Today I did something that still makes me uneasy. I went to one of our High Schools for lunch with students. Sounds harmless right? Well, you try it. It's not the easiest thing to do. Why does it make me uneasy? Honestly, I'm not really sure. I guess it is because when I walk into the school I stand in the middle of 1000+ students staring at me like I am from another planet. Maybe it is because of my 5-piece suit...not really. I am convinced that there is a mission field behind the walls of our High Schools. One filled with students that are searching for more, they just don't know where to find it.
I realize that walking into a High School can be intimidating. Going back to school is not easy. I'm not talking about college. I'm talking about High School. In fact, my first couple years of being a Student Pastor I did not do very much in our High Schools because of fear. However, fear still intact, I began to see God do incredible things as I got involved and pushed our students toward revival in their schools.
Even though it's still not easy, I go anyway. Why?
I go because I want to be among students outside of a "Youth Service."
I go because I don't want to just sit and wait for students to come to revolution.
I go because I want to keep an understanding about where students really live.
I go because I want to connect with students from revolution.
I go because I want to get to know the people that sit around the table at lunch with revolution students.
I go because I want to be there.
I go because I want to be there enough that when a student thinks about "youth group" they think about revolution.
I go because I don't just want to sit and pat myself on the back when there are THOUSANDS of students in my city without Jesus.
I go because I want to know "those" students.
Walking into schools keeps my eyes open and my heart broken for students.
I would love to hear your thoughts about getting involved in schools. Leave a comment below and share.
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