Youth Work Leadership
Something that really hit me in this article was where he talks about speech being one of the big principles in culture. I have wanted for the past few years to travel to a different culture and tell them about the Lord. But something I didn’t consider for some reason is this.
He says in this article “The youth minister (Us) must be able to show that God speaks all of our languages.” I think this is a very important thing for everyone, and I wish more would decide to take the time to learn a different language for our Lord. I think that it would be an incredible thing to go and see someone from a different culture be able to understand me. To be able to communicate and help them see the truth about Jesus Christ.
I pray that the Lord will give me such an oppertunity!
~B~
Hi Brennen,
When Walt Mueller is referring to this, do you think that he is talking about a language like French or Spanish, or is he talking about a unique set of codes that are understood uniquely by kids?
I think that Mueller is talking about learning to understand the meaning behind a lot of what kids do - not just new lingo, but new symbols, new ways of interpreting things, etc.
This requires an attentive eye that is as committed to the process of translation/ understanding the meaning of something as much as a missionary is committed.
What do you think?
Sorry, I meant Borthwick!