Let's be honest, sometimes we love it when students have a “Red Bull" experience in worship. It was potent enough to help them engage on a Wednesday or a Sunday, but not powerful enough to foster long-term worship.
To move students beyond a Red Bull experience, we must relentlessly remind them that real worship is centered on the person of Jesus. Developing and maintaining a relationship with Jesus requires engagement with scripture and the songs we sing in response to how He changes lives.
What every teenager knows is that the Church and our corporate worship cannot compete with the world. The good news is that we do not have to be cool to help students experience Jesus in worship! What the Church has is Jesus, and He is enough. He is what differentiates the Church from every other organization. He’s why the Church matters. If the church matters because Jesus matters, then what our students need more than entertaining activities is loving parents, adults, and community that will show them what true worship looks like.
Adapted from Sticky Faith by Jen Bradbury
Praying for you and your family!
-Chris
