Are You a Red Cup Christian Ho

Picture the scene: You’re standing on a corner in a college town and see hundreds of students holding red cups. Like those red cups, the people blend in and all look the same. Everyone seems the same on the outside, and you’re unable to see anything on the inside.

In many ways, this scene represents the challenges you face as you move from high school into young adulthood. You may be going from a relatively sheltered environment to one of full freedom, and that transition can be difficult. Will you conform to the culture around you, or will you pursue a stand-out faith in this fit-in world?

Veteran youth worker Lars Rood is convinced that you can chart a course that will make your faith an essential part of your life. As you prepare for life after high school, you don’t have to be a red-cup Christian: someone who blends in and looks the same as the culture around you.

Drawing on the experiences of his own faith journey, Lars will guide you on the adventure of standing out instead of blending in, of fully embracing your faith and living it out.

Lars Rood is a long time youth pastor who loves building relationships with students and families and helping them engage their faith in new and deep ways. Lars is a popular speaker at youth conferences and has been blessed to write this series of books that seem to really connect with students. Lars went to school for a long time and ended up with degrees from Seattle Pacific University, Fuller Theological Seminary and George Fox Seminary. Lars has three kids. Soren (11th grade), Kaije (9th Grade) and Anneliese (6th grade). So the content of these books isn't theoretical. He's living it day to day as he loves and cares for his kids and encourages them to grow.