The Bold Beliefs of Preteens

This past week while we were filming a video for the upcoming tour, I was reminded of why I love preteens so much. The video we were shooting was of Johnny Scott (the director of our Jr. High Believe event) asking questions and getting responses from five preteen students. It was important to us that we get the student's actual answers, so we made a point not to script out or coach them on what to say. This meant that the preteens had the opportunity to say whatever they wanted.

Did you catch that? PRETEENS...ON CAMERA...ANSWERING HOWEVER THEY WANTED! Obviously I was a wee bit nervous. I'm even nervous now writing about it. My fears, however, were for nothing.

When the cameras began rolling and the questions were asked, all five of the students gave amazingly honest answers straight from their hearts. Were all of the answers correct? No. Were all of the answers perfectly articulated? Not really. But every answer was an honest response to what they truly believed. That's one of the things I love so much about this age. Whether they are right or wrong, articulate or inarticulate, they have no problem sharing what they truly believe.

Imagine if we could all be as bold as a fifth grader when it came to sharing the gospel of Christ with others. Imagine what the world could be like.

Patrick Snow