Bus Ministry Overseer – Rev. Jenson
Bethel
IDC Bus ministry is designed to provide marginalized, economically struggling groups of people
with free transportation to Sunday services, mid-week services and church
events, fulfilling the mission of the church by reaching out to people in need.
But our bus ministry offers so much more! To win souls. Statistics tell us that the
vast majority of people who get saved do so before age 18, and the majority of
those get saved before age 12. Jesus did not say for children to become like
adults to get saved, but for adults to become as little children (Mark 10:15).
The bus ministry has proven itself as one of the greatest soulwinning tools the
church has at its disposal.
To fill God’s house. God wants His house to be filled. Go after everyone
you can find – and out into the highways and hedges. Compel them to come in.
God gets no glory from an empty pew, an empty chair, an empty classroom, an
empty baptistery, or an empty bus.
To provide an opportunity for church members to serve. The bus ministry
itself is an area of service; but it also involves teachers and other people in
the work of the ministry. Even children can serve in the bus ministry (my kids
have been in buses and vans all their lives, and have learned to serve and love
the kids who ride the buses).
To reach new families. Yes, bus kids have parents, grandparents,
siblings, etc that can be reached with the gospel through their children and
often become faithful, serving families in the church.
To practice pure religion. Jas 1:27 Pure religion and undefiled before
God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction,
and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
To exercise compassion (Jude 22), ministering to those who can do
nothing in return. Luke 14:13-14 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor,
the maimed, the lame, the blind: (14) And thou shalt be blessed; for they
cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of
the just.
To influence children for Christ and good. In our society, many children
will have no Christian influence at all unless we can either reach them with their
parents – or reach them without their parents. Those who ride our bus will be
cared about by dedicated, kind, Christian people; they will hear the Ten
Commandments quoted each week; they will hear prayer; they will hear the
gospel; they will hear Bible lessons and messages. In my wife’s case, as in
countless others, the bus ministry influenced her with not only salvation, but
also with Bible principles, ethics, standards, and morals that she would never
have received away from church. This influence kept her from making tragic
mistakes in her teen years.
We are presently raising funds to purchase another bus. If you are interested in being apart of this
drive or serving in this arm of ministry please do not hesitate to contact our
church office today.