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A presentation to pastors about doing Youth Ministry to a Changing Generation
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postmodern youth ministry:postmodern youth ministry:connecting a changing generationconnecting a changing generation
to an unchanging messageto an unchanging message
postmodern youth ministry:postmodern youth ministry:a changing generationa changing generation
Every generation is formed by and Every generation is formed by and reacts against those who came before.reacts against those who came before.
Postmodernism is formed by but is a Postmodernism is formed by but is a reaction against the modern world view.reaction against the modern world view.
postmodern youth ministry:postmodern youth ministry:a changing generationa changing generation
IndividualismIndividualism
AbsolutismAbsolutism
CommunityCommunity
RelativismRelativism
postmodern youth ministry:postmodern youth ministry:a changing generationa changing generation
Two Key Elements ofTwo Key Elements ofPostmodern Youth-MinistryPostmodern Youth-Ministry
RelationshipsRelationships
StoriesStories
postmodern youth ministry:postmodern youth ministry:a changing generationa changing generation
Why Relationships are Why Relationships are Important in Youth MinistryImportant in Youth Ministry
Relationships establish Relationships establish community/belongingcommunity/belonging
Relationships establish Relationships establish credibilitycredibility
postmodern youth ministry:postmodern youth ministry:a changing generationa changing generation
Types of RelationshipsTypes of Relationshipsin Student Ministriesin Student Ministries
Adult to AdultAdult to AdultModelingModeling
Adult to StudentAdult to StudentMoldingMolding
Student to StudentStudent to StudentMotivatingMotivating
postmodern youth ministry:postmodern youth ministry:a changing generationa changing generation
Five Levels of RelationshipsFive Levels of Relationships
1. A foundation of Trust1. A foundation of Trust
2. Ground rules of Honesty 2. Ground rules of Honesty and Acceptanceand Acceptance
3. Structure of a Covenant3. Structure of a Covenant
postmodern youth ministry:postmodern youth ministry:a changing generationa changing generation
Five Levels of RelationshipsFive Levels of Relationships
4. Ongoing Accountability4. Ongoing Accountability
5. A Shared Vision and Purpose5. A Shared Vision and Purpose
postmodern youth ministry:postmodern youth ministry:a changing generationa changing generation
Building a Relational Building a Relational Community for Students Community for Students
Know your studentsKnow your students
Allow your students to know youAllow your students to know you
Love your students tangiblyLove your students tangibly
postmodern youth ministry:postmodern youth ministry:a changing generationa changing generation
Building a Relational Building a Relational Community for Students Community for Students
Enforce a “safe community”Enforce a “safe community”
Create a communal environmentCreate a communal environment
Keep your focus and perspectiveKeep your focus and perspective
postmodern youth ministry:postmodern youth ministry:a changing generationa changing generation
Why Stories are Important Why Stories are Important in Youth Ministryin Youth Ministry
Stories help us know Stories help us know ourselves and those around ourselves and those around us better.us better.
God chose to communicate to God chose to communicate to us through a storyus through a story
postmodern youth ministry:postmodern youth ministry:a changing generationa changing generation
Using Stories to Using Stories to Communicate TruthCommunicate Truth
This is my story.This is my story.
What is your story?What is your story?
This is God’s story?This is God’s story?
What is your story?What is your story?
postmodern youth ministry:postmodern youth ministry:
ConnectingConnecting
a Changing a Changing GenerationGeneration
to an Unchanging to an Unchanging MessageMessage