The document outlines the philosophy of a youth ministry program. It aims to produce spiritually maturing adolescents through culturally relevant means to fulfill the Great Commission and build up the body of Christ. It describes the program as a train made up of a power source (the Holy Spirit), wheels (youth pastor, workers, families, students), and a name. The track has five purposes (loving God's word, communicating the gospel, celebrating God, fellowship, ministry) and a four-part youth home (Sunday night, Sunday school, training, ministry teams). The destination is producing mature Christian teens who are converted, church-attending, craving righteousness, compassionate, and consecrated.

1. LCCYM’s Philosophy
of Youth Ministry

2. THE GOAL OF YOUTH MINISTRYTHE GOAL OF YOUTH MINISTRY
To produce spiritually
maturing adolescents,
fulfilling the Great
Commission, by means of
a culturally acceptable
vehicle, so that the body
of Christ may be edified.
(Based on Matt. 28:19-20 and Eph 4:11-12)
Go therefore and make disciples of all
the nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father and the Son and
the Holy Spirit, teaching them to
observe all that I have commanded
you; and lo, I am with you always,
even to the very end of the age.
Matt. 28.19-20
And He gave some as apostles, and
some as prophets, and some as
evangelists, and some as pastors
and teachers, for the equipping of
the saints for the work of service,
to the building up of the body of
Christ.
Eph. 4.11-12

3. The Parts of the Train
The Power Source
•The Battery= The Holy Spirit
The Four Wheels
•Youth Pastor
•Youth Workers
•Families
•Students
The Name of the Train
•LCCYM/ Ray-D-8

4. The Parts of the Tracks
The Five Purposes
Loving (or learning) God’s Word
Communicating the Gospel
Celebrating the Glory of God
Young people fellowshipping
Ministering to others

5. The Parts of the Tracks
Four Part Youth Ministry Home
•The Foyer
Sunday Night Live
•The Living Room
Sunday School
•The Kitchen Table
Spiritual Strengthening Training
•The Stove
Ministry teams and mission trips

6. The Destination
The Destination is the
type of student we
want to produce. This is
a mature Christian teen.

7. THE TYPE OF STUDENT WE
WANT TO PRODUCE
POINTS OF
A MATURE CHRISTIAN
TEEN
CONVERTED
(Luke 13:3)
CHURCHED
(Heb. 10:25)
CRAVING
(Matt 5:6)
COMPASSIONATE
(Matt 9:36)
CONSECRATED
(Rom. 12:1)

8. CONVERTED
(Luke 13:3 (NKJV)
POINTS OF
A MATURE CHRISTIAN
TEEN
3 I tell you, no; but unless you repent you
will all likewise perish.

9. POINTS OF
A MATURE CHRISTIAN
TEEN
CHURCHED(Heb. 10:25)
25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves
together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting
one another, and so much the more as you see the
Day approaching.

10. POINTS OF
A MATURE CHRISTIAN
TEEN
CRAVING
(Matt 5:6)
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for
righteousness, For they shall be filled.

11. COMPASSIONATE(
Matt 9:36)
POINTS OF
A MATURE CHRISTIAN
TEEN
36 But when He saw the multitudes, He was
moved with compassion for them, because they
were weary[a] and scattered, like sheep having no
shepherd.

12. CONSECRATED(Rom
. 12:1)
POINTS OF
A MATURE CHRISTIAN
TEEN
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the
mercies of God, that you present your bodies a
living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is
your reasonable service.

13. •The Power Source
•The Four Wheels
•The Name
The Train The Tracks
•The Five Purposes
•The Four Part Home
The Destination
•Converted
•Churched
•Craving
•Compassionate
•Consecrated