http://www.dougfranklinonline.com/mission-trips/flipping-spiritual-formation/ Description goes here Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:31:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.dougfranklinonline.com/mission-trips/flipping-spiritual-formation/comment-page-1/#comment-552 Jason Huffman Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:32:55 +0000 http://www.dougfranklinonline.com/?p=873#comment-552 I've never limited mission trip attendance to committed Christian kids who are involved in a small group and am not sure that's a good thing. I think mission trips are a great place to introduce kids to true Christianity. I do agree though that social issues are at the forefront of our kids minds. I won't say they are burdened with them, but I will say that we live in a culture where it's cool to be humanitarian. The president promotes it, celebrities promote it, even American Idol promotes it. It is critical that we teach our kids to make the distinction between mere humanitarianism and making a difference in the world for the glory of God. But I think to share the gospel by itself without taking opportunities to truly meet the needs of people will be futile (faith without works is dead, as James said). Good post. I’ve never limited mission trip attendance to committed Christian kids who are involved in a small group and am not sure that’s a good thing. I think mission trips are a great place to introduce kids to true Christianity. I do agree though that social issues are at the forefront of our kids minds. I won’t say they are burdened with them, but I will say that we live in a culture where it’s cool to be humanitarian. The president promotes it, celebrities promote it, even American Idol promotes it. It is critical that we teach our kids to make the distinction between mere humanitarianism and making a difference in the world for the glory of God. But I think to share the gospel by itself without taking opportunities to truly meet the needs of people will be futile (faith without works is dead, as James said). Good post.

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