Something to provoke thought for us leaders. This article is posted on lifeway.com.
The Student Leaders Time Alone with God.
Written by Richard Barnes Every student ministry leader experiences highs and lows. Recently, two of our student Sunday School teachers told me about personal notes of appreciation they received from teenagers in their department. Just one letter like this goes a long way to recharge a struggling leader’s spiritual batteries!But what do you do when the letters or words of affirmation don’t come? What do you do when a student rejects what you are teaching? To teach like the Master Teacher, you have to do what Jesus did as a normal pattern of His life: “Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, He got up, went out, and made His way to a deserted place. And He was praying there.” (Mark 1:35, HCSB®). In this case, Jesus prayed early in the morning and out-of-doors. When and where you get alone with God is up to you, but you must carve out time alone with the Father if you are going to teach like Jesus taught. The simple truth is “The leader is the lesson,” ……. Read MoreFiled under: Uncategorized
