The 40 Developmental Assets over the 40 days of lent.

Search Institute has identified the following 40 Assets as building blocks of healthy development that help young people grow as healthy, caring, principled, and productive people. Over lent we will be posting an asset each day to reflect on over lent. To explore the developmental assets more visit The Search Institute.

External Assets

Support

3 Other Adult Relationships – Young person receives support from three or more nonparent adults

1 Samuel 3:1- The LORD Calls Samuel

 The boy Samuel ministered before the LORD under Eli. In those days the word of the LORD was rare; there were not many visions.

One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. 3 The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the house of the LORD, where the ark of God was. 4 Then the LORD called Samuel.

Samuel answered, “Here I am.” 5 And he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.”

But Eli said, “I did not call; go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down.

6 Again the LORD called, “Samuel!” And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.”

“My son,” Eli said, “I did not call; go back and lie down.”

7 Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD: The word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him.

8 A third time the LORD called, “Samuel!” And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.”

Then Eli realized that the LORD was calling the boy. 9 So Eli told Samuel, “Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

10 The LORD came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!”

Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.”

 

Eli is not Samuel’s Dad but gives advice & direction to the young lad.

Who are the adults (not your parents) whose advice you seek out or if given would listen too?

Did you all notice that Andrew in the clip does not think relationships are a tool for a secondary goal?  ie care for young people & be their friend is worthwhile in itself not as some deception to get kids in the church?

BTW Andrew is back in OZ in August –  Perth 25-26,
Sydney 28-31 . I will be in Sydney for the UCA Youth Inservice/conference/thingy – Come it will be good for you and all your ministry staff.