I was challenged this week by an article written by Captain Gen Peterson from Melbourne. She asks The Salvation Army to take seroiusly the discipleship of young people - seeing them as soldiers in their own right.
We have a great suite of youth and childrens activities at Marion. For the toddlers there's a playgroup where we can tell Bible stories and use active play as part of their critical development. For the primary aged kids there are gateway groups like U14 Basketball, Kidzone and the holiday programs, and growth groups like Kids Church and Junior Soldiers. For the teenagers there's the Habit@ gateway group and soon there will be Corps Cadets for discipleship. For the young adults there's Ever-lution, Senior Basketball, Small Group Bible Study and worship opportunities on Sunday. Accompanying all of this are the service opportunities that the young people have.
Qudos to Angela, Paul and Mark and their teams for the way that they work with each of these age groups. Let's all of us ensure that our churches are places where the young are welcome (not just tolerated) and seen for their worth. Check out what Jesus has to say about the little ones of the faith (including new adult Christians) in Matthew 18:1-14.
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