By Chris Turner
Director of Communications, TBC
BRENTWOOD — The intersection of a biblical worldview and the philosophy of a secular culture often converge in the youth minister’s office, and there has been no greater collision in that intersection than the recent 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision to legalize same-sex marriage in all 50 states.
“Youth ministers are faced with helping parents and teenagers sort through the reality of a biblical view of human sexuality and marriage,” said Bruce Edwards, youth specialist with the Tennessee Baptist Convention.
“The culture and the court are validating lifestyles contrary to God’s intended design for sex and marriage. Unfortunately this issue isn’t going away so churches and ministers can’t just stick their heads in the sand and hope it will.”
Youth ministers stand at a unique place in the lives of both parents and teens, Edwards said, and stand in a unique position of ministry as a result. That is a lot of responsibility, especially when dealing with such an important topic that needs to be handled with great wisdom for all involved. [Read more…]