Leadership Training for Christ

Well, if you missed the recent LTC displays and performances you missed a really good thing. These children ages 5 - 13 work for months doing art, teaching classes, learning to use puppets, and making speeches as well as learning to read the scripture to an audience and all their training comes to fruition on Easter weekend with a huge gathering of kids and churches all over the US meeting in different areas for a showcase of talents.

My own children have outgrown this event but participated during their years when our church did Lads to Leaders, the same basic outline. These are great programs to help teach young people to be ready to lead our churches. We know from scripture that Jesus was reading scripture in the temple and astounding the leaders at a very young age, about 12 years old. And, as we know, he had not been baptized yet. I am always so happy to see children get the opportunity to serve while they are young and I can really tell the ones who have been trained in classes like these.

Thank you to all the men and women who donate their time and energy to make this program work and thank you to all the families and children who make this kind of training a priority. We are very proud of all of you. Keep the faith.