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jim burns
A key component that you will need
to think about is adding one more "purpose" in
your family-based youth ministry... reaching parents.
What you have is an incredible opportunity to reach non-believing
parents of students in your ministry. As a youth pastor, 50% of the
students
we had in our ministry came from non-church homes. It was an incredible
opportunity... the same one you have.
Here are a few ideas...
1. Put together a Parent Advisory Board to help in the application
of all your parent ministry, but especially in the area of reaching
parents.
2. Think through doing a "parents forum" dealing with
topics that would interest a non-believer. They are parents too,
and love
their children and want what is best for them. Do a series on sex
and sexuality,
drugs and alcohol use, etc... and be sure to promote it in the
community, not just in your church.
3. Reach out to non-believing parents, just as you would non-believing
students. Have parents in your ministry join you as you reach out
to other parents who are in need of Jesus.
The best thing to do is to formulate your own particular strategy
and go from there. The process of helping parents leave a lasting
spiritual
legacy begins by making sure they have a spiritual legacy to pass
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