Youth Ministries

Philadelphie Youth Ministries

Addjany Petit, Director

What is the Adventist Youth Society?

The Adventist Youth Society is a specialized ministry of the Seventh-day Adventist Church that:

Seeks to address the particular needs of young people in their own environment and respond to them as they are, and

To incorporate them into the fellowship of the church - a caring Christian community.
Is a department of the church through which the church works for and through her youth?

Ellen G. Harmon-White penned the following quotes regarding the youth:

"We have an army of youth today who can do much if they are properly directed and encouraged. We want our children to believe the truth. We want them to be blessed of God. We want them to act a part in well-organized plans for helping other youth. Let all be so trained that they may rightly represent the truth, giving them reason of the hope that is within them, and honoring God in any branch of the work where they are qualified to labor." (General Conference Bulletin, January 29, 30, 1893, p. 24.)

"Young men and young women, cannot you form companies, and as soldiers of Christ, enlist in the work, putting all your tact and skill and talent into the Master's service, that you may save souls from ruin? Let there be companies organized in every church to do this work." (Signs of the Times, May 29, 1893)

The purpose of this department shall be to:

Promote and help maintain the high spiritual standards of its members

Furnish additional motivation to the Adventist Youth membership

Provide opportunity for spiritual enrichment and broader social fellowship

Promote united support for greater interest in Christian Education (i.e. establishing scholarships)

Give coordinated assistance for the full support of all phases of Adventist Youth Societies

Promote and encourage its members to engage in well planned outreach activities

Set soul winning goals each year, and provide means of reaching these goals, and make annual reports to Northeastern Conference Youth Ministries Department

Promote and encourage the effective use of the information “Super Highway” in order to accomplish the holistic needs of our youth

Watch: How Media affects our Youth

Pathfinders
www.phillylions.org

The Philadelphie Lions Pathfinder Club consists of individual units from 5 to 6 boys or girls, and a minimum of one counselor assisted by a captain and a scribe. Units are normally participated in group Pathfinders activities, eventhough each unit is allowed to pursue activities individually.Through all the planned activities, Pathfinders develop leadership and teamwork skills.
Pathfinder Lions Club meets generally every Sunday, along with the youth department for fun activities, and it is an occasion for members to wear either their field uniform or their Pathfinder official uniform.

We are committed to foster the harmonious development of the spiritual, physical and social faculties of young people between the ages of 10-15 years, which will prepare and influence them to become good Christian Leaders, thus contributing to the development of the home and community, and leading other boys and girls to God’s Kingdom. Pathfinder leaders are Christians. Their belief in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ motivates them to spend time ministering to youth. By their teaching and example they show what it means to be a living, vibrant Christian in today's world.