Description:

The Sealands Field, which includes countries such as East Timor, Indonesia, and Singapore, has a population where over one-third are children and youth. Recognizing their importance to God, the Field aims to love, nurture, protect, uphold, guide, and advocate for them. It is God’s plan that we introduce children and youth to the life of salvation and growth in grace. Salvation, holiness, and discipleship are possible and essential in the lives of the next generation. They are disciples in training, not disciples in waiting.

This Young Church Initiative aims to establish vibrant and inclusive faith communities, specifically focusing on engaging and empowering children and youth. This initiative recognizes the immense value of nurturing younger generations' spiritual growth and development, acknowledging them as essential church members and catalysts for its future. By investing in their spiritual growth and leadership development, we can create a strong foundation for a thriving, inclusive, and intergenerational faith community.

Holistic and transformational ministry to the next generation and their families in every local church will be a priority, as evidenced by:

• providing effective and empowering ministries to the next generation—physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, and spiritually;

• articulating Christian positions on current social justice issues that affect the next generation;

• connecting children and youth to the heart of the mission and ministry of the faith community;

• discipling children and training them to disciple others;

• equipping parents to nurture the spiritual formation of their children.