One of the things the church has failed at for yeeeaaaars now is thinking just because the doors are open students will show up. This is NOT the case anymore. There have been periods of time in church history when this was absolutely the case. When I was in youth group, just offering pizza and kickball on a Friday night would have everyone in the community there. No more! Now leaders and student ministers must go to where students are.

Watch the video above to hear more about meeting teens on their turf.  We can no longer expect them to come to us.

Joshua Glymph is the High School Pastor at Fruit Cove Baptist Church in Jacksonville, FL. He is a 13-year ministry veteran, the husband to Beth, Daddy to Hannah, Micah, and Ezra, and a football loving, UGA fan. You can find him on Twitter and Instagram @jglymph1 or at www.joshglymph.com and josh@fruitcove.com.