Girls' Night
Girls' night last night was a blast - homemade personal pizzas, delicious dessert, and meaningful relationship-building time. This event was planned and executed by two teens who have faithfully attended discipleship the past months. They did nearly everything from creating the menu, planning the activities, praying, and sharing a Bible verse with the group. (Check out Proverbs 28:26 and this Jackie Hill Perry video we discussed). We ended the night with a time of "back to school prayer" as many of our teens and college-aged leaders are preparing to start school, and a toast - a great end to a fun night. Integrating teens as leaders pushes back against an "us and them" mentality and instead creates the opportunity for culturally-competent, gospel-centered community. I pray that this night is the first of many as we seek to disciple and build an authentic, Jesus-following community here in Cleveland.