GROUP PUBLISHING asked 10,000 teenagers to rate ten different factors that would influence their possible involvement in a youth or young adult ministry from “very important” to “not at all important.” You might be surprised at what came in as #1. 73% said, “A warm, friendly environment where you can be yourself.” It may surprise you that a fast-paced, high-tech, entertaining ministry approach rated dead last! That's way, If you fail the Friendliness Test in your ministry, you fail.

In this lesson, I give you some steps to enhance your friendship factor…because a friendly, welcoming environment in your ministry will usually need to be created by specific steps...not merely "preached on."