I came across this page on myspace this morning, Youth Against Poverty. As I read their statics and being familiar with the subject I began to think not only are we teaching enough about being socially conscious in our churches but also in our youth ministries. We relegate offerings to a Compassion Child that we forget about after a few months yet we continue to fund raise conferences and conventions, trips to theme parks or white water rafting. Not these are bad things or evil but do we have our priorities right?
How are we teaching the biblical commands to love others more than ourselves and to take care of widows and orphans but not making the students we teach and disciple aware they have the power to help change these problems? Think about it.
[tags]poverty, youth ministry, myspace[/tags]
