12/16/2019
He is telling the sad and hard truth. And he is telling it to no one but to all the serving ones in the youth ministry. The Lord surely loves and cares for our children and young people, and His good intention for them is that they would become the next generation in His move. Throughout history He has depended on the faithful labor of His saints to raise up the next generation, mainly their own children, for the continuation of His divine economy on the earth.
It's a spiritual warfare. The current of this age is so strong that we need to constantly guard and inoculate our children and youth so they won't be swept away. We, the serving ones should pray fervently as we labor in the taking care of them having the view to their becoming the next generation in His glorious move on the earth.
After 50 years of working in and studying youth ministry, Richard Ross says a 'radical reevaluation' is needed to foster a 'mature, enduring faith' in teenagers.
