Statement Of Purpose: Younglife

After a car accident three years ago, God used the recovery period to hone my old skills and birth new. Over the course of the process, He repositioned me for a different journey. The new path led to a transition from a secular K-12 setting to Christian higher education; yet, still within the context of supporting a diverse student population. My purpose became preparing and teaching ministerial leadership in a

From a personal perspective, leadership from a Christian worldview is about transforming your skills, abilities, and knowledge of the vision of life, beliefs, values, and principles. Due to the differing worldviews as a leader from a secular or biblical perspective, the ways of life as a leader divert the values that guide us, beliefs that direct us, and principles that motivate us to act or behave a certain way. Jesus lives in disciples, and we should all be living as his light and world. In Paul’s plea he stated, “Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ” (1 Corinthians 11:1, New International Version). Not everyone is in the public eye, but everyone is in the eye of someone, and there he or she is a leader. I will discuss my growth and development into the leader from a Christian worldview and from course material as support.

After I turned sixteen (16) years of age, I felt the presence of the Holy Spirit calling to me and directing me to serve as a missionary in the field. My internal strength is always my sense of faith since I feel so strongly that my destiny lies in helping my neighbour as well as seeking a higher purpose that my faith leads me towards a path of tranquillity and harmony with my Father. As a result of my predilection of helping others, I have decided to act onto God's will and gravitate towards missionary service rather than talking but, in fact, executing my quest. In addition, the realization of assisting altruistically my fellow man on a global basis added another layer of purpose that serves my Father on several levels towards my missionary life. For example, I’ve always felt a need to help other to seek a better life for themselves spiritually, physical, and mentally since I have made a consciousness decision to follow my desire help others for the greater need of others rather than my own needs that is more than satiating my need to work with those in need of life skillsets.

As I entered adulthood, I had a natural instinct for organization and leadership and I had a strong interest in using those talents to serve the church. I worked with youth groups, participated in WELCA, served on the church council and it seemed there wasn’t a task I would not take on. Many people, myself included, anticipated the next logical stop on my journey would be seminary.

When I first heard of the YCL Scholarship, I was struck with the realization that there is an existing organization out there that is willing to sponsor Christian youth leaders for educational purposes. After reviewing the details of this program, I wholeheartedly believe that I am a “Young Christian Leader,” a person who “aspire to inspire.” It is an act to influence someone positively with the intent of sharing. One of my high school experiences that identified me as a leader among my peers and academic advisors was giving up my lunch to a starving classmate. This turned out to be a blessing because not only did I feel sense of fulfillment, but I made a difference in my school’s community.

From the group Biblical Integration Paper, it was understood that servant-leadership is not only a gift of purpose that God places in the hearts of His people, but it is also a calling in one’s life to truly touch the lives of others in need. Living a successful life, as a servant-leader is not one that focuses on self-fulfillment, rather it is in seeking a fulfillment that comes from Christ when one pours him/herself out for the sake of others. It is through servant-leadership that one is able to bring hope into hopeless situations (Group Integration Paper,

“I was at church camp the week of June 5-10, a few years ago and there was an awesome youth pastor named Reggie Dabbs speaking to us that week. He was great, he made the lessons and bible stories that went with his lessons come alive and he made them personal to fit his story and so many others’ stories. On the last night at the end of his message, he asked if anyone felt called into ministry to stand up. I stood up, not having really any clue why I stood up. I now know that it was God prompting me to stand up because He was giving me a glimpse into what He wants me to do. I am glad I did.”

Young Life did not just begin with a program, but it began with a simple concern for kids

Now that I have completed my COPP studies, I have been asked to assist with administering future Christian Leadership Schools. As a Christian educator, I see my purpose in helping to inform and to help believers to understand the Bible. Understanding that the local church exists to honor God by making and maturing disciples, I know that this can happen through organized Christian Education programming. I want to help Bible

Just like him i love to lead in my town. Having the opportunity to do fill many leading opportunities i take advantage of all of them. In school i have the position of FCA president and participate in other clubs ranging from student council to pep club. In church I get the opportunity each Sunday morning to do a mini series with a friend called “Amason Grace Time”, it’s a great time where we get to sit with our youth group and just be encouragers, speaking God’s truth in a simple lesson made for teens. As a leader and christian, I want people to follow me as I share about Jesus, then ultimately learn to know God.

During my sophomore year of high school, l I joined a club called, Young Life. Young Life is a world-class organization for adolescents, teaching them what it means to grow in their faith as a Christian. This club does things a little different, but there was just something about it that I kept going back week after week. When I’m at Young Life, I feel safe and at home. A club that I feel I am able to be myself, while at the same time pushing me to be a better person. Young Life gave me the opportunity to grow my relationship with Christ and allowed me to lead others to Christ. By joining this club, I have learned to show my love for Christ out loud and be a true fisherman for Christ. Young Life has taught me more about myself and my love for Christ than I could have ever imagined.

Guided by our theme scripture, James, 1:22, “Don’t fool yourself into thinking that you are a listener when you are anything but, letting the Word go in one ear and out the other. Act on what you hear!” and in line with our church’s theme, In the Presence of Jesus, the Young Adult Ministry sought to engage in the work of living our faith.

My philosophy of youth ministry was formed by what I have seen that has worked, but also what I wish I had seen more of while I was growing up. The one thing that really impacted my memory of my middle school and high school years was the intentionality of my pastors and leaders. I have pasted joked that if it weren’t for the leaders in my life, I probably would have gone off the deep end. My youth pastors both made sure to have small groups that were not too large. I remember one of my youth pastor, Rick Young, saying “make sure every student is known.” This has stuck with me since middle

I never thought to be a Christian leader. As a matter of fact, I am a person who did not know about God for 26 years. I was the center of my life, and there was no room for God to enter. Even when I was attending church service, I was trying not to be exposed to other church people. In other words, I was the kind of person who was afraid to walk into a life of faith. However, in the past three years, God has changed me in many ways, and showed me so many miraculous things. And, finally here I am. Being a Christian leader seems the most challenging job in the world. I am working as the chairman of a youth ministry, and walking on the path to be a church leader. When God called me to work for the

My faith calls me to share myself in service as well. If I want to emulate Jesus as best as I can, then what better way to follow him than serving God’s children with sincerity and integrity? There is no better way to a meaningful life. I have put this call into action by