No More Us & Them - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764420925 ISBN 13: 9780764420924

Publisher: Group Pub Inc, 1999

Synopsis

Here's how to make a life-long impact with teenagers in the church! With these 100 ideas, youth workers will involve teenagers in intergenerational activities, service projects, ministry opportunities, church builders and family events. Whether you're creating a church brochure, evaluating a VBS program, or doing one of the 98 other ideas, teenagers will feel important and stay involved with their church for a lifetime.

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From the Back Cover

Get your youth excited about your church. Get your church excited about your youth!

Here are practical, meaningful ways to involve young people in the life of your church. Ways that build relationships in your church. And ways that help your teenagers feel valued as they contribute to the mission of your church.

You'll find:
-Intergenerational activities,
-Service ideas,
-Ministry opportunities,
-Church builders, and
-Family events.

You get a wide variety of ideas.
Ideas that are low, medium, and high investment. Ideas that work.

Build a healthier church, where generations connect and minister to each other-with No More Us & Them. For youth leaders, pastors, and Christian education directors.

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Introduction

Do your teenagers attend Sunday school, only to leave before church starts? Do they attend youth events without ever meeting your senior pastor? Do some of them know nothing about what makes your church or your church's traditions distinctive? After confirmation, do your young people leave the church never to return?

We all want to make a lasting impression on our youth, to help them sustain a life-long relationship with the church. But because of their specific needs and challenges, it's easy to see teenagers as a specialized group, forgetting the importance of recognizing their valuable place in the church at large. One way to help youth feel connected to the church is to give them meaningful ways to participate. As teenagers exercise their gifts within the context of the church and build meaningful relationships with people in the church, they'll experience the body of Christ at its best.

This is a book of ideas for involving young people in the life of the church in meaningful ways. You'll find ideas that will help your young people connect with other generations in the church. You'll find ways for them to exercise their gifts and give their valuable input. And you'll even find creative ways to draw families together. The ideas fall into five categories: intergenerational activities, service ideas, church builders, family events, and ministry opportunities.

Try out the ideas in this book. You're sure to find some great activities and events that will work in your church to help your teenagers feel like a part of the church body. And you'll help them make connections that will last a lifetime!

Edition details

• Publisher: Group Pub Inc
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764420925
• ISBN 13: 9780764420924
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 110
• Editor: Simpson Amy