Brian McLaren, in his book The Church on the Other Side writes, "What would happen if a group of missionary strategists sat down and asked…"

"How can we make this a more God-honoring world one hundred years from now?"

I suspect they would reach this conclusion: Concentrate on children.  They would say, "Think about the kind of people we need in the world of the future, and begin with the children.  Use schools, summer camps, after-school and summer activities, books and tapes and Internet sites, wilderness experiences, television and radio, music and movies and art to build new generations of Christian kids."  Since studies show that most practicing Christian adults made serious faith commitments between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, perhaps we need to put, say, 80 percent of our missionary emphasis on kids under the age of eighteen."

With that in mind, Fortress Youth Development Center has formed a cohesive plan, with every program designed to take children one step closer to God.  Each program is progressive and complementary to incorporate a broad range of developmental elements that build on each other.

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