'Youth Focus Day' was held Thursday at the Christian Resources Exhibition, which included seminars by Children's Ministry, Scripture Union, One Way UK, YFC, and more.
Russell Rook, director of Salvation Army’s youth initiative ALOVE, was among the speakers for the seminars. Rook gave an overview on the vision and goals of the ministry and spoke on the topic: “Understanding and working with teenagers.”
Regarding the challenge of connecting the youth with Christ in UK, Rook told Christian Today: “I think the biggest challenge is the challenge of presence first, and relevance second. It’s about being there. When the Church becomes good at being with them, a lot of issues regarding relevance disappear. It’s doesn’t totally go away... but there’s no short cut to that. You just have to be there for young people.”
