THE YOUTH WORKER'S CREED

This past Saturday I attended the Center of Parent/Youth Understanding's Hope and Healing for Broken Kids seminar in Pittsburgh. Over 200 Youth workers assembled for an incredible one day seminar by Dr. Marv Penner and Rich Van Pelt. In our workbook was The Youth Worker's Creed which I would like to share with you:

The Youth Worker's Creed

We believe in the dignity and value of every young person in our care

gifted for greatness

made in the image of God

and deeply loved by Him.

We believe that young people are the church of TODAY

called to reach their generation

with a hope eternal.

We celebrate community

and want to provide a safe place for every young person to belong.

We believe that as lovers of young people

we can accomplish more together

than when we work alone.

We believe that youth ministry is a unique privilege

and that God has called us for such a time as this.

We believe that effectiveness is measured one kid at a time

and that we are called to a ministry of obscurity

with immense eternal consequences.

We believe in the power of prayer

the power of presence

and in the power of God to transform young lives

through ordinary people like you and me.

Amen.