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"Every time you say "incarnation," I think of instant breakfast."
Session 6
Friday, March 2, 2007
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Stop Telling Me About Jesus and Show Me What He Looks Like
Efrem Smith
Description
Shallow relationships. Flexible morality. Ethical numbness. This is what happens when student ministries focus more on activities and events than the truth of the Gospel. Today’s youth are willing to experiment with boundaries—from dating and sexuality to CD piracy and online porn. What are the consequences? What can we do? They need to see a life transformed by the Gospel. Our jobs require more than merely teaching the truth once a week. We need to start living it out.
Bio
Efrem Smith is senior pastor of The Sanctuary Covenant Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has also served as executive director of The Park Avenue Foundation (Minneapolis) and urban ministry director of Minnesota Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Smith is a member of the CORE seminar training team of Youth Specialties and a speaker with Kingdom Building Ministries.
