A Contextualized

Youth ministry is a womb, anincubation ward for potential

God-bearers as they ponder andstruggle with the news that

God is crazy in love with them,would die for them and, in fact has.

Deam & Foster

Contextualized! The circumstance in which something takes place, or is to be considered.

Luke 24:13-19a

1. Emmaus is about

• What each was leaving behind ~ disillusionment, pain, dashed hopes

• And what they had left was only Emmaus

2. Jesus enters their context

• “What things?”

• “You are so ….”

• Then from Moses …

To find your way in post modern country, you need a different eye,

ear, compass and map.

Gary Philips

Vision 2020

Build a progressive, prosperous and a united nation.

Cost to us :

• Dadah threat

• Increased racial

polarization

• Lack of initiative

• Increased social ills

• Looking at greener pastures

Heavy Losses :

• Concern for family

• Extended family

• Neighborliness

• Security

• Educational pressure

PERFORMANCE-

BASED!

An Urgent Plea ….

• Strangers

• Carpet slide

• Torn apart

• Failures

• Knowing

• Illiterate

• Spiritually endangered

• Beaten

How we doing on the 5 pillars?

Pillars/Situation Current reality Ideas

Situation at hand

Prophetic

Firm Foundation

Kingdom Agents

Relational Communities

Restorative

Solid MovementSolid Movement• Unafraid to

change

• Keeping the baby but

throwing the bath water

• Birthing new life

• Knowing new rules

New RulesNew Rules• Persons are

important

• Only one life to live

• Self preservation

• Reality and religion

In Imitation Of God

• Pacing – Listening ‘n’

engaging– Leading by truth

telling– Ministering outside

the box– Overcoming urge to

tell– Communicating

truth meaningfully– “Live Spirituality”

• No Neat Packages!

• Becoming Mat Carriers!

Let’s Let’s PACE with PACE with them …..them …..