TOP FIVE IDEAS TO HELP ATTRACT YOUTH TO YOUR CHURCH BY BRIAN LUKE LEEMAN

So  my Mom wanted me to do a blog post  on  how to attract Youth to come to Church .

So here is my top five ideas to attract youth to come to Church .



5.  Be real with them!

 Don't put on a act  for them , they will smell your phoniness a mile away!

Don't sugar coat your messages   , they may not like what you have to say all the time but they will respect your honesty .

Don't try to be there mom or dad for them ,  not saying that you shouldn't be authority figure in their life but they don't need another mom and dad in their life's.

 

4.Have Strong Leaders !

You leaders in your youth group need to be on the same page as you ,   have a passion for  youth , and have to have a strong relationship with Jesus ( not saying  you have to be perfect ) .

You need to make it known to  your leaders that is a privilege to  be a leader not a right .



3. Small Groups!

Now Small Groups are good for when you have ten or more   in your youth group .
Small Groups  helps your youth to  get to know the leaders , you , and the youth better , an  it helps them have a deeper relationship with Jesus.

Small groups help answer Questions  the might have about their faith .


2.  Have events for the youth!at don;t normally come to church

A big thing to have youth come to your church is having  events .
A church i was a leader at , we has a nerf gun event .

We had a time of worship   and someone shared a message .
Then had snacks for them and then had awesome nerf war .
We had a lot kids that don't  normally go to church or youth group  ,

Event give your youth opportunity to bring their friends to church .


1. Jesus needs to be the center of it all!

The main thing for youth group to be successful is That Jesus is in control of your youth Group.

You main goal for youth group needs to be to lead youth to Christ  and help them be disciples of  Christ .

Let the Holy Spirit lead your youth group !




in closing , i leave you with this quote :

“Over the years I've found it much more helpful to follow the advice of Sister Liebert and seek to treat each young person as a teacher from God, someone God has placed in my life in order to help me grow in faith. When I encounter a young person, I find it much more helpful to think that she (or he) may be the only Jesus I'll ever know. Perhaps by seeking to encounter the presence of Christ in young people, we'll find ourselves better able to see them, hear them, feel compassion for them, and respond in kindness.” 
― Mark Yaconelli, Contemplative Youth Ministry: Practicing the Presence of Jesus