What Does GRIP Stand For?
Sharing the Life-Changing Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
The Gospel is the cornerstone of everything we do at GRIP Outreach For Youth. Our goal is do ministry just as Jesus did, with love, compassion, humility, and an unrelenting commitment to spreading the Gospel of Truth. It is our hope that this commitment will help lead many of our at-risk teens into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. (Matthew 28:18-20)
Building Life-long God-Glorifying Relationships
Building biblical relationships based on honesty, trust, and love is vitally important to accomplishing our mission at GRIP. We whole-heartedly believe that the real impact of GRIP’s ministry takes place outside the walls of our programming events, when our youth and adult volunteers are walking life together. We know it is essential for our youth to hear what the Scripture teaches about how God wants them to live, but we also believe they need to see an example of what living a Gospel-centered life looks like. This is why we are committed to equipping our staff and volunteers with the training they need to live out Gospel-centered lives alongside our youth. Our commitment to fostering these types of relationships defines the heart of what we believe it looks like to " father the fatherless". (1 Corinthians 4:15)
Plugging Teens Into Local Churches
Plugging young believers into local churches is another vital component of our ministry. We aspire to see our youth become vibrant, growing participants within the local church body, where they will be surrounded by solid teaching and the support of many God-honoring men and women. We believe that participation in the local church is an essential step in the transformational process of learning to serve others. (Hebrews 10: 24-25)
Praying as Our First Call of Action
Prayer - GRIP Outreach For Youth is God’s ministry and we believe it is our responsibility to seek His will in everything we do.
We are also committed to praying regularly for the spiritual growth and protection of all our staff, volunteers, and youth.
(Philippians 4:6-7)
Preparation – We desire to provide our youth with the practical life-skills they will need as adults. GRIP is committed to providing programs that will teach our youth how to read, work, communicate, and lead so they can be effective contributors to their communities, job-sites, churches, and families. (Proverbs 12:14)