Church Ministry Ideas for Young Adults: Alternative Services
I've come across many new ministries that are begun by young people in the Church. How important is it for churches to be significant to a younger generation? Well, the answer is a no brainier. Research continues to show that churches that reinvent themselves to communicate the Gospel to a new generation continue to grow. Those that don't, cease to grow and start to decline. One church I found that desires to connect with younger adults without compromising their message is Los Altos Grace in Long Beach, California.
This fall the church is going to restart their Sunday evening service called Sunday Nights. Four members of the church, Wes Fischer, Aaron Brake, Bill Butler, and Brad Comstock, will be heading up the service. Wes and Aaron grew up in the church at Los Altos and Brad oversaw the junior high youth group for a couple of years. The four friends have a strong connection with each other (three are police officers and one is applying to be in the Academy). They have a love for theology, philosophy, and ethics. All are in their mid twenties and have a deep desire to reach their generation for Christ. Sunday Nights will focus on "challenging the mind as well as the soul," shared Brad. "Right now we're getting our band together. We don't really know what the Lord is going to do with this night but we hope that this will be a place for the lost to come for answers to their questions."
Their evenings will cover topics about belief, truth, and the validity of Christianity. All four will take turns in leading the teaching and discussion for the evening. They've created postcard flyer's to be sent throughout the neighborhood that surrounds the church and are looking to advertise at Cal State Long Beach, which is just right down the street from the church. There are other churches that are setting up evening services for twenty-somethings that are similar to what Los Altos is doing (Seal Beach Grace has a Saturday evening teaching/discussion time at their church). It is one of the ways that churches are trying to keep their young people connected to the Body and to reach out to a younger generation. If you want to know more about Los Altos' ministry, you can contact them at SundayNights@lagbc.org.
This fall the church is going to restart their Sunday evening service called Sunday Nights. Four members of the church, Wes Fischer, Aaron Brake, Bill Butler, and Brad Comstock, will be heading up the service. Wes and Aaron grew up in the church at Los Altos and Brad oversaw the junior high youth group for a couple of years. The four friends have a strong connection with each other (three are police officers and one is applying to be in the Academy). They have a love for theology, philosophy, and ethics. All are in their mid twenties and have a deep desire to reach their generation for Christ. Sunday Nights will focus on "challenging the mind as well as the soul," shared Brad. "Right now we're getting our band together. We don't really know what the Lord is going to do with this night but we hope that this will be a place for the lost to come for answers to their questions."
Their evenings will cover topics about belief, truth, and the validity of Christianity. All four will take turns in leading the teaching and discussion for the evening. They've created postcard flyer's to be sent throughout the neighborhood that surrounds the church and are looking to advertise at Cal State Long Beach, which is just right down the street from the church. There are other churches that are setting up evening services for twenty-somethings that are similar to what Los Altos is doing (Seal Beach Grace has a Saturday evening teaching/discussion time at their church). It is one of the ways that churches are trying to keep their young people connected to the Body and to reach out to a younger generation. If you want to know more about Los Altos' ministry, you can contact them at SundayNights@lagbc.org.
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