Transcript Adventist Youth Society Organization

Adventist Youth Society
“The Adventist Youth Society is a department of
the church through which the church works
for and through her youth. ”
Mission Statement
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 Tasks:
1. Lead youth to understand their individual worth and to
discover and develop their spiritual gifts and abilities.
2. Equip and empower youth for a life of service with God’s
church and the community.
3. 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.
Objectives
1. To train the youth to work for other youth
2. Recruit the youth to help their church and
“those who profess to be Sabbathkeepers,”
and
3. To work for “those not of our faith.”
(Signs of the Times, May 29, 1893)
Strategies
1. Pray together
2. Study the Word together
3. Fellowship together in Christian social
interaction
4. Act together in small groups to carry out welllaid plans for witnessing
5. Develop tact and skill and talent in the Master’s
service
6. Encourage one another in spiritual growth
Aim
“The Advent Message to All the World in My
Generation.”
Moto
“The Love of Christ Constrains Me.”
Pledge
Loving the Lord Jesus, I promise to take an active
part in the youth ministry of the church, doing
what I can to help others and to finish the work of
the Gospel in all the world.
Adventist Youth Ministries Committee
Members
• Elected officers of the AYS
• Personal Ministries Leader
• Youth Sabbath School Division Leader
• Health Ministries Leader
• Pathfinder Club Director
• Adventurer Club Director
• Sponsor
• Pastor
• School Principal (where applicable)
The AYS Leader is the chairperson of the committee.
Adventist Youth Society Committee
A chief factor in the success of any AYS is its
leadership. When officers are dedicated,
active Christians, with initiative and ability to
organize and inspire others, the work will go
forward, young people will be saved and
trained in God’s service, and the whole church
will be strengthened.
AYS Officers
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Youth Leader
Associate Youth Leader/s
Secretary-treasurer
Assistant secretary-treasurer
Chorister
Pianist or organist
Sponsor
Youth Leadership “A Call to Serve”
You have been called to serve to lead from the front
but not always being in front.
You are to mentor, guide teach and train the youth
in your local congregation to cope and function as
global citizens.
Your sole aim should be to equip these young
ambassadors, who have been entrusted into
our care with the tools to complete the work
which God has mandated us to do in Mathew
28:18-20.
Reference
Seventh-day Adventist “Church Manual for
Church Leaders” Revised 2005 17th Edition
Published by the Secretariat General Conference
of Seventh-day Adventist