Matt Chandler pastors The Village Church in the DFW area. I was listening to a sermon by him entitled Hands and Feet and he was speaking of how we minister to the local people in our area (not just on the international front). He spoke of a mentoring program to jr. high and high school students and said this:
“The public schools are the only place left where there is a mixture of every kind of socio-economic, ethnic and religious background.”
He illustrated this by saying that sports doesn’t do it, because it is segregated based on how much money you have. Because of the unique combination of people found there, this is an incredible ministry opportunity. Listen to the sermon for more info.