Modeling spiritual growth for teens
02/14/24 • 26 min
As youth leaders, the example we set extends beyond the youth group. In this episode, Matt Manno (Nextgen Pastor at New Life Fellowship in Queens) shares how his team models growth for students. Listen for practical insights on how to be emotionally healthy youth leaders can help volunteers face the pressure to be perfect, and help students reflect on what they model for each other.
Mentioned in this episode: Faith Beyond Youth Group http://www.emotionallyhealthy.org
Related FYI resources: Blog: Models matter: Key insights on character-forming discipleship with teenagers
As youth leaders, the example we set extends beyond the youth group. In this episode, Matt Manno (Nextgen Pastor at New Life Fellowship in Queens) shares how his team models growth for students. Listen for practical insights on how to be emotionally healthy youth leaders can help volunteers face the pressure to be perfect, and help students reflect on what they model for each other.
Mentioned in this episode: Faith Beyond Youth Group http://www.emotionallyhealthy.org
Related FYI resources: Blog: Models matter: Key insights on character-forming discipleship with teenagers
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Welcome back to a new season! In Season 9 we’re talking about discipleship to cultivate a faith in our students that goes beyond the youth group. In this episode the coauthors of FYI’s latest book Faith Beyond Youth Group, Jen Bradbury, Brad Griffin and Kara Powell, introduce us to the 5 points of the Faith Beyond Youth Group Compass.
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Mentioned in this episode: Faith Beyond Youth Group Meredith’s Book: Woven Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Related FYI resources: Blog: How to adapt youth ministry curriculum for your youth group Blog: The volunteer's guide to cultivating faith beyond youth group
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