Sticky Faith Service Guide, Student Journal: How Serving Others Changes You

So you're on fire, you want to make a difference, you want to change the world...but how?
Signing up for a service project or mission trip is a great first step. But you probably have a lot of questions. Are you ready for the different cultures you may encounter? How are you going to really connect with the people you serve? And what about when you come home--how do you make sense of all the things you've experienced? Will any of it make a lasting difference for anyone?
It turns out that if you really want to change the world, you have to change too. The only way that's going to happen is if you spend time before, during, and after your trip preparing for and processing your work.
This Journal will help you think about:
* Why you're going
* The people you're serving
* Your relationship with your teammates
* How God factors into your service project
* The impact your experience has had on you
* How you can keep making a difference back at home
If you think you're fired up to serve now, just wait! This hands-on Journal will equip you to serve in a way that sticks--both for you and those you serve.

Dr. Kara E. Powell is an educator, professor, youth minister, author, and speaker. She is the Executive director of the Fuller Youth Institute and a faculty member at Fuller Theological Seminary (see fulleryouthinstitute.org). Kara also serves as an Advisor to Youth Specialties and currently volunteers in student ministries at Lake Avenue church in Pasadena, CA.  She is the author of many books including Sticky Faith: Everyday Ideas to Build Lasting Faith in Your Kids (with Chap Clark) and The Sticky Faith Guide for Your Family. Kara lives in Pasadena with her husband, Dave, and their children, Nathan, Krista, and Jessica.


Brad Griffin serves as the Associate Director for the Fuller Youth Institute where he coordinates FYI's team, writes, speaks, and consults with youth workers. Brad has co-authored Can I Ask That? Volume 1 and 2 (Leader and Student Guides, the Sticky Faith Launch Kit, Sticky Faith: Youth Worker Edition, and Sticky Faith Teen Curriculum. A native Kentuckian, Brad now lives in Pasadena with his wife Missy and their three children. After 20 years in youth ministry, he now serves as a volunteer youth pastor at Mountainside Communion and teaches undergraduate youth ministry as an adjunct at Azusa Pacific University.