Sticky Faith Launch Kit
Welcome to the Sticky Faith Launch Kit online community! From here you can download a host of digital resources and take an assessment survey.
We look forward to being part of your Sticky Faith journey!
Module 1
Audio: Includes 2 audio files from part 3.
Graphics: Includes flyers, posters, logos, slide templates, and social media assets.
Handouts: Includes 8 handouts from part 5-8.
Word Doc: Includes the part 8 breakthrough plan.
Module 1 Links:
About Sticky Faith
Learn more about our research and resources!
Sticky Faith Youth Workers
This book presents youth workers with both a philosophical framework and practical programming ideas that develop long-term faith in teenagers.
“Building Your Company's Vision” By Jim Collins and Jerry Porras
A Harvard Business Review article that explains the importance of a vision, as well as how to build one.
"Teaching Through the Art of Storytelling: Creating Fictional Stories that Illuminate the Message of Jesus" By Jon Huckins
As communicators in a culture saturated with storylines, we have the profound opportunity to invite our students into the masterful Story of God.
"Shaped by the Story: Helping Students Encounter God in a New Way" By Michael Novelli
A good story draws students in, engaging their hearts and minds---leaving them wanting more. God's story is like this...a captivating epic that stretches from the beginning of time, across our lives and into the future...calling us to find ourselves in it.
Module 2
Handouts: Includes 3 handouts from part 5-8.
Module 2 Links
Sticky Faith: Youth Worker Edition
Zondervan is partnering with us to provide discounts to leaders like you who have purchased the Sticky Faith Launch Kit. Using the code “launchkit” at churchsource.com you can get a 30 percent discount on 1-5 copies, a 40 percent discount on 6-19 copies, and a 50 percent discount on 20 or more copies of this book or the parent-focused Sticky Faith for your congregation.
Martin Luther King - I Have a Dream on August 28, 1963
Probably the most famous speech of the 20th century by Martin Luther King on Wednesday, August 28, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC.
The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard
Especially chapter 2, “Gospels of Sin Management”
The King Jesus Gospel by Scot McKnight
Contemporary evangelicals have built a 'salvation culture' but not a 'gospel culture.' Evangelicals have reduced the gospel to the message of personal salvation. This book makes a plea for us to recover the old gospel as that which is still new and still fresh.
Almost Christian by Kenda Creasy Dean
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.
"Santa Claus is Coming to Town” from the 2003 movie Elf
Enjoy!
The Sticky Faith Teen Curriculum
Thanks to our partnership with Zondervan publishing, you can purchase a copy of the curriculum at a 30 percent discount using the code “launchkit” at churchsource.com or by calling 1-800-727-3480.
Module 3
Graphics: Includes flyers, posters, logos, slide templates, and social media assets.
Module 3 Links
"Sticky Faith: Everyday Ideas to Build Lasting Faith in Your Kids" by Kara Powell and Chap Clark
Some leaders have found it helpful to invite parents to read copies of Sticky Faith: Everyday Ideas to Build Lasting Faith in Your Kids (by Kara Powell and Chap Clark). The good news is that Zondervan Publishing is partnering with us on providing discounts to leaders like you who have purchased the Sticky Faith Launch Kit. Using the code “launchkit” at churchsource.com (or calling 1-800-727-3480) you can get a 30 percent discount on 1-5 copies, a 40 percent discount on 6-19 copies, and a 50 percent discount on 20 or more copies of any Sticky Faith resource for your congregation, plus free shipping for orders over $50.
Sticky Faith Teen Curriculum
We wrote a curriculum to use with juniors and seniors as they prepare for life after high school. You can use your Launch Kit discount to purchase the Sticky Faith Teen Curriculum at 30 percent off! Enter the code “launchkit” at churchsource.com when you place your order.
Module 4
Handouts: Includes 2 handouts from part 5-8.
Module 4 Links
Victor Becomes a Braverman – Parenthood
After you show the video, ask for observations about how this could be a picture of the church. Then share that while this scene is full of messy family relationships and an adolescent who seems captivated by the promise of a visit to the vending machine, the power of adoption clearly changes everyone involved.
Scott Cormode on Leadership
There are many pathways to leadership. This site speaks to multiple audiences—from ministry students to experienced leaders, from senior pastors to youth leaders, and from curious seekers to serious scholars. No matter where you begin, you will find paths for learning.
Making Spiritual Sense: Christian Leaders as Spiritual Interpreters
The work of providing a Christian framework for making sense of daily life and the things that keep people awake at night is the focus of this very insightful book.