Thinking about Zacchaeus in terms of youth ministry, who would he be in our youth group? How might someone of his… stature be accepted by us today?
Welcoming folks wherever they are on the journey is not a default action, as is seen in the people grumbling in this passage. What do we do with the “grumblers” in our youth group, or in our church? How can we accompany both those who grumble, and those who are grumbled about?
How can we model the love and acceptance Jesus offers here, such that it becomes a communal effort, thus transforming the culture of our youth group and our church?