Bethel Temple Community Bible Church: Holistic Youth Ministry Betel templju Skupnosti Biblijo Cerkev: celosten Mladi Ministrstva

Bethel Temple Community Bible Church: Holistic Youth Ministry Betel templju Skupnosti Biblijo Cerkev: celosten Mladi Ministrstva

Rev. Lou Centeno, director of Proclaimers of Hope Ministries of Bethel Temple Community Bible Church, grew up in the so-called "Badlands" of Philadelphia. Rev Lou Centeno, direktor Proclaimers z Upam, da Betela ministrstva templjem Skupnosti iz Biblije Cerkvi, je odraščal v tako imenovani "Pustinjski" iz Philadelphie. "Worse than the violence and the alcohol and the drugs and the trash," he recalls, "was the hopelessness." "Slabše, kot je nasilje in alkohol in droge in smeti," je še opozarja, "je bil obupa." A pervasive sense of despair drove him, and many young men like him, to crime and gangs. A prodoren občutek obupa, odpeljal ga, in mnogi mladi moški všeč, da kriminala in hudodelskih združb. "People are angry in our city," Rev. Centeno observes. "Ljudje so jezni v našem mestu," Rev Centeno upošteva. "They're angry because they feel that nobody cares - nobody cares about me, nobody cares about what's happening to my neighborhood, nobody cares about what's happening to the city, nobody cares about what's happening to the world. They end up becoming a part of the problem." "Ti si jezen, ker menijo, da nihče ne skrbi - nihče ne skrbi za mene, nihče ne skrbi, kaj se dogaja na moji soseski, nikogar ne zanima, kaj se dogaja na mestu, nihče ne skrbi, kaj se dogaja v svetu. Oni na koncu postane del tega problema. " The result is "a cycle of deterioration and disconnectedness, ... rising despair and violence and crime and anger." Posledica tega je, "je za poslabšanje cikel in disconnectedness, ... narašča obup in nasilju in kaznivih dejanjih in jezo."

This is why the third arm of Bethel Temple's mission statement, following discipling our members and evangelizing our community, is revitalizing our neighborhood in the name of Jesus Christ. Zato je tretja veja Betel Temple's mission statement, naslednje discipling naše člane in evangelizacijo v naši skupnosti, je poživljajoče naši soseski, v imenu Jezusa Kristusa. Ministries of revitalization give community residents hope: "Somebody cares, and I can be part of the solution." Ministrstev za revitalizacijo skupnosti rezidenti dajo upanje: "Naj nekdo briga, in jaz lahko del rešitve." By pouring love, time, skills and resources into the community, ministry staff at Bethel Temple not only meet pressing needs but give people a new vision for their future, breaking the cycle of despair. Lije, ki ga ljubiš, časa, spretnosti in vire v skupnosti, osebjem na ministrstvih na Betel Temple ne samo izpolnjevati pereče potrebe, ampak, da ljudje dobijo nove vizije za prihodnost, ki prekršijo krog obupa.

One important way that Bethel seeks to stop the cycle is through extensive youth outreach. En pomemben način, da Betela poskuša ustaviti cikla je skozi obsežno terensko mladine. "We're not an entertainment ministry," says Rev. Van Dyke. "Nismo na zabavo ministrstvo," pravi Van Dyke Rev. "We've gotta be about something different." "Smo se moram o nečem drugačni." The difference at Bethel is that youth are challenged on many levels, based on a solid foundation of mentoring relationships with caring adults. Razlika je v tem, da Betela na mladinskem so izpodbijale na številnih ravneh, ki temelji na trdnih temeljev za odnose z mentorstvom skrbi odraslih. Rev. Van Dyke talks about the various forms that this takes: Rev Van Dyke pogovori o različnih oblikah, da je to potrebno:

They're expected to talk to their friends and to introduce them to the Lord. Oni 'pričakuje, da se pogovorite s svojim prijateljem in uvesti jih pri Gospodu. That's not our job; we train them to do it, but they have to be the ones to do it. To ni naše delo; smo jih treniraš, da to storite, vendar pa morajo biti tisti, da to storite. They're challenged when they get an idea for some kind of ministry. Oni so izpodbijale ko dobijo idejo za neke vrste ministrstva. I used to come up with all the ideas myself, and I've realized why no one really got excited about it. Včasih sem prišel gor z vsemi idejami sam, in sem spoznala, zakaj nihče ni zares dobil razdražiti približno to. If they come up with them themselves, then they're much more invested. Če prihaja do njih same, nato pa oni 'veliko več investirala. In missions projects, they're challenged to do things that are way beyond what anyone would say [is possible] - Peru last year for a missions trip, before that, Mexico. V misij projektov, ki jih je izpodbijala, da si naredil stvari, ki so pot čez meje tistega, kar vsakdo bi rekel [je mogoče] - Peru lani za službena potovanja potovanje, pred tem, Mehika. ... And the whole area of holding them accountable-sexual choices, getting in their faces about what kind of choices they're making-that's a challenge; no one else is doing that in their lives. In celotno površino gospodarstva, jim odgovarja-spolne izbire, vse v njihovi obrazi okoli kakšne odločitve oni 'izdelava, da je izziv, nihče drug ni, da delaš v njihovo življenje. So all those things are what the world's not doing. Torej, vse te stvari so, kaj na svetu ne delaš. We are one place in the community that's doing it, and that challenges them to live above mediocrity, which is what the world's offering them. Smo eno mesto v skupnosti, ki je, da to storite takoj, in da jim živih izzivov nad povprečje, ki je na svetu, kar jim daje.

It would be easy for Bethel to lower their expectations because of the significant needs of their youth. To bi bilo preprosto, da Betela za nižje svoja pričakovanja zaradi pomembnih potreb iz mladosti. Most come from poor and broken families. Večina prihaja iz revnih družin in lomljenega. Many have academic difficulties and behavioral problems. Mnogi imajo akademske težave in vedenjske probleme. Some have a background of drug sales and substance abuse. Nekateri imajo ozadje prodaje drog in odvisnosti.

Hector was one of these young people headed down a dangerous path. Hektor je bil eden od teh mladih z naslovom določitvi nevarno pot. Friends in high school told him he should try Bethel's youth group, and there he learned about Jesus Christ. Prijatelji v srednji šoli mu rekla, da Betela bi morala poskusiti mladinski skupini, in tam učili o Jezusu Kristusu. Now Hector volunteers on youth nights, leading a room full of squirming young children in games and Bible stories. Zdaj Hector prostovoljcev na mladinskem noči, ki vodijo sobi polni squirming majhne otroke v igrah in biblijske zgodbe. "Three years ago, I wouldn't have even thought that I would be at this point, working with the youth ministry," he reflects. "Pred tremi leti, jaz ne bi niti pomislil, da bi se na tej točki, ki delajo z mladimi ministrstvo," je odraz. "It's great to be able to teach the kids what I've learned." "To je velik, da lahko poučujejo otroke, kaj sem se naučil." At Bethel the focus is not just on youths' needs but on helping them become part of the solution. V Betelu je pozornost usmerjena ne samo na mlade ", ampak na potrebe in jim pomaga postanejo del rešitve.

With monthly Youth Sundays and a Servant Leadership Team that supports church outreach ministries, the church seeks to incorporate youth at every level. Z mesečnimi Mladi nedeljah in služabnik vodstva, da podpira cerkev ozaveščanja ministrstev, cerkev poskuša vključevati mlade na vseh ravneh. "There are a tremendous amount of options for them to get ownership in the life of the church," says Rev. Van Dyke. "Obstaja veliko število možnosti, da bi dobili lastništvo v življenju Cerkve," pravi Van Dyke Rev. "They're not the church of tomorrow; they're the living, breathing church in the reality of today." "Ti ne cerkev jutri, oni 'življenje, dihanje cerkev v resničnost današnjega časa." Because the youth know that "what they say really matters" to the adults of the church, the youth take what the adults say more seriously. Ker je mladina vedeli, da "kaj pravijo važno" za odrasle v cerkev, v mladinskem jemati kaj bolj resno povem odraslih. Giving youth responsibilities in church outside of youth group also allows them to learn first-hand from adults who model discipleship and service. Dajanje mladine odgovornosti v cerkev zunaj mladinske skupine, prav tako jim dovoljuje, da se učijo iz prve roke od odraslih, ki model discipleship in storitev.

Over its history Bethel Temple has found various ways to cultivate a relationship with the junior high school kids across the street - for example, by connecting with kids informally during their lunch hour, and by training kids in the church's Arts and Media Center. Nad njeno zgodovino Betel Temple je ugotovilo različne načine za negovanje odnosa z junior srednji šoli otroci čez cesto - na primer, ki ga povezujejo z otroki neuradno med njihovim odmor za kosilo, in z usposabljanjem otroke v cerkvene umetnosti in Media Center. "Obviously that would not be a time for proselytizing, but that's not our style anyway," says the associate pastor, Joel Van Dyke. "Očitno je, da ne bi bilo časa za proselytizing, vendar to ni naš stil anyway," pravi sodelavec Pastor, Joel Van Dyke. "It's much more relational evangelism." "To je veliko bolj relacijskih Propovjedanje Jevanđelja." Bethel's Director of Economic and Community Development concurs. Betel je direktor Gospodarske in razvoj skupnosti strinja. "You get to meet kids and form relationships with kids long term ... I think kids need to know that you care about them and that you're willing to go where they are." "Si spoznala otroke in oblika odnosov z otroci dolgoročno ... Mislim, da otroci morajo vedeti, da vas skrbi in da ste pripravljeni za odhod kje so." The relationships formed at the school lead to opportunities outside the classroom for giving a personal testimony and addressing youths' spiritual questions. Razmerja, oblikovane na šoli privede do možnosti zunaj šolske učilnice, za kar je osebno pričevanje in obravnavanje mladih "duhovna vprašanja.

A passionate evangelistic and discipleship focus does not mean that the youth ministry neglects "this-worldly" needs. A strastno evangelistic in discipleship osredotočiti ne pomeni, da je mladina ministrstvo zanemarja "to-svetovno" potrebe. Staff give their time and the church's resources to help youth with practical concerns. Kadrovski vložijo svoj čas in cerkev virov za pomoč pri mladine s praktičnimi zadevami. When Rev. Van Dyke made a follow-up visit to a girl who had recently accepted Christ, for example, he d iscovered that the family had just been evicted from their apartment. Ko Rev Van Dyke so naknadni obisk dekle, ki je pred kratkim sprejel Kristusa, za primer, d iscovered da le družini je bil izseljen iz njun apartma. He brought them food, and invited the family to stay in a church-owned building that was unused at the time. Prinesel jih hrani, in pozval družine, naj ostanejo v cerkev lasti zgradbe, ki je bil neuporabljene v času. The whole family joined the church. Vso družino pridružil cerkvi.

[chap. [Človek. 8, pp. 8, pp. 176-177, plus new material] 176-177, ter novim materialom]

Note: Bethel Temple now has a new senior pastor, Rev. Fred Estrada. Opomba: Betel Temple ima zdaj nov višji Pastor, Fred Estrada Rev. Following the time of our study, both Lou Centeno and Joel Van Dyke felt called to take positions as missionaries. Po času našega študija, tako Lou Centeno in Joel Van Dyke klobučevine imenovani za sprejemanje stališč, ki so misijonarji.