Simple philosophy for student ministry

A simple philosophy for Student Ministry

In the Student Ministry that I lead we have developed a philosophy of ministry hat is very simple but yet so complex! Our philosophy is “Mission First, People Always and Ministry forever” We are in the business of making disciples! Mission First encompasses the Great Commission! We must never forget what our mission is! The Great Commission is important, but it is not the most important! We were created to worship our Lord! Worship needs to be at the center of our existence! Worship has to be daily, hourly sometimes every minute! I want to constantly be reminded about how awesome our God is. When our worship is right, every other aspect of our life will fall into place! As God’s people, we need to keep the main thing the main thing! The next part of my philosophy of ministry is “People Always”. This encompasses the great commandment. We are simply to Love God and Love People! We need to have a deep love for those we teach and minister to! Our students want to know how much you care for them. By loving them, you earn the privilege to disciple. We have to develop relationships with those we are ministering too! If we are going to shepherd students, we need to know something about them! We need to make every effort to get into their homes, meet, meet their parents. “People Always” means exactly what it says! Ministering to students does not always work on a conventional calendar or time schedule. We must meet students and minister to them where they are! Loving students requires time, patience and desire. In my life, I feel that God has called me to do this (minister to students) the rest of my life. The last part of my philosophy is “Ministry forever”. This encompasses helping students find out where they fit into the grand scheme of things! We must create opportunities for our students to do ministry! We as leaders need to remember that our students are very capable of leading out in ministry! Part of the discipleship process is allowing ministry to take place! Encourage students to be involved in ministry! We must create ministry opportunities! Mission First, People Always, Ministry Forever! To God be the Glory!