Youth & Culture
Social Media through the Filter of Christ
In ministry we might talk about social media as the boogieman. Instead, here are five ways we can talk to youth about how we process what we see and consume on social media through the filter of our faith and set Christ-centered boundaries.
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Keep it Together!: Nurturing and Maintaining Connections with Youth
When working with young people, building trust and maintaining connections are always essential components of youth ministry. Teenagers need those solid relational dynamics now more than ever, as the challenges of Covid-19 have in many ways forced separation from peers. It is essential to demonstrate genuine concern and to create a sense of encouraging warmth for students struggling in the turbulent uncertainty of daily life.
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Connected but Alone: Navigating the Curse of Social Media
Social media is both a blessing and a curse. It connects us and opens doors, but can create problems, quietly destroy people, and isolate us. As we seek to help young people navigate through the quagmire of social media, we must be mindful that perspective is key. We can use social media as a tool to connect us to each other and to the Gospel.
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What One Teen Wants You to Know about a COVID-Impacted World
High School senior Ariana shares a heartfelt perspective on the impact of CoVid-19 on her life. She shares insight and encouragements for how adults, especially youth leaders, can disciple and care for young people in this time.
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Help with Talking to Youth about College Prep
Transitions such as graduation are critical moments where congregations and parents can support a young person’s relationship with Jesus as they find a new church home or establish a new, adult relationship with their existing congregation. This talk sheet give you some direction on how you can form a discussion around the transition to college with your high school students.
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Help for Talking with Youth about Racism
One of the end goals of youth ministry that we list is that young people and the church embrace and value the diversity of ethnicity, language, and culture in God’s creation. It’s important to address issues of race and racism with your youth.
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Lessons Learned: How a Pandemic is Shaping a Generation
For those who will work with Gen Z for many years it’s crucial that we consider the ways this pandemic might affect a generation, and what we can do to continue to work with and reach them right now.
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Forced Into A New Frontier: Youth Ministry In the Age of COVID-19
Coronavirus has fundamentally changed nearly aspect of our daily lives. It’s worth exploring how this is affecting our children and youth, how we can attempt to reach them in the midst of this crisis, and how we can take care of ourselves right now as we attempt to serve others.
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How Parents Can Prepare their Adolescents for Life’s Transitions
Being a parent means navigating life’s changes and transitions with your children as they mature toward Christian adulthood.
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Headlines and Heartaches: Current Events in Light of the Gospel
Headlines and Heartaches addresses the fear, anger, and frustration that comes from living in an ever-changing world. Participants will come away from this study with God’s timeless truths for navigating a world of change.
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Ministering to Young People in Times of Transition
Transitions can provide for growth in one’s relationships with Jesus and His Church, or sometimes Satan uses these transitions to pull us away from God’s promises.
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Perfect Love Casts Out Fear: Finding Our Identity in Jesus
Instead of finding our identity in what we do, Jesus invites us to come and find our identity in Him.
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