Discipling Children and Youth 1: The Jesus Model
How simple principles from the life of Christ can transform your youth ministry.
Dave Patty · 07 Dec 2015
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Youth culture is a constantly moving target, so what are the latest trends? How do we capture young people’s attention and what will make our programs attractive and contemporary?
While there is nothing wrong with being trendy, the most profound insights about youth ministry are actually very ‘old’. We forget that Christianity began as a youth movement. Many of Jesus’ disciples were teenagers when he called them. How did his youth group launch a movement that changed the world? If Jesus were to teach us how to lead an effective youth ministry today, what would he say?
Dave Patty
Dave is the founder and President of Josiah Venture, an organisation focused on equipping next-generation leaders throughout Eastern Europe.
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