Why do we minister to the NEXT GENERATION?
Mark 10: 13~16
13People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. 14When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 15Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” 16And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them.
Research shows:
At 9 years old, one’s basic moral foundation has been formed
By 13, children have already irrevocably formed the majority of their beliefs about…
the nature of God
the reliability of the Bible
the holiness of Jesus Christ
the importance of the Spirit in their lives
what the after-life really is
being saved by grace
the existence of Satan
When you share the gospel to the children
between the ages of 4 and 14, there is a 32% probability of their coming into a lasting personal relationship with Jesus
4% for teenagers 15 to 18
6% for adults above 18
We are building the future NOW!
We realize that we cannot do it alone.
We cannot disciple children effectively when we practically have only 1.5 hours a week with them. That is why we recognize the parents as their prime disciplers and spiritual nurturers. We work in tandem with families to disciple the kids.
Our VISION, very similar to CCF’s vision, ensures a consistent view of discipleship efforts through all life stages.
As we are all about Discipleship.
NXTGEN’s Strategy is to allow the Discovery of who God is and what His love and purpose mean, the Development of God-given talents and gifts according to His plan, and the Deployment of these for the building up of His church.
STRATEGY is improved from the 4Ds to the one as shown above, effective March 2021.
NXTGEN adheres to the above CORE VALUES.
The FIVE Smooth Stones replaced the CORE VALUES diagram, effective March 2021