Our involvement with youth expresses God's desire to be in relationship with them. The gospel is simply an explanation of God's desire to enter into relationship with an individual. Youth pastors should continue to be in relationship with young people whether they decide to accept or reject the Christian faith. They do this to show that God's offer of salvation is a free gift that is offered regardless of response. The relationship between youth and youth pastor is mutual.
Adults learn and grow by being in touch with youth.
We should avoid always acting as the provider and expecting youth to act as the receiver. Learning is a two-way street. Young people should be encouraged to work out what being a Christian means in their own cultural and social setting. They then can gather into groups to fellowship and worship with each other. They can together develop a shared contextualised spirituality and a church life rooted in popular culture.