The Youth Ministry has been set up to empower and help young people share the mission of the church. Youth Ministries in The Seventh day Adventist Church has gone through several phases, always evolving into a more specialised ministry to an important segment of the church’s population. This evolution has taken the church from the early beginnings when youth work was blended with Sabbath School to this day when youth ministry is divided into clearly defined areas of interest, but pursues the same goals.
Four levels of ministry to youth are active in youth ministry today:
The Adventurer Club
To reach and help children 6-9 years old
The Pathfinder Club
To reach, help, and train youth 10-15 years old
The Ambassadors Club
To meet the spiritual, social, and lifestyle needs of youth 16-20+ years old
The Young Adults Ministry
To work with youth and young adults 21-30 years old.
Working with young people can be one of the richest and most rewarding experiences in ministry. To face up to the challenge of finding meaningful answers to their questions can prove to be deeply satisfying and fulfilling. On the other hand, trying to understand their needs and satisfying their demands as they search for meaning and purpose in life can be extremely frustrating. However, the greatest sense of achievement in ministry comes when a youth leader sees young people resolve their search for identity and belonging by making a commitment to enter into a life-long relationship with God; by inviting Jesus Christ to be Lord of their lives.
The church has put together a relevant and effective youth ministry. Youth ministry is not something that exists alongside the ministry of the church. it is an integral part of the church and it is ministry. It's philosophy is based on the same foundational principles that undergird the ministry of the whole church.
The four independent forces that sustained the life of the early church (see Acts 2:42-47) and continue to provide motivation for the growth of the church today are the same dynamics in all successful youth ministry. We are a global movement of destiny, united in purpose and mission, yet diverse in culture, language, geography, economy, and heritage. It is through the power of Christ and His Spirit that we can celebrate our unity in the midst of such diversity. In a world of ethnic and national divide, this exquisite expression of unity in Jesus is the most powerful expression of the reality of the gospel in the midst of God’s people.
At Jacaranda Church, our meetings take place on Saturdays from 14 to 15 hrs and on Sundays from 14 to 17 hrs. We have various activities aimed at the physical , spiritual, social and academic development of the individuals. You cordially invited to come and be part of this global society of young believers, whose singular purpose is to spread the love of Jesus to every corner of the world.
