Lausanne World Pulse – Creative Communication to Share the Gospel with Children and Their Families
By Leanne Palmer
|
Only through global partnerships can the children |
Maximum Impact
No one church or organization has the resources or opportunity to reach all the children of the world. As Logosdor considered developing strategies and resources for reaching some of the least resourced and most unevangelized parts of the world, it became apparent that it is only as we work in global partnership that we have the greatest opportunity to reach every child.
In working toward this global partnership, Logosdor’s latest involvement is with a resource partnership called Max7 that is seeking to make children’s and young people’s ministry materials, leadership development resources and family discipleship resources available for free via the internet. Max7 is about empowering and equipping children and young people to live as followers of Jesus seven days a week. It is about sharing the gospel with children and discipling them as they grow, allowing them to explore their God-given gifts and providing opportunities for them to serve and to join in the task of sharing the gospel with others. It is also a means of drawing on the global creativity that exists abundantly in the Body of Christ.
One of the first resources available through the Max7 partnership is a video entitled “Aim Lower” that communicates the challenge of reaching the 2.3 billion children of the world. The video has four messages:
- Aim lower as we encourage churches and missions to consider children and young people.
- Think smaller as we share models of young people in ministry and leadership.
- Give up as we provide a way that churches, leaders and missions can share resources.
- Go have a cup of coffee, focusing on relationships within churches, organizations and people and operating as a partnership and serving the work of evangelism and discipleship.
Working with children, introducing them to Jesus and helping them to grow and discover Jesus as their Lord and Savior is a wonderful privilege. Helping children discover they have gifts that can be used to introduce others to Jesus is a vital task. Max7 provides resources for leaders to reach and disciple children and young people across the globe.
By continuing to partner with other organizations across the world, we believe that it is possible within the next ten years to have tens of millions of children hear the gospel. These children may then be discipled, equipped and empowered for ministry as they live life as followers of Jesus.
We are amazed by the opportunity God has given us to be just one of the partners working together to reach the children of the world. If you would like to partner in this huge but compelling task, log onto www.max7.org.
|
Leanne Palmer is global resource facilitator for Logosdor and supports the development of Max7 and Global Community Games. |