Youth Ministry Tip #12: Draw Kids to Church with More than Pizza!
Youth Ministry Tip #12: If you draw students to your ministry because of Pizza they stay b/c of Pizza. What are you drawing students with? I know it is tempting in your ministry to do whatever it takes to get a kid to come to your event or program. Just be very careful you don’t always trick them into coming. Nothing puts a bad taste for Jesus in someone’s mouth than Pizza with a surprise attack of the Gospel. If you want students to return to your ministry and to want to know Jesus. Help them realize how much they need Him. If you draw people to church b/c of pizza, games, and fun then keep your event that way. Have your students build relationships with their friends and then invite them to Jesus. You don’t have to share the gospel every time you are with a kid. But you do have to love them and make them feel like they can belong! That leads them to wanting to know more about the God you serve! What are some ways that you tried drawing kids to church that didn’t work? What ways did work? What ways led to them wanting to know more about Jesus?
