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Year of Renewing
I d e
as and Suggestions
f o r Yo u t h L e a d e r s
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Year of Renewing
Starter Kit
Produced by the
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventist
Youth Min ist rie s D epa r tme n t
Ideas and Suggestions
for Youth Leaders
STARTER KIT
The introduction on the following page is designed to motivate you and
your group into action! This is followed by a small collection of Quotes from
Scripture and Ellen White which should help as you create written material
or offer reports to the church family. Finally, you’ll find Suggested Activi-
ties, simple suggestions for building on the themes for that quarter.
• If you miss a couple of loan payments every year, does your bank say, “Ten out of twelve
isn’t bad”?
• If you fail to worship God one or two Sabbaths a month, would you expect to be called a
faithful Christian?
This year, we will be “waking up” our youth with a refreshed and renewed sense of
responsibility. Being a Christian means more than attending church or paying an honest tithe. It’s
all about turning the love God has placed in our hearts into acts of kindness. It’s about living life
in a constant, soul-stirring attitude of worship.
Praise, thankfulness, prayer, acts of faith, and trust in divine power are all aspects of
worship that can energize us anytime and anyplace. There’s no limit to God’s power. There
should be no limit to our worship.
During the next twelve months, dig for ways to make worship the enjoyable,
rejuvenating, and mind-expanding experience it was designed to be. Lead your youth into the
fertile fields of worship-inspired service to God. Your church and your community will benefit
greatly from each and every effort you put forth.
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel once said: “Our concern is not how to worship in the
catacombs, but rather how to remain human in the skyscrapers.” This year, guide your youth
from the catacombs of ineffective traditions to the heights of real-world worship that will change
their relationship with their Creator forever. This Starter Kit is designed to prime the pump.
“As Saul united with the prophets in their worship, a great change was wrought
in him by the renewing power of the Holy Spirit. The light of divine purity and holiness
shone in upon the darkness of moral depravity. He was himself as he was before God.
He saw and felt the beauty of holiness” (The Signs of the Times, 07-20-1882).
“But if from [the promised land] you seek the Lord your God, you will find him
if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul” (Deuteronomy 4:29,
NIV).
“Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me”
(Psalm 51:10, NIV).
BRING Set aside one Sabbath per month as “Bring Along” day,
ALONG asking your youth to invite a family member to church. Let
the pastor know so he/she can plan a special service that
meets the needs of visitors. Make each visitor feel welcome
by having the youth introduce him/her to the church family.
Prepare a special health-strengthening meal for the visitors.
PIXEL Set up a web site where your youth can post testimonies,
POWER pictures of recent youth activities, and a FAQ (frequently
asked questions) section focusing on spiritual matters of
interest of young people. Include a health section showing how
to overcome addictions or live a healthier lifestyle. Place that
web address on material distributed to youth in your area.