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“Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young,but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.”
1Timothy 4.12
Our vision for the youth ministry is to ‘see young people’s lives transformed in Uxbridge through knowing God’s love and living Christ’s way’. This is about fulfilling Jesus’ commandment in Matthew 28:16-20 when he calls all of us to make disciples. Our conviction is that Jesus is not just calling us to make Christians but rather disciples of Jesus. In other words, this is about long-term investment in young people helping them draw closer to Jesus, which can often be slow and hard work. It is about caring holistically for young people – interested in every area of young people’s lives.In order to fulfil this vision we have 3 stepping stones: Engagement, Evangelism and Encouragement. Engagement is about being where people are (rather than just expecting them to come to us). Evangelism is about the urgency that people need to know the good news of Jesus. Encouragement is recognising that the Christian life is sometimes really hard and we all need support. Therefore, everything that goes on in the youth work fits into one or more of these areas.