American Baptist Youth

We Dream…

…Of becoming a ministry that will instill in its students a hunger to know God more.

…Of developing a ministry capable of creating an attraction within its students that will cause others to desire the faith they have.

…Of instilling in our youth the Spiritual disciplines and a desire to make them a part of their life.

…Of fostering a desire in our students to do ministry within their communities, and across state and national borders.

…Of discipling our students to become the next generation of faithful church leaders.

…Of developing a ministry that will incorporate youth into the community of the church instead of just youth ministry.

…For our students

We Dream…

…Of developing a team of committed volunteer youth workers that will be F.A.T. (Faithful, Available, and Teachable) role models in our ministry.

…Of training that team in basic youth ministry principles so that they may be able to best serve the youth and the community of church believers.

…Of empowering that team to do ministry with the gifts and talents God has granted them by giving them the opportunity to develop programs suited to those gifts.

…Of serving and nurturing our team so that they understand their importance in the role of God’s work in the ministry.               

…For our staff.

We Dream…

…Of developing programs to help parents understand the changes, and maturing processes their kids are going through to help alleviate conflicts at home.       

…Of training our parents in more effective conflict and crisis management strategies.

…Of investing time in building relationships between parents and students so that both parties may understand their importance to each other and the family of God.

…Of getting parents involved in the lives of our students so that they may be the role models God intended them to be.

…Of nurturing and serving our parents, as they are the greatest influence on the lives of our students, as well as the lifeblood of our volunteer staff.

…For our parents.

We Dream…

 

…Of doing God’s will in all circumstances guided by the Holy Spirit and God’s word.

…Of serving God in whatever manner we feel he is calling us.

 

…For our love of God.