Are Calls for Rededication Biblical?
Dear Campers and Student Pastors, I know we are in the throws of camp right now and I’m excited for that fact. But can I caution all of us? The push to ‘rededicate your life’ is going to be real. The push to rush to the alter and pray a prayer of rededication is going to be prevalent in your camp experience. The doctrine or teaching of ‘rededication’ is not taught anywhere in the scriptures. The idea of rededication was thought up by some well meaning person, I’m sure, but what it does is lesson the weight and gravity of sin and makes it easier for a person to ‘come forward’ which is one of the biggest measuring metrics a camp has. Pastors and student Pastors I would encourage you NOT to pressure or even present this as a viable option for your students. Rather, present what is biblical for young believers in their walk when they are convicted by a sermon. REPENTANCE. I know that the pull to have number of ‘decisions’ is real so you can present that t