{"id":25,"date":"2013-06-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/rooseveltcooper\/transitions-ministry-the-young-adult-ministry-of-brooklyn-tabernacle\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T18:11:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T18:11:00","slug":"transitions-ministry-the-young-adult-ministry-of-brooklyn-tabernacle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/rooseveltcooper\/transitions-ministry-the-young-adult-ministry-of-brooklyn-tabernacle\/","title":{"rendered":"Transitions Ministry \u2013 The Young Adult Ministry of Brooklyn Tabernacle"},"content":{"rendered":"
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2000 young adults praising God at Compel Night Brooklyn Tabernacle<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

My First Exposure To Transitions Ministry<\/h2>\n

So last night was my first exposure to\u00a0Transitions Ministry<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Transitions Ministry\u00a0<\/em>is the young adult ministry of Brooklyn Tabernacle. \u00a0As one of the largest young adult ministries in the city of New York, they host a special event geared specifically towards young adults twice a month.<\/p>\n

Recently, I\u2019ve been noticing a bunch of my friends talking about how awesome this ministry is. \u00a0In fact, I was talking to one of my friends in particular on Facebook. \u00a0She was sharing with me how God has been moving in her life in such a powerful way and she credited\u00a0Transitions Ministry as one of the reasons why.<\/p>\n

So earlier this week, I see yet ANOTHER post from one of my friends talking about Transitions Ministry. \u00a0They had an event coming up called Compel Night. \u00a0However, what really hooked me and got my interest was the tagline for the event. \u00a0The tagline was\u2026<\/p>\n

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\u201cSpread Love It\u2019s The Brooklyn Way!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

What you may not know is that this is a line from one of my favorite rappers of all time, The Notorious B.I.G. \u00a0I thought that was such a clever tagline and because of that I had to check out this ministry and see what they were doing.<\/p>\n

The problem is, Transitions Ministry starts at 7:00pm in Brooklyn, New York. \u00a0On Friday nights, I work out of one of my Cellular Sales Verizon Wireless Stores until 7:00pm in a town called Huntington, New York, which is almost 40 miles away.<\/p>\n

I mention this to the same friend that I was talking to before and she told me that even if I only catch the last 30 minutes of the event, it would be worth it.<\/p>\n

Talk about an endorsement!<\/p>\n

So after barely getting out of work (and it was crazy I almost got stuck at work because we were short staffed), I made the drive all the way to Brooklyn New York, despite the fact that I had to be up early the next morning because I was scheduled to work two shifts at two different stores. \u00a0Just to see what all this \u201chype\u201d was about regarding Transitions Ministry.<\/p>\n

I drove around for 10 minutes trying to find parking. \u00a0I walked around for another 15 to 20 minutes because I couldn\u2019t find the building. \u00a0Finally, I stroll into the event at around 8:45pm.<\/p>\n

Transitions Ministry \u2013 My Thoughts?<\/h2>\n

So I arrive at the Transitions Ministry event. \u00a0What were my thoughts?<\/p>\n

I was blown away!<\/p>\n

There were literally over a thousand young adults in this place! \u00a0It was amazing! \u00a0I could argue that I didn\u2019t even know there were a thousand young adult Christians in New York City, nevermind there being a single place with more than a thousand gathered in one evening.<\/p>\n

It certainly didn\u2019t hurt that there were a bunch of fine ladies in the building!<\/p>\n

But more importantly than that, God was definitely in the building!<\/p>\n

The preacher was a young man by the name of Rich Wilkerson Jr. \u00a0Pastor Wilkerson is the young adult Pastor of a young adult ministry in Tampa, Florida, where I believe they have over 1000 young adults in their ministry as well. \u00a0He was funny, entertaining and\u00a0relevant.<\/p>\n

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Pastor Rich Wilkerson Jr<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

What I Learned at Transitions Ministry<\/h3>\n

He preached from Mark Chapter 2, the story of the paralyzed man that Jesus healed. \u00a0A group of men were so determined to get this paralyzed man to Jesus that they went to the roof of the house that Jesus was staying at and brought the man down from above.<\/p>\n

One of the most powerful quotes he shared during his sermon was as follows:<\/p>\n

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God doesn\u2019t call the qualified. \u00a0He qualifies the called.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

As a man going through some tough times in my life right now, I definitely question whether I\u2019m qualified for God to use me. \u00a0When you are finally starting to make progress in life and ministry, just to get completely knocked down by life and starting from square one, like I have recently, you definitely wonder whether God could ever use somebody like that.<\/p>\n

However, the scriptures are filled with example after example of people who clearly wasn\u2019t qualified by mans standards, but who God qualified and used for His glory. \u00a0So it really doesn\u2019t matter what I lack or do not lack. \u00a0As long as I am willing to be used by Him, I was reminded that God can still use me anyway.<\/p>\n

I was also reminded of the need for determination. \u00a0These men were successful because they had faith and they were committed to their goal. \u00a0It certainly wasn\u2019t\u00a0convenient\u00a0to try and get their friend to Jesus. \u00a0However, it was certainly worth it when Jesus was able to heal their friend.<\/p>\n

In life serving God certainly isn\u2019t going to be\u00a0convenient However, I definitely believe that it is worth it.<\/p>\n

So did Transitions Ministry live up to the hype? \u00a0I can say yes it did! \u00a0I enjoyed myself, was blessed by the experience and will make sure that this is not the last event that I attend.<\/p>\n

To learn more about Transitions Ministry, you can follow them on their Facebook page.<\/p>\n

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