The aim of our charge in youth ministry - 4

1 Timothy 1:5 "The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith." – ESV

The aim of our charge is love and Paul encourages Timothy that this love comes from a pure heart, a good conscience and a sincere faith. As student ministry leaders we must possess a sincere faith, a faith that isn't committed to the religion of Christianity, but to the relationship of Christianity. Our students need to see in us a faith that can move mountains, not one that gives up when things don't go our way. Our students need to see that our faith is driving us to be more and more dependent on Jesus everyday than our paycheck. We must let our students see into our own lives as our faith is built and challenged by the blessings and sin that is in this world. We can't shut them off and present a faith that never questions, rather, we need to let them see that we wrestle with the things they wrestle with...it's just that we're a little farther down the road and the circumstances are different. We must seriously wrestle whether or not our faith is hypocritical as we walk through the halls of our churches and repent if our ministries are lacking love. Our students need to see our faith, not just hear about it. "Our love must not be a thing of words and fine talk. It must be a thing of action and sincerity" - 1 John 3:8