Youth Groups Chasing Lions
Really been encouraged by how many youth groups are using In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day for a sermon series or small group. Shipped out a bunch of cases to youth pastors this week. I was really thinking that In a Pit would target twenty-somethings, but it really seems to have resonated with some other demographics. Love that the book is impacting teenagers, mid-lifers and grandparents!
For what it's worth, I think we ought to chase lions till the day we die! Some of my favorite emails are from older readers who are stepping out in faith and chasing lions. It's never too late be who you might have been!
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For what it's worth, I think we ought to chase lions till the day we die! Some of my favorite emails are from older readers who are stepping out in faith and chasing lions. It's never too late be who you might have been!
If you need a case of books, email amanda@theaterchurch.com. We'll hook you up with a decent discount!
4 Comments:
Mark,
I am Planning on using Chasing Lions for a sermon series. I have all my messages planned out through the summer so I either need to bump a series, scratch a series, or just wait to use it as a Fall/Back to School Kick-off.
Any words or thoughts specific to youth ministry? Especially considering statistics say that 50% of evangelical teens go off to college, and subsequently leave the faith never to return.
Dear Mark,
Pastor Dennis at the Church of Rock Run is doing a phenonemal series using your book. Thanks for the case! I'm going to pick mine up today...
Blogadelic,
Youth ministry is so critical because it sets the tone and lays the foundation for kids. I think one key is to challenge kids to live for something bigger than they are. I've afraid we're so concerned about teens messing up that we focus our message on what they shouldn't do--and we certainly need to talk about boundaries and challenge kids to spiritual purity. But we need to stretch them to share their faith, be on mission, etc. In other words, we need to help kids learn how to play offense, not just defense.
Most of the dechurched people who find NCC on the rebound come from legalistic church environments that focused on do's and don'ts instead of the adventure of following Christ on a spiritual journey.
My two cents,
Mark
Mark,
Thanks for your two cents. Good word.
Michael(formerly Blogadelic)
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