RESULTS
" ...begin with the end in mind.'Be result oriented. Know what it is you want. See it. Can you believe you're going to achieve it? How are you going to get there? Work from the end, not the front. See the end. How does it look? Now see where you are. Now see the road between you and the result. This is the road you have to take to get there. Write that down. It's called strategy. It's your road map to a great result. Stick to the plan"
The above was written by Pastor Phil Pringle, Senior Pastor of Christian City Church Sydney Australia.

Yes I know it is ironic that the first version of my thoughts is a quote from someone else. This just proves that we are all influenced by someone else. This quote resonated with me. For me the results in youth ministry are not about bums in seats. The result is what kind of Christian students do I want to unleash on the world and the church? With that in mind how do you design your youth ministry to produce fully engaged followers of Christ? In other words what is God calling you do with these students? Once you figure that out, then you can built your map.