Based upon the truths of 2 Timothy 1:7, the Doulos Project takes teens and shows them the Christ-guided walk that God has intended for their lives. You see, as the verse says, God did not give the students a spirit of fear. Think about it - if your students are afraid of witnessing, talking about Jesus, reading God's Word, standing up for the Lord in their classroom...well, that spirit of fear didn't come from God.
God did, however, give them the spirit of love. That means love for the unsaved. That means love for each other, no matter what the school grade, age, gender, or race.
God also gave them a spirit of power. Power to stand up and speak in the classroom. Power to pray in boldness. Power to witness. Power to lead.
God gave the Christian the spirit of a sound mind. That means your students can actually learn verses and the Romans' Road of salvation. They can figure out challenges you give them as well as read, discern and ask questions so that they may know the Bible more and more each week.
And as we work through the year, growing closer to Jesus Christ, we do it together as a team. Following the truth of Psalm 133:1, we do indeed find it pleasant for the brothers and sisters of Christ to dwell together in unity. The teens get along in groups which we call "collegians." These are based upon the structures of the old college Literary Societies of the days in Harvard and Yale when they were Christian colleges (did you know that?).
The youth group is divided up in a fair and equitable way - teens are mixed so that no particular group is dominant in athletics, Bible memory, I.Q. or even gender. The goals are set for the year in Godly training as well as goofy stuff - the societies will compete in anything from Bible knowledge to trivia questions. They may go head to head in Tug-Of-War or they may be in a skit contest. The competition is enjoyable as well as challenging.
God did, however, give them the spirit of love. That means love for the unsaved. That means love for each other, no matter what the school grade, age, gender, or race.
God also gave them a spirit of power. Power to stand up and speak in the classroom. Power to pray in boldness. Power to witness. Power to lead.
God gave the Christian the spirit of a sound mind. That means your students can actually learn verses and the Romans' Road of salvation. They can figure out challenges you give them as well as read, discern and ask questions so that they may know the Bible more and more each week.
And as we work through the year, growing closer to Jesus Christ, we do it together as a team. Following the truth of Psalm 133:1, we do indeed find it pleasant for the brothers and sisters of Christ to dwell together in unity. The teens get along in groups which we call "collegians." These are based upon the structures of the old college Literary Societies of the days in Harvard and Yale when they were Christian colleges (did you know that?).
The youth group is divided up in a fair and equitable way - teens are mixed so that no particular group is dominant in athletics, Bible memory, I.Q. or even gender. The goals are set for the year in Godly training as well as goofy stuff - the societies will compete in anything from Bible knowledge to trivia questions. They may go head to head in Tug-Of-War or they may be in a skit contest. The competition is enjoyable as well as challenging.
