The God-Hungry Imagination: The Art of Storytelling for Postmodern Youth Ministry
By Sarah Arthur
Allow imagination and story to take center stage in your youth ministry!
The Bible is full of stories. From the "In the beginning…" narrative to Jesus' parables, stories embody biblical and theological content in ways that sink into the imagination, take root and grow.
In Search of the YSF: Stories of the Youth Service Fund (DVD)
This 14-minute DVD highlights four ministries funded by the national portion of the Youth Service Fund and explains how youth can contribute and support ministries with, by and for youth around the world. In Search of the YSF is the perfect tool to show at events, in classes or small groups to excite youth about ministry.
Live, Learn, Pass It On!
The Practical Benefits of Generations Growing Together in Faith
By Patty Meyers
Congregations are intergenerational, but many fail to make the most of the amazing gifts of generations learning together. Instead, peers are segmented from the whole to talk about faith and help each other grow spiritually, creating an unintentional disconnect within the congregation.
Live, Learn, Pass It On! is written to help the church build on its greatest asset, people . . . as they pass on understandings of faith and discipleship to the next generations.
Safe Sanctuaries
Safe Sanctuaries is more than guidelines, policies and procedures implemented to create an environment in which children, youth and the adults who work with them have boundaries of safe space. Safe Sanctuaries is an overt expression of a congregation in making a congregation a safe place where children and youth may experience the abiding love of God and fellowship within the community of faith.
Their Space . . . Or Yours? Internet Issues Come to Camp
The popularity of social networking sites, such as Myspace.com and Facebook.com, raises important issues for camp directors intent on protecting their campers — and their camps — from the dark side of the online world.
Body Image: God's Way vs. The World's Way (pdf)
A Sunday School Curriculum created by the United Methodist Youth of the Alabama-West Florida Annual Conference.
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