On the edge...

II Timothy 2:2 And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

The Lord has put BYM on the cutting edge of a great movement. Children’s work in fundamental Baptist churches is on the rise. There is a renewed interest in reaching kids in an effective way before they turn to unreachable teens. The task of imbedding the truths of the Word of God in the hearts of our children is a serious responsibility. Sunday school lessons haphazardly prepared, flippant attitudes toward children’s programs, delegating youth work to the least prepared is becoming a thing of the past. There is a new generation on the rise that is taking children’s work seriously. Diligent teachers are looking for resources, innovative ideas and most of all techniques that work. Churches are undertaking earnest goals and are determined to find what works. BYM workers are in churches across the country working with hundreds of teachers. They are gleaning and then refining the best practices that are yielding the best results. But unlike the many who learn great methods and just use them with just their own local church, BYM is learning and then replicating itself in institute style training at the National Training Center in Sinclair, Wyoming, and in hands-on seminar style training in local churches across North America.

Please pray for the Baptist Youth Mission that we could meet the demand of this new movement. Effective workers and adequate resources are needed but most of all, pray that the Holy Spirit will anoint the trainers as they sharpen those who are on the cutting edge.

— Mike Holmes, Director