Where there is a will, there is a way – that is what Mississippi Baptist
leaders are saying when it comes to getting the Ten Commandments into schools.
While legal battles rage about the posting of the Ten Commandments in public
locations, the Mississippi Baptist Convention youth ministry team quietly has
come up with a way for Christian teenagers to display the commandments and also
share their faith with lost friends and classmates.
Where there is a will, there is a way – that is what Mississippi Baptist
leaders are saying when it comes to getting the Ten Commandments into schools.
While legal battles rage about the posting of the Ten Commandments in public
locations, the Mississippi Baptist Convention youth ministry team quietly has
come up with a way for Christian teenagers to display the commandments and also
share their faith with lost friends and classmates.
It is as simple as a trendy bookcover.
The Ten Commandments – along with the messages of Gods love and the plan
of salvation – are prominently displayed on the bookcovers and can be utilized
in witnessing to fellow students.
The youth ministry team spent five months designing the materials. Cooperative
Program gifts funded the first printing of 8,000 bookcovers, and leaders predicted
a second printing will be needed soon.
“When students see the bookcovers, theyre going to want their own,”
youth ministry team Chair Don Lum said.
The goal of the project is to provide resources to help churches be most effective
in reaching out to teenagers, Lum said.
“Were not openly defying any court orders, and were not trying
to make a political statement. We just want to help teenagers live for Christ
and be able to share their faith with their classmates.”
The bookcovers are accompanied by three Bible studies to prepare young people
to utilize the bookcovers as witnessing tools. The three Bible studies offer
a detailed explanation of the Ten Commandments, a guide for approaching lost
people with the message of salvation and a challenge to young people to share
their faith with others in one-on-one encounters.
“Were hoping to put thousands of these in the hands of teenagers,”
Lum said.