Let's blow up.

I've noticed recently that the youth group I serve in (The Edge), has been doing fairly well on the "things people at high school talk about when awkward silences pop up" list. Every now and again, someone will tell me of conversations that had started about The Edge during classes, and the curiosity it's building.

I want our churches to, for lack of more exciting and perfectly culture-rebellious words, "blow up" in our schools.

I envision a youth group that raises leaders in their schools. What if - schools had to question "why" there were a lack of detentions being handed out because kids were just being responsible? What if schools had to question why there was a lack of attendance in activities that required Wednesday night practices because kids were packing the youth groups? What if time with God became more important than musical practice?

Now I understand there is a time to fellowship with your classmates, but we have 7 1/2 hours each day to fellowship. What if youth group became as important as the super bowl - we cancelled societal activities because kids were blowing up the churches?

What if See You At the Pole was one giant meeting of the whole school?

All it takes is a select group of people the deeply care for their students, and I'm not talking just care - painfully care.

Care so much that, and I'm not saying it is, but IF youth group is the way to bring their friends to God, they do WHATEVER THEY NEED TO DO TO GET THEIR FRIENDS INTO THAT BUILDING.

what if kids preached in school on lunch tables? (i may be getting too rebellious...)

however,

let's blow up.