Volume 4, Issue 7
November 4, 2008
Lasting impact. It’s what we all want out of youth ministry, right? As our team does quite a bit of traveling and speaking this fall, we’re sensing increasing energy around focusing youth ministry practices towards what really leads to kids’ lifelong transformation. Of course, if there were some secret formula to produce that kind of faith we’d have an incredible product to market. Unfortunately there’s no fool-proof process or program that transforms kids forever—that’s the job of the Holy Spirit. But our hope at FYI is to partner with you (and the Spirit!) as you lead your ministry ever-deeper. Here are a few things to note this month:
- Our Urban Youth Ministry Certificate admissions deadline is just ten days away!
- Deep Leadership: Training Onramps for Your Youth Ministry Team (leaders’ guide and team journal) electronic books are available for only six more weeks, exclusively from our website.
- New insights from our College Transition Project research, available through this month’s featured podcast and article on identity formation below.
- The beginning of a new series on Intergenerational Ministry, authored by research fellow David Fraze.
Chuck Bomar Interview: Moratorium and College Transition
Kara Powell interviews Chuck Bomar, a church planter and former college & youth pastor, on the “Moratorium” stage of identity development and its implications for youth ministry.
Riding the Highs and Lows of Teenage Faith Development
Continuing our series on the College Transition Project and faith identity formation, this article explores the importance of the process of “Moratorium” in faith exploration and offers practical ideas for youth workers to ride with students toward their long-term commitment to Christ.
Theological Principles Behind Intergenerational Youth Ministry: It’s Not Rocket Science
Challenging the assumptions behind most youth ministry models, Fraze researches the Old and New Testaments for a theologically-grounded perspective on intergenerational ministry as a core task of the Church.
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