CRAIG GROESCHEL
- Craig is doing a talk on "Raising the Next Generation"
- What do you think success looks like for the next generation?
- Culture says success is raising well-rounded, well educated kids.
- When I'm hiring I want someone who is great at "one thing"... not someone who is average at many things.
- Jesus asks "What good would it be for a man to gain the whole world and lose his own soul?"
- David in Psalm 71:18 "Do not forsake me... till I declare your power to the next generation."
- We are called to unleash single-minded, Christ-centered, Biblically-anchored world changers!
- There are 3 things we MUST do:
- We must enlist supporting voices to impart truth to your kids.
- You may be the main voice in your kids life... but you are not the only voice!
- We must build up leaders to mentor young ones!
- We must raise the expectations and standards of the next generation!
- Before children were 12 in Jesus' day they had to memorize the first 5 books of the Bible. We give them a candy bar if they can name the first 5 books of the Bible!
- Jesus raised the standard! "Lose your life! Lay it down! Pick up your cross!"
- We have raised a generation of students who feel entitled.
- 1 Corinthians 13:11
- Keep it real!
- If ministry to students is not real to you, don't even show up!
- Students can smell a fake a mile away!
- If you won't them to be students of the Word then let them see you in the Word!
- If you want students to be people of prayer, you better be on your face eating carpet before God!
- Set the example. They will follow.
- Christianity is not something we do. It's who we are!
This post contains my notes from the general session at the Orange Conference.
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