Fooey on Big Events

Okay, actually, sometimes I like big events. I'm just so sick of kids and parents and grandparents who still think that youth ministry is about big events. That is so 90s. Yes, big events can pull in a bunch of kids to act stupid for a few hours. Is that really building the Kingdom? Especially, since most of those kids you pull in are probably from the other churches in town. They just make the rounds from one fun thing to the next.

And there are still people in the church who want to see that. That is their idea of turning teenagers into disciples. Have a big deal, make your church look really good. Get that reputation for being lots of fun. How is that biblical? How is that helping anyone count the cost associated with the gospel?