Pastor Jason Lamer

"It wasn't enough for me to say 'come and see,' I had to 'go and tell'" 

Pastor Jason Lamer, director of Youth Alive, was our class speaker on February 10. He was brought up in the church and from a young age, he knew he was called to ministry. After Bible college, he became a youth pastor at Faith Assembly of God in Uniontown. He and his wife Jodi were there for seven years. During this time, he led the youth of this church, got into the high schools in the area, and worked to build a relationship between the church and the community. At the end of seven years, a door opened for Pastor Jason & Jodi to become the Youth Alive missionaries. 

As a Youth Alive missionary, Pastor Jason travels to different churches and schools, speaking to youth about the Lord. The Seven Project goes into schools and does assemblies. During the day time, the Seven Project comes in and talks about hope and purpose, without directly mentioning the name of Jesus. They also have videos, show skateboarders, etc. The morning assembly is very interactive and active. The topics discussed during the assembly deal with issues that most high school students can relate to. The same day at night, there is a Gospel presentation. Students are given the option to respond to the call of salvation, as well as meet with other pastors and youth leaders in the area. 

Some things I really enjoyed hearing about was that there were different denominations involved, not just AG. At times, the team that puts together the Seven Project is comprised of all different denominations and the pastors and churches work together to watch God work. Pastor Jason described it like this: "Churches come together in unity, anointed by God."

Hearing about ministry in America is really cool for me. At a Christian school or even at church, we always hear so much about overseas missions. I am realizing more and more that there is such a need for evangelism and reaching out IN AMERICA. It was great to hear about such a great ministry happening right here in America. Youth Alive sounds like an awesome ministry I would love to be involved in. 

Plus, Pastor Jason & Jodi are really cool people=)