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Operation Mobilisation youth ministry goes global

While every teenager strives to be different, workers with Operation Mobilisation (OM) have pioneered a ministry that is impacting youth from South America to Sydney. In less than 20 years, the TeenStreet programme has taken root on five continents and in 2010 thousands of young Christians are expected to attend these weeklong discipleship events, reports the ministry in its press release.

Adapted for variations in local culture and language, each TeenStreet revolves around creative teaching sessions from the Bible, small group discussions, interactive workshops and worship. Taken together, this programme helps the young participants have a real friendship with Jesus and reflect Him in their world back home. For some teens who come form a Christian family, TeenStreet provides a safe environment for them to explore their faith independently. Where it is appropriate, OM workers and volunteers who lead the small groups are also specifically trained to provide counselling in subjects ranging from eating disorders to abuse.

Allister Fugill co-ordinates the international TeenStreet programme and he is excited to see the opportunities God is opening to expand into new destinations. “However, the needs and challenges that teens in Asia face are very different to Europe,” he begins. “We cannot just export a package with the hope that it might have some value! But, through locally led TeenStreet initiatives and in partnership with the Church in those places, we have seen young people grow in their faith to become the next generation of youth workers and church leaders.”

The 2010 TeenStreet schedule involves events in Uruguay, Brazil, Germany, South Africa, Malaysia and Australia. Future opportunities to run programmes in several other countries are also being explored. For more information, visit www.teenstreet.om.org.

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TAGS: United Kingdom Operation Mobilisation youth ministry TeenStreet programme discipleship events

[01/28/2010]

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