A Partnership Every Christian School Needs | Chris Lynch | Ep. 176

About this episode

Chris Lynch discusses the vital partnership between Christian schools and churches, emphasizing the role of youth pastors in student development.

“We are not building our kingdom here. We are participating in building Christ’s kingdom.” - Chris Lynch There are some partnerships in Christian education that we talk about all the time, like the relationship between school and home. But what about the church? More specifically, what about the youth pastor or youth ministry leader who is also speaking into the lives of our students week after week? In this episode, Jenny Copeland sits down with Chris Lynch, assistant pastor with a focus on youth ministry at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Greenville, South Carolina, to talk about the connection between the Christian school and the church. Together, they explore the unique role of the youth pastor in the lives of students, the misconceptions and misplaced expectations that can sometimes exist between schools and youth ministries, and how both can better communicate, collaborate, and support one another. Chris offers thoughtful insight into what youth pastors see in students, how church and school each stretch and shape young people in different ways, and why both must keep the gospel and a growing relationship with Christ at the center. “Christian schools are an asset, and we have…

People in this episode

Host: Jenny Copeland

Guest: Chris Lynch

Topics covered

• Christian education
• youth ministry
• church-school partnership
• student development
• collaboration

Keywords

• Christian schools
• youth pastors
• education
• church
• collaboration
• students
• gospel

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cornerstone Baptist Church

Places: Greenville, South Carolina

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