This is where the relationship component comes into play. The church DOES NOT want to force or strong arm individuals to commit to anything. The church simply wants to cultivate the relationship with the individual youth. This can be accomplished in a multitude of ways. The most efficient of which is to bring the fun to commonly visited areas. For example, the local youth center, the middle schools, the high schools, playgrounds, football fields, basketball courts, Facebook, twitter, oovoo, and more. The church's strategy is to literally be everyway in...
The church will engage in sporting tournaments, movie nights, and video games tournaments; BBQ's and more all too simply cultivate a relationship and an initial interest. This will entice even the cool kids to at least experience our activities once. Once the cool kids or trend setters participate, it is only a matter of time before the trends setters followers take action. Once the youth does visit however the church again does not want to strong arm a decision. The church again, wants to cultivate a relationship. The church wants
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" (2000) The work of George Hermanson entitled: "Paradise and Hospitality" states that hospitality "...was crucial in the world of the Bible. In a desert environment - hot days, cold nights, where food and water are scarce, hospitality literally meant the difference between life and death. Even today among the Bedouin, offering hospitality to travelers is a requirement of tribal life. Our texts this morning illustrate the place and importance of
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