Ru dela torre manifesto movie
Ru serves as the director of Wildfire, the youth ministry of His Life City Church in San Fernando, Pampanga.
In this one-on-one interview, Ru dela Torre recalls his journey to true significance and how he found his greatest need in Jesus.!
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We have heard it said so many times that the youth are the future of the nation.
But the reality is that they are also the hardest to reach on a spiritual and even emotional level, with the advent of a post-modern and increasingly hedonistic society.
Filipino evangelicals have published bestselling books on love and sex.Most churches have continuously struggled with losing young members and with getting young people to actually come into the church, much less, be discipled.
We sat down with youth pastor and OMF Literature author Pastor Ru dela Torre to pick his brains on his thoughts about youth ministry and the challenges it presents.
What made you decide to go into discipling the youth in your church?
You could have chosen kids, or yuppies, or the middle aged group, but your heart led you to the youth.
I’ve always had a burden for young people. It’s mainly because of the fact that I believe in them. Every time I see a young p