Subscribe to Every Post:We are handing over the entire Sunday morning service to our teens the next two Sundays. Every aspect of the service will be lead by a teenager.
Often, people talk about training our teens and giving them opportunities to lead so that it will better prepare them for future leadership in the church. I would beg to differ when it comes to this philosophy.
I believe teens are leaders in the church today. The last time I checked following Jesus in the church was not an 18 and over kind of thing (although you would not know that in most of our churches today).
I love to be lead, inspired, and motivated by seeing teens follow Jesus in their context of life. Teenagers often have a sense authenticity that is not as easliy marked by the skepticism experienced in adults.
They also usually are not as graceful as seasoned adults and can come across more raw. I love that about them.
What will our teens teach us these next two Sundays? What are they teaching us as we engage with them in our day to day lives? Instead of adults trying to teach and lead teens, let’s let these teens teach and lead us adults.
To our teenagers: we have much to learn from your faith and example.