Thanks Gina!

Last week, all the LifeChurch.tv LifeKIDS Directors from all of our campuses got together for a retreat. It was a great time to just shoot the breeze and talk about kids ministry, ask questions, and just compare ideas. And then Gina McClain the LifeKIDS Pastor at the OKC campus shared something with us that just rocked my world.

60-80% of kids who grow up in church will CHOOSE NOT to have a relationship with Jesus once they move out of their parent's house.

60-80%

60-80% of the kids that I minister to each week will choose that a relationship with Jesus Christ is not important to their life.

That sentence felt like a punch in the stomach. Then the doubt started to roll in. What am I doing? Why do I work so hard, loose so much sleep, and care so much if later on, all the LifeKIDS that I love so much will CHOOSE that they don't need a relationship with their Savior.

Then the fighter in me comes out. I will not let another day go by with out doing something to change this statistic. Gina then shared 5 things that parents can do at home to help change the statistic too.

I am one person have the opportunity to invest in these kids at a best of 3 hours a week. Their parents have a considerable greater amount of time. This year I am making it a priority to help parents take back the ownership of disciplining their kids. I don't know how it's going to happen. I don't know what I am going to do or what I am going to say. But I am asking God to change the mindset of parents today...and whatever He would like for me to do. The answer is YES!

Check out Gina's talk here: http://vimeo.com/3168978