Lee Rogers Interview

• Lee Rogers
• Grew up in Carlisle, PA
• came to Christ in 9th grade…God became real…took ownership of his faith
• went to VFCC
• started working at a Church in Philadelphia called the Worship Center during his junior year in 1999, and continued until 2004
• outreaches as youth pastor:
• easter egg hunt
• participate in the 4th of july parade
• festival day in Roxborough section
• survey interview of other students in streets
• asked: do you believe God exists? what is he like?
• staff as youth pastor at Bethel in Carlisle, PA
• would go into the square of Carlisle outside of courthouse…talk to people and do surveys…"if you died today, do you know where you'd go?"
• enjoys relational connections, but didn't find surveys as a door for relationships…didn't necessarily enjoy it because it was not natural
• at Bethel they have various chaplain ministries:
• "police chaplains"…they suit up with bulletproof vests and drive in cars with police officers
• allowed them to know police officers, criminals, victims, emergency calls
• "bar chaplains"…go into bars, talk with those who come in and need to speak to someone
• "emergency medical chaplains"…ride in back of ambulance, these are their most successful chaplains…mostly salvations of EMTs
• cross outreach
• pastor is missional
• church constructed cross for every soldier killed in iraq and Afghanistan in 2006
• kept adding names of soldiers killed on a board
• front of church is full of crosses…turned into memorial
• "Without remembering there is no sacrifice."
• campus outreach
• The Seven Project
• multimedia school assembly program
• students know the needs, 7 project will partner with you to address those needs
• exists to build students hope
• will speak on school's top 7 issues during assembly
• designed to impact students at their core
• high quality, high impact, low price by partnering with people/churches/businesses in the community
• no mention of faith during daytime assemblies…but at nighttime assemblies (optional) faith is incorporated
• develop God's mission of students
• 6 issues with 7 solutions
• comprehensive evangelism
• build students' hopes
• youth from all denominations meet for 7 weeks prior to assemblies
• components:
• school assembly
• night event where they present the Gospel
• missional experience for the students in youth ministries and church in general
• designed as a 7 week missions trip for youth groups
• discipleship
• 7 student action plan
• aim to create a movement on campus
• process is more powerful than the presentation
• 7 Project strengthens:
• youth ministry
• network
• school
• cost: $3,000-$6,000
• "The process is more powerful than the presentation."
• "Jesus challenged people to accept a life of sacrifice and commitment, not to accept a get out of jail free card."
• currently a Youth Alive missionary
• Youth Alive
• "Work towards mission and community will be the product."
• believes every student can be missionary on their campus.
• 5 practical applications:
• pray
• live
• tell
• serve
• give