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Teaching Teenagers in a Post-Christian World

Author : Jake Kircher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780991005062
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Teaching Teenagers in a Post-Christian World written by Jake Kircher and published by . This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Youth workers are in a tough spot these days. On the one hand, we're finding that teenagers who have little to no church background and Bible literacy tend to be hyper tolerant of all religious views except for Christianity. On the other hand, students who grew up in the church and have heard all of the "right answers" are still struggling to articulate their beliefs and live them out day to day.When these two realities combine in youth ministry, they can make teaching teenagers about spiritual things an infuriating experience. It can feel like you're banging your head against a brick wall.It's been said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. So maybe it's time we try something different when it comes to teaching theology to our students. That's the hopeful change that Teaching Teenagers in a Post-Christian World addresses.As a follow-up to Brock Morgan's exceptional Youth Ministry in a Post-Christian World, this book will help you shift from being a content dispenser to a conversation cultivator. It's time we stop treating teenagers like consumers--even when we really believe in what we're selling. Instead, let's create learning environments that lead to faith exploration and ownership.

This Changes Everything

Author : Jaquelle Crowe
Publisher : Crossway
ISBN 13 : 1433555174
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (335 download)

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Download or read book This Changes Everything written by Jaquelle Crowe and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2017-03-16 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My name is Jaquelle, and I'm a teenager. I like football movies, sushi, and dark chocolate. But the biggest, most crucial, most significant thing about me is that my life's task is to follow Jesus. He is the One who changed my life. That's what this book is about. It's for teenagers eager to reject the status quo and low standards our culture sets for us. It's for those of us who don't want to spend the adolescent years slacking off, but rather standing out and digging deep into what Jesus says about following him. This book will help you see how the truth about God changes everything—our relationships, our time, our sin, our habits, and more—freeing us to live joyful, obedient, and Christ-exalting lives, even while we're young.

Storify

Author : Rachel Blom
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781942145172
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (451 download)

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Download or read book Storify written by Rachel Blom and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The gospel is the most powerful, life-changing message the Church has to offer the next generation. So why do so many young people seem uninterested in receiving it? Why are we finding that even many "churched" youth are gospel illiterate, as if they've never listened to the hours of teaching we know they've received? Why do so many youth walk out of the Church when they walk out of high school? Could it really be as simple as a failure to communicate in the way our young people learn best? Inspiring speaker and veteran youth worker Rachel Blom is exploring our current faith landscape, the learning styles of the postmodern teenager, and the power of story. The result? An invitation to re-examine the way we're communicating the greatest story ever told.

Resilient

Author : Valerie Bell
Publisher : Awana Clubs International
ISBN 13 : 1946680648
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (466 download)

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Download or read book Resilient written by Valerie Bell and published by Awana Clubs International. This book was released on 2019-12-10 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As new research continues to show, the cultural gap between secularism and the convictional Church continues to widen. KidMin and youth leaders are asking, "Are we adequately discipling today's kids to lead the future of the church in a culture that's becoming increasingly hostile to the gospel?" For many, the answer is "no," and a new conversation around making Resilient disciples is emerging. Resilient is an honest calling to ask robust questions about the future; it is a timely conversation in the midst of changing cultural landscapes; and it's a love letter to KidMin leaders and disciple makers to walk this road of child discipleship together. Resilient Child Discipleship focuses on three key areas, essential for shaping long-term faith: Belonging - Highly relational ministry led by a loving and caring adult Believing - Deeply Scriptural ministry rooted in the truth of God's Word and the power of the gospel Becoming - Truly experiential ministry, designed to move kids from simulation to real-world application of faith-based living Resilient equips you with an innovative, biblical and proven child discipleship philosophy to build your ministry around - plus practical questions to equip you and your team! Inspires and facilitates the crucial conversation of our time that will shape the future of the church Loaded with content to help your pastor cast vision and elevate the importance of children's ministry Helps cut through the clutter of the many responsibilities of KidMin to get to the most essential and effective aspects of children's ministry that most influence long-term discipleship into adulthood Child discipleship is the leading factor when shaping the future of your church The culture is changing so rapidly and radically that the future is likely to look far different than the world we know today. The children's ministry community has new conversations to explore as we prepare today's kids to lead the fearless future of the church.

Modern Manners

Author : Dorothea Johnson
Publisher : Potter Style
ISBN 13 : 0770434088
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Modern Manners written by Dorothea Johnson and published by Potter Style. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the world-renowned etiquette expert and her granddaughter, Liv Tyler, an elegant guide to 21st-century manners and etiquette for professionals who want to be confident and successful in the business and social arenas. Developing good etiquette and manners is an important investment in your future. They allow you to feel at ease in any situation--and give you the polish and confidence to become a leader. Etiquette expert Dorothea Johnson's essential dos and don'ts address both 21st-century and classic questions, including: * acing job interviews * giving confident handshakes * making conversation * proper business attire and meeting protocol * e-mail etiquette, including what to post--or not--on social media * how to deal with rude cell phone users * conducting a meeting at a restaurant * attending business or social events * table manners With style, wit, and delightful commentary throughout from her granddaughter, Liv Tyler, on everything from being a good guest to finding a balance with technology, Modern Manners is the must-have guide to ensure your success.

How to Reach the West Again

Author : Timothy J Keller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578633756
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (337 download)

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Download or read book How to Reach the West Again written by Timothy J Keller and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christianity is declining in the West. Churches in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe are closing their doors at an accelerating rate. How will the church respond? In this short but sweeping manifesto, New York Times bestselling author and pastor Timothy Keller argues that this decline should prompt us to rethink evangelism from the ground up. Using the early church as our guide, churches and individual Christians must examine ourselves, our culture, and Scripture to work toward a new missionary encounter with Western culture that will make the gospel both attractive and credible to a new generation.

Real Teens

Author : George Barna
Publisher : Gospel Light Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780830726639
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (266 download)

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Download or read book Real Teens written by George Barna and published by Gospel Light Publications. This book was released on 2001-10-03 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They are the digital generation, the Mosaics, a new wave of connected and decidedly upbeat young people who are anxious to make a positive difference in the world around them. Skepticism - once the hallmark of Generation X - is waning as the prevalent attitude amoung teens. As teens change, so must our way of teaching them and reaching them. How can we effectively convey the eternal truths of the gospel to high-tech, information-drenched, highly mobile youth who believe themselves to be self-sufficient? What are the challenges we face in reaching out to the Mosaic generation? And what are the opportunities they present? Once, again, George Barna points the way.

Almost Christian

Author : Kenda Creasy Dean
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780199758661
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (586 download)

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Download or read book Almost Christian written by Kenda Creasy Dean and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-07-16 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the National Study of Youth and Religion--the same invaluable data as its predecessor, Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers--Kenda Creasy Dean's compelling new book, Almost Christian, investigates why American teenagers are at once so positive about Christianity and at the same time so apathetic about genuine religious practice. In Soul Searching, Christian Smith and Melinda Lundquist Denton found that American teenagers have embraced a "Moralistic Therapeutic Deism"--a hodgepodge of banal, self-serving, feel-good beliefs that bears little resemblance to traditional Christianity. But far from faulting teens, Dean places the blame for this theological watering down squarely on the churches themselves. Instead of proclaiming a God who calls believers to lives of love, service and sacrifice, churches offer instead a bargain religion, easy to use, easy to forget, offering little and demanding less. But what is to be done? In order to produce ardent young Christians, Dean argues, churches must rediscover their sense of mission and model an understanding of being Christian as not something you do for yourself, but something that calls you to share God's love, in word and deed, with others. Dean found that the most committed young Christians shared four important traits: they could tell a personal and powerful story about God; they belonged to a significant faith community; they exhibited a sense of vocation; and they possessed a profound sense of hope. Based on these findings, Dean proposes an approach to Christian education that places the idea of mission at its core and offers a wealth of concrete suggestions for inspiring teens to live more authentically engaged Christian lives. Persuasively and accessibly written, Almost Christian is a wake up call no one concerned about the future of Christianity in America can afford to ignore.

4 Views on Talking to Teenagers about Sex

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781942145431
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (454 download)

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Download or read book 4 Views on Talking to Teenagers about Sex written by and published by . This book was released on 2018-12-20 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sex is essential and awkward, divine and messy, seemingly simple and yet often incredible complex. It's no wonder we as youth workers often struggle with how best to approach this vast but critical topic with teenagers-and sometimes avoid bringing it up altogether. 4 Views on Talking to Teenagers About Sex reflects the thoughts, experiences, and practical advice of four in-the-trenches youth workers, who have spent years having these conversations with the teenagers in their ministries. Representing an array of viewpoints, these writers don't agree on everything-but they all know that our conversations with teens about sex must speak to God's design, avoid shame, and go far beyond any one instance of "the talk." Here you'll find tips on how to engage in honest conversation, what topics to approach, and how to help youth reflect on and behave according to sexual ethics that honor God, themselves, and others-in their teen years, and through all of the phases of adulthood to come. This book won't attempt to give you all the answers, but it will fuel your thoughts, challenge you, and encourage you to continue these essential conversations with the youth in your ministry.Mark Oestreicher is a partner in The Youth Cartel, which provides resources, training, and coaching for church youth workers, and is the author of many books for youth workers, parents, and teenagers. Twitter: @markosbeard. Jen Bradbury serves as the minister of youth and family at Atonement Lutheran Church in Barrington, Illinois. Jen is the author of books including The Jesus Gap: What Teens Actually Believe about Jesus, and is the assistant director of Arbor Research Group, where she has led many national studies. Jake Kircher is a pastor, author, and speaker who has been in ministry for fifteen-plus years. He is the author of the THINK curriculum as well as Teaching Teenagers in a Post-Christian World. You can find him on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter as @jakekircher. Jonathan McKee is the president of The Source for Youth Ministry and author of books including The Teen's Guide to Social Media & Mobile Devices. He speaks to parents and leaders worldwide and offers free resources and training for youth workers at TheSource4YM.com. Joel Stepanek is the director of resource development for Life Teen International, a youth ministry speaker, and the author of books including True North: A Roadmap for Discernment.

Faith for Exiles

Author : David Kinnaman
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 9780801013157
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Faith for Exiles written by David Kinnaman and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover What's Working and Find Hope Negative perceptions. Church dropouts. Prodigals and nomads. It's easy to get discouraged by all that's going wrong when it comes to Christianity and the emerging generation. Yet what's going right? In fact, signs of hope are springing up all around. In Faith for Exiles, the author of unChristian and You Lost Me unveils major new Barna research that uncovers what's working--five practices that contribute to resilience. Enter the world of resilient young adult Christians and learn how they are sustaining faith. Finally, you can find hope in all that God is doing among young disciples today. Caught Between Cultures In a world where always-connected smart devices and search algorithms educate and entertain, digital Babylon is the new context for discipleship. Faith for Exiles reveals findings from a groundbreaking three-year research study of young Christians whose faith remains resilient even in exile. Barna president David Kinnaman teams up with former executive director of Youth Specialties Mark Matlock to help you: • Make sense of chaotic cultural changes and respond with compassion to the next generation of believers • Recognize the biblical concept of exile as an essential framework for following Christ today • Discover five research-based practices that cultivate faithfulness in digital Babylon • Prepare young Christians to be on mission with Jesus in the world • Empower Jesus followers of all ages to thrive in our current exile

Gospel-Centered Youth Ministry

Author : Cameron Cole
Publisher : Crossway
ISBN 13 : 1433546981
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (335 download)

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Download or read book Gospel-Centered Youth Ministry written by Cameron Cole and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2016-02-12 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Youth ministry is an essential part of most evangelical churches. And yet, there is a surprising lack of resources written specifically for youth workers focused on viewing all aspects of youth ministry through a gospel-focused lens. Featuring contributions from a host of experienced youth workers from a wide variety of churches, this how-to manual offers guidance related to every facet of youth ministry, from planning short-term mission trips to working with parents. Theologically rooted yet eminently practical, this handbook will equip youth leaders to effectively shepherd the young people under their care—training them to live faithfully in their homes, churches, and schools.

C. S. LEWIS PRE-EVANGELISM FOR A POST- CHRISTIAN WORLD

Author : Brian M. Williams
Publisher : Christian Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 1949586154
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (495 download)

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Download or read book C. S. LEWIS PRE-EVANGELISM FOR A POST- CHRISTIAN WORLD written by Brian M. Williams and published by Christian Publishing House. This book was released on 2021-01-23 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We find ourselves living today in very much a "post-Christian" world. Not only does the culture largely reject Christianity's claims, we find that long-held basic truths that people have embraced throughout history have been jettisoned—the belief in objective morality (right and wrong transcend each person's opinions and feelings), spiritual reality (the world contains more than what we see via our 5 senses – that God is real), that truth is objective and knowable (if something is true, my disagreeing with it or finding it unpleasant emotionally doesn't make it false). This presents a great difficulty for Christians trying to communicate the Christian message to people today. We can take nothing for granted if the message is to make any sense to the hearer. We must start with the most basic concepts. The question then arises—How do we make a start when the bedrock ideas are not only disbelieved but viewed with contempt by so many today? C. S. Lewis thought that he had found "a door" we could enter to "steal past the watchful dragons" of the modern person's reason by way of imaginative fiction. He sought to re-introduce Christian ideas clothed in mythological garb so that in time, after their affections had been stirred, the explicit message about Christ might be given a fair hearing. He engaged both the heart and the head. In this way, he "pre-evangelized" his audience. This book examines the grounds—both philosophically and theologically—upon which he did that. It explores Lewis's view of reality and the human imagination, surveying his Chronicles of Narnia and The Space Trilogy in particular, to demonstrate precisely how he carried out this strategy. We can learn from Lewis here, as we show both the beauty and the truthfulness of Christianity to people in a way that meets them where they are.

Revival Culture

Author : Michael Brodeur
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1441268022
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book Revival Culture written by Michael Brodeur and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all want revival. We talk about it, pray for it, and devise every evangelism strategy imaginable. We read about the Great Awakening and recall the Jesus Movement. And today we stand at the precipice of another sweeping spiritual outbreak that could reach the ends of the earth. But are we ready? Revival Culture is an inspirational, biblical, and empowering manual for the next generation of revivalists. Michael Brodeur and Banning Liebscher have been witnessing a spiritual renewal at Bethel Church in Redding, California, and through Jesus Culture, that goes beyond slogans and high hopes to actually reaching. They have learned that transformation happens when we see the unreached as Jesus sees them and when we make revival a part of our lives rather than an event. This is the full picture of revival culture.

Raising Teens in an Almost Christian World

Author : Dietrich Kirk
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781937734022
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Raising Teens in an Almost Christian World written by Dietrich Kirk and published by . This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parents are the greatest influence on teenage faith. Developed as a companion to Kenda Creasy Dean's Almost Christian - Christianity Today's 2011 Book of the Year - this resource summarizes Dean's response to the National Study on Youth and Religion and offers readers a chance to reflect on how the church and parents can address the findings of the study with their own children. Raising Teenagers in an Almost Christian World is perfect for small group studies, classes, or parents at home. Lesson topics include: Becoming Christian-ish Faith that Bears Fruit Passing on the Faith Testify by Word and Action Transformation through Disorientation Hope for Tomorrow Each lesson is followed with four practical resources to help parents address each week's topic in their own family in a variety of ways: Conversation Starters Tradition Builders Disorienting Dilemmas Experiencing Together In a world where the church and parents are having a difficult time passing on the Christian faith to young people, we pray this study will encourage families to embark on journeys to know and love God.

Rooting Your Teen in the Faith

Author : Kim Cameron-Smith
Publisher : Our Sunday Visitor
ISBN 13 : 1681929325
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (819 download)

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Download or read book Rooting Your Teen in the Faith written by Kim Cameron-Smith and published by Our Sunday Visitor. This book was released on 2023-01-03 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While Catholic teens drifting away from the Faith is unfortunately an increasingly common occurrence, it’s not inevitable. We as parents are uniquely qualified to lead our teens to a relationship with Christ. During the difficult teenage years, parents — not youth ministers, teachers, or parish programs — play a pivotal role in our children’s faith development. In Rooting Your Teen in the Faith, family coach, catechist, author, and mom Kim Cameron-Smith empowers parents to shepherd their teens, guiding them to discover their mission, deepen their faith, and discern the truth about their identity and purpose. There is no perfect blueprint for evangelizing teenagers, but there is the right relationship: the parent-child bond. If we lean into our call to lead, inspire, free, and transform our children, by the end of the teenage years, they will be equipped to respond to God’s movements in their lives.

Engaging Your Teen's World

Author : Brian Housman
Publisher : Brazos Press
ISBN 13 : 1587432544
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (874 download)

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Download or read book Engaging Your Teen's World written by Brian Housman and published by Brazos Press. This book was released on 2009-08 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An expert on youth ministry shows how to guide and parent your teens in today's popular culture without being a nag or a naysayer.

The 7 Best Practices for Teaching Teenagers the Bible

Author : Andy Blanks
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781935832201
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (322 download)

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Download or read book The 7 Best Practices for Teaching Teenagers the Bible written by Andy Blanks and published by . This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading students closer to God is what being a youth worker is all about. What's the most effective way to do this? By teaching students the Bible! The Bible is God's main way of making Himself and His ways known. Your effectiveness at leading students closer to God is tied to your ability to effectively teach the Bible. But teaching the Bible doesn't have to be intimidating! The 7 Best Practices For Teaching Teenagers The Bible teaches you seven ultra-practical and deeply meaningful "practices" you can use to help teach the Bible in a transformative and dynamic way. The 7 Best Practices for Teaching Teenagers the Bible are: Engaging With God Prepare Well, Teach Well Context Is Key Embrace Unpredictability Plan For Interaction Teaching For Application Know Your Role