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Philippians 3:10
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Whatcha got for those young people you see, hear, know 'n love;
that can help them win over the Goliath they face every day?
THE STREET. Most of our
young people are full-court-pressed daily to respond to the high-pressure peer-driven
power plays put on 'em while they out there. Most learn to adapt to the code of the street
and adopt a suitable set of street survival skills--some harmless, some helpful and some
that aren't. Facing incredible odds, they're trying really hard to pass safely and sanely
through the dually difficult wildernesses of urban adolescence and the demands made by
street / hip-hop culture.
NO ONE SAID IT WOULD BE EASY, and small is the tribe of adults ready, able
and willing to enter in alongside our young people in their struggle. The Gospel / The
Street: Bridging the Gap Between the Church and Hip-Hop Culture is a unique seminar
designed to engage, equip and empower the saints (both young people and adults) to better
understand and minister to those whose lives are influenced by the hip-hop scene and the
street. Creative and compelling, The Gospel / The Street is a "can-do can-
opener" presentation providing practical skills, strategies, innovative
ideas and insights for
effectively understanding, invading, ministering, surviving and enjoying ministry to those
impacted by this unique culture.
NO FEAR. Proverbs 29:25 The Hip-Hop world is usually perceived as a foreign and hostile culture. True to an extent, we must realize it is not beyond God's reach (nor His Church's). The culture's origins, operating principles, "situations" and solutions are all revealed in Scripture, and even though it has an obvious downside (as does any human culture), there's a surprising upside as well.
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to
search [check it] out a matter is the glory of kings.
Proverbs 25:2
God's not left Himself without a witness within hip-hop / street culture. His glory is often revealed in the most unexpected places in the most surprising ways--His image having been creatively woven into the culture's fabric like a fine gold thread.
Hip-Hop culture is populated and propelled by individuals personally and purposefully created for His glory. Precious people in situations for whom Christ died and was raised to life again.
The hip-hop / street scene is the dominant influence
impacting young people today and it presents the Church with a tremendous ministry
opportunity (in spite of its oppositional and opportunistic nature). Yet it remains a
largely unreached field because of its intimidating reputation (much of it just
frontin').
If we truly believe that the Lord working through His Church is the only valid
mechanism for any real and lasting change in our streets, then why don't we act? Where's
our faith concerning this "Goliath"?
In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves wonderfully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. Erik Hoffer
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