Adventist Youth Society
The Advent Message to the entire World in this Generation. The Motto is: "The Love of Christ Constrains Me."
The Adventist Youth Society is a department of the church through which the church works for and through her youth.
"Moses answered, 'We will go with our young and old, with our sons and daughters, and with our flocks and herds, because we are to celebrate a festival to the Lord' " (Ex. 10:9, NIV).
"Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and purity" (1 Tim. 4:12, NIV).
(source-text:Church Manual 2005).
The primary focus of youth ministry is the salvation of youth through Jesus Christ. We understand youth
ministry to be that work of the church that is conducted for, with, and by young people. Our task is to:
(i). Lead youth to understand their individual worth and to discover and develop their spiritual gifts and abilities.
(ii). Equip and empower youth for a life of service with God's church and the community.
(ii). Ensure the integration of youth into all aspects of church life and leadership in order that they might be full participants in the mission of the church.
Inspired by Church directives, the Youth Ministries Department was organized to give leadership
training and to provide resource materials and evangelistic plans for the Adventist Youth Society in the local churches. The Horley Church youth organization's objectives;
to train the youth to work for other youth, to recruit the youth to help their church and those who profess to be Sabbath keepers, and to work for those who are not of our
faith.-(Signs of the Times, May 29, 1893).
In seeking to reach these objectives the youth are called upon
(1) to pray together,
(2) to study the Word together,
(3) to fellowship together in Christian social interaction,
(4) to act together in small groups to carry out well-laid plans for witnessing,
(5) to develop tact and skill and talent in the Master's service, and
(6) to encourage one another in spiritual growth.
(source-text:Church Manual 2005).
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