Young Life Leader Training

(5) Transition (6) Make Your Points (7) Make Your Main Point Again (8) Conclusion Sentence D. Young Life’s “Gospel Progression”

Young Life club talks follow a “Gospel Progression” (or sequence of messages) that has been a proven way to communicate the crux of the Gospel to a diverse group of kids.

The progression is gone through four times per year: fall semester, fall weekend, spring semester, and summer camp. These four opportunities to verbally proclaim the Gospel differ widely in many respects, especially number of talks (and thus content). However, the basic progression and bottom line remain the same — God’s plan for mankind is summed up in Jesus’ ministry on earth and work on the cross.

THE PROGRESSION • Introduction to Club: What is Young Life? What will we be doing at club? What will we be talking about? Why?

• God’s Character/Creation: Is there a God? If there is a God, what is He like? Does He care about us?

• The Person of Jesus Christ: The claims and credentials of Jesus. Who is Jesus? What did He do? What kind of person was He?

• Human Need/Sin: Do we all have a need in our hearts for God? What is sin? How does sin affect relationships between us and God? Between us and each other? Between us and ourselves?

• The Work of Christ: (cross and resurrection) What is the meaning of what Jesus did by dying on the cross? How did this resolve the problem of sin? How does this affect our possible relationship with God? Why is it important that Jesus rose from the dead?

• Appropriation: Why should we be committed to Jesus Christ? What does such commitment involve?

• The Christian Life: What is it like to be in a relationship with Christ?

What are the implications of our faith in a hurting world?

The above progression is gone through in detail four times/year, but some semesters and fall weekend will not be able to fit the some of the content in detail.

Much of what we do in Young Life is subjective and up to individual leaders and teams. However, the basic concept of this Gospel Progression IS how the message sequence is done at Young Life camp and club! (Exception: one-on-ones during the year) Why All Leaders Must Know the Progression It is vital that ALL leaders fully know and understand the Gospel Progression (as used in Young Life) so that leaders are ready to: 41