Much of our energy in youth groups is centred on keeping our weekly meetings well organised and doing our best to maintain good teaching to our young people. If that’s so, great — keep it up.
But I wonder if it’s possible for our groups to become so insular that we lose the perspective of what is happening in our world. How often do we mention world mission in our group meetings and should we anyway? Is it wise to give our young people insight into a world that is beyond their everyday existence?
Global church
World mission is sometimes regarded as being the passion for a small minority in church life. It has often been a struggle to get adults motivated by the need for local and global mission. My experience would suggest that exposing young people to another culture changes their attitude to so many things. Because there is a global church spread across the planet, young people need to hear about what is happening and how they can be involved. It may be difficult to organise but well worth the effort.
