Wednesday, September 19, 2007

You Can't Love Jesus and Hate His Wife

You Can't Love Jesus and Hate His Wife by Ed Stetzer is a must read. Clearly what student ministry workers and leaders believe about the church is going to radically impact the way student ministry is practiced. I like Stetzer's words, "My question is how can anyone give even a cursory read of the New Testament and miss the supreme importance given to the church by the One who is most Supreme?"

As student ministry pastors and leaders we must take seriously our ecclesiology. We get the privilege to serve the Bride of Christ. And when we start wrapping our minds and hearts around the importance of God's plan we'll realize something else Ed says,

"...the church is not the center of God's plan. Jesus is. But, the church is central to God's plan. Jesus places the church in a position of great importance."

So lets start making our student ministry about Jesus and start teaching our students that attending church, with a kingdom of perspective, should be one place they long to be each week. Our meetings on Sundays and Wednesdays at 4001 S. Wadsworth in Littleton, CO are of great importance!

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