In an attempt to be like all the cool Youth Pastors out there, I'm going to start blogging a little this year. I'm also growing a full beard as opposed to the ole' chin strap beard. That should really aid the coolness. Anyway, the purpose of this blog entry is to talk about what we're teaching at Underground these days and why we're teaching it.
Middle School
One of the key strategies for the middle school years is getting the group to bond together. With that in mind, Ben Jones and Bo Wheeler will be teaching from Young Peacemakers this semester. With any group of people inevitably comes conflict. People often default to very poor conflict resolution skills, especially in middle school. Unless they know how to handle conflict in a Christ-like way, the students can hurt each other badly and it can have a corrosive effect on the group. Hopefully by teaching about peacemaking, we can give middle school students tools and a vision for loving each other, especially through conflict.
High School
High School students need peacemaking skills too, and we'll get to that. But for the next 6 weeks we're doing a series called The Real World. The idea is to get these young adults thinking about what lies ahead in their futures and to help them understand that planning for the real world now is the right idea. Mostly, we want them to see how following Jesus should shape our plans for the future, including our college, job, marriage, money and church choices.
If you want to know more about this, anything else Youth Ministry related, or another topic of your choosing, feel free to hmu (hit me up, as the kids say, which means email or call me.)
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