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A presentation to pastors about doing Youth Ministry to a Changing Generation

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to an unchanging messageto an unchanging message

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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.

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IndividualismIndividualism

AbsolutismAbsolutism

CommunityCommunity

RelativismRelativism

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Two Key Elements ofTwo Key Elements ofPostmodern Youth-MinistryPostmodern Youth-Ministry

RelationshipsRelationships

StoriesStories

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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

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Types of RelationshipsTypes of Relationshipsin Student Ministriesin Student Ministries

Adult to AdultAdult to AdultModelingModeling

Adult to StudentAdult to StudentMoldingMolding

Student to StudentStudent to StudentMotivatingMotivating

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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

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Five Levels of RelationshipsFive Levels of Relationships

4. Ongoing Accountability4. Ongoing Accountability

5. A Shared Vision and Purpose5. A Shared Vision and Purpose

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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ConnectingConnecting

a Changing a Changing GenerationGeneration

to an Unchanging to an Unchanging MessageMessage