Seven Practices

Growing Young’s Best Neighbors connected to 7 Practices Opportunities to Serve & Lead, Supportive Adults, Discover a Resilient Identity in Christ, and Live Out Their Unique Vocation

by Dave Rueter | Aug 31, 2023 | 2023 Summer, Doing Ministry, Seven Practices, Youth Ministry Theory | 0

As a part of a series that draws connections between Growing Young and Seven Practices, we look at how Growing Young’s Best Neighbors is connected to 7 Practices Opportunities to Serve & Lead, Supportive Adults, Discover a Resilient Identity in Christ, and Live Out Their Unique Vocation

Growing Young’s Prioritize Everywhere connected to 7 Practices Supportive Adults, Opportunities to Serve & Lead, and Live Out Their Unique Vocation

by Dave Rueter | Aug 17, 2023 | 2023 Summer, Doing Ministry, Seven Practices, Youth Ministry Theory | 0

As a part of a series that draws connections between Growing Young and Seven Practices, we look at how Growing Young’s Prioritize Everywhere is connected to 7 Practices Supportive Adults, Opportunities to Serve & Lead, and Live Out Their Unique Vocation.

Growing Young’s Warm Relationships connected to 7 Practices Warmth, Challenge and Grace; Supportive Adults

by Dave Rueter | Jul 18, 2023 | 2023 Summer, Doing Ministry, Seven Practices, Uncategorized, Youth Ministry Theory | 0

As a part of a series that draws connections between Growing Young and Seven Practices, we look at how

Growing Young’s Jesus’ Message connected to 7 Practices Engaged Parents, Deeply Understanding Their Baptismal Faith, and Warmth, Challenge and Grace

by Dave Rueter | Jul 5, 2023 | 2023 Summer, Doing Ministry, Seven Practices, Youth Ministry Theory | 0

As a part of a series that draws connections between Growing Young and Seven Practices, we look at how Growing Young’s Jesus’ Message connected to 7 Practices Engaged Parents, Deeply Understanding Their Baptismal Faith, and Warmth, Challenge and Grace

Growing Young’s Empathy Today connected to 7 Practices Warmth, Challenge and Grace and Engaged Parents

by Dave Rueter | Jun 30, 2023 | 2023 Summer, Doing Ministry, Seven Practices, Youth Ministry Theory | 0

As a part of a series that draws connections between Growing Young and Seven Practices, we look at how Growing Young’s Empathy Today connects to 7 Practices Warmth, Challenge and Grace and Engaged Parents

Growing Young’s Keychain Leadership connected to 7 Practices Supportive Adults and Discover a Resilient Identify in Christ

by Dave Rueter | Jun 15, 2023 | 2023 Summer, Doing Ministry, Practical Youth Ministry, Seven Practices | 0

As a part of a series that draws connections between Growing Young and Seven Practices, we look at how Growing Young’s Keychain Leadership is connected to 7 Practices Supportive Adults and Discover a Resilient Identify in Christ.

Growing Young’s 6 Core Commitments and LCMS Youth Ministry’s 7 Practices of Healthy Youth Ministry

by Dave Rueter | Jun 9, 2023 | 2023 Summer, Doing Ministry, Seven Practices, Youth Ministry Theory | 0

This is the introduction to a series of articles exploring the connection between the 7 Practices of Healthy Youth Ministry and Fuller Youth Institute’s 6 Core Commitments for Growing Young, These articles are all linked here to help you consider your ministry to young people might be transformed to help position your church to Grow Young as you retain and gain young people as a part of your ministry.

Hearts for Service Bible Study – Preparation and Purpose

by Kristin Schmidt | Jun 15, 2022 | Bible Studies, Bible Study - Service, Free Resources, Servant Events, Serve and Lead, Service, Seven Practices | 0

In this study, teens will consider what it means to serve, and why serving is an important component of our lives as Christians. Students will examine Scripture to discuss the meaning of serving others as though working for God. This lesson is intended to be completed prior to participation in a servant event, to prepare hearts and minds for work.

Resilience – A Bible Study Series

by Heidi Goehmann | Jun 2, 2022 | 2022 Resources, Bible Studies, Free Resources, Seven Practices | 2

God is the creator of all things and He holds all things together. Resilience is part of His work in holding all things together inside of us and between us. This five part Bible study series on Resilience helps us to think about how God can create in us a resilient identity in Christ that is tied to our emotions and mental health, our relationships, challenges, struggle, hope, and God’s promises.

A Hope that Endures: Developing Resiliency in Teens

by Karen Merritt | May 9, 2022 | 2022 Resources, Adolescent Development, COVID-19, Doing Ministry, Seven Practices, Spiritual Development, Youth & Culture | 0

Now more than ever our children need to develop resiliency skills as they face the after-effects of the pandemic as well as the ongoing repercussions of social and political unrest. In Youth Ministry we can help them to identify their feelings and see where God is with them and working in them to develop endurance, hope and resiliency.

Vocation: Right Here, Right Now

by Chad Janetzke | Mar 23, 2022 | 2022 Resources, Bible Studies, Free Resources, Seven Practices, Video Curriculum | 0

In Vocation: Right Here, Right Now, we will explore your unique vocations as a gift of God from your Baptism. This is a video based curriculum designed for YouthLead, and made for young leaders to use in their congregation.