{"id":3568,"date":"2020-05-15T20:42:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T20:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yplife.org\/?p=3568"},"modified":"2023-02-08T17:19:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T17:19:00","slug":"reaching-teens-through-the-bus-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yplife.org\/?p=3568","title":{"rendered":"Reaching Teens through the Bus Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ezekiel 34:6 &#8220;My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.&#8221;<\/strong><br><br>Across your city there are teenagers who would come to your teen ministry and church if they were invited and brought.<br><br><strong>The Vision:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Are you adding Statistics or reaching Souls?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Labor to Reach the Unreached and to Make a Difference<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Looking for Pearls of Great Price<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Plan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Get your Pastor\u2019s Heart and Blessing for your vision<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Starting a New Route or add to Existing Routes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create Teen Ministry flyers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communicate and Educate your bus route workers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You must personally be involved in reaching and recruiting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use Social Media to Advertise and Promote<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plan Promotions and Big Days in the Teen Ministry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Program<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Educate Church Teens to welcome and mentor Community Teens<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strive to have ONE youth group not TWO<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide Preaching and Teaching that reaches all teens<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop a Teen Ministry that is a Desired Destination<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Problems<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Unity with a Mixed Multitude<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exposure of the Innocent to the Unclean<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uneven Learning Levels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unfamiliarity with Christian Culture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participation and Inclusion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/yplife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pophal.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1853\" width=\"211\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yplife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pophal.jpg 960w, https:\/\/yplife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pophal-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yplife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pophal-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/yplife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pophal-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yplife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pophal-600x599.jpg 600w, https:\/\/yplife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pophal-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/yplife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pophal-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/yplife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pophal-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/yplife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pophal-750x749.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pastor Robert Pophal<br>Rose Park Baptist Church | Holland, Michigan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ezekiel 34:6 &#8220;My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.&#8221; Across your city there are teenagers who would come to your teen ministry and church if they were invited and brought. 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