by youth themselves. I want youth to feel ownership and have pride in the youth group. After five years of establishing relationships I would like youth to know that it is a place that searching and hurting people can come to find answers.
C. Why is there a need for a ministry in this area?
I chose to do research on the area that I grew up in and around, the Southern Maine area, specifically around Gray. I found that growing up there was not really a strong youth center or place for youth to grow, especially in a youth group atmosphere. Many youth in this area are hard toward the thought of church, but there are also a lot of hurt and searching youth in the area. Gray has of 2000 had a population of 6,820 people, 31 % of this population is 24 years and younger. The area is largely white, 98%, and has a slightly higher income rate then most US towns, but has a relatively high rate of income compared to the rest of the state of Maine. I found that many youth in the area were held under the trap of being comfortable. A lot of youth resort to drinking and drugs to find joy and satisfaction or hind things in there lives. Mostly I feel that there is a strong need for a place for youth to hang out and to be invested into. The need in this area is not to meet materialistic needs of youth but rather to meet relational and spiritual areas.
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