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Introduction
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Section 1: What Is Vocational Discernment, and What Does It Have to Do with Youth?
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Section 2: Helping Youth Engage in Discernment
- Prepare – 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
- Stages of Discernment with Youth, David White – Video and Discussion Outline
- Filling the Void, Tim Walsh – Video and Discussion Outline
- Good Ideas/God Ideas, Bill Mathis – Video and Discussion Outline
- Vocation, Bill Mathis – Video and Discussion Outline
- Questions for Reflection
- Additional Resources
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Section 3: The Ongoing Nature of Vocational Discernment
- Prepare – Matthew 13:1-9
- Developing a Sense of Vocation, Caroline Ainsworth – Video and Discussion Outline
- Vocational Discernment, Andy Root – Video and Discussion Outline
- Vocation, Shane Claiborne – Video and Discussion Outline
- The Spiritual Journey of Young Adults, Steven Argue – Video and Discussion Outline
- Questions for Reflection
- Additional Resources
Good Ideas/God Ideas, Bill Mathis – Video and Discussion Outline
The Rev. Bill Mathis talks about good ideas vs. God ideas.
Questions for Discussion:
- How does it sound to us to hear Bible study referred to as an “old wineskin,” with preference given to experience God in our everyday lives, and discerning what that means?
- What would it be like for individuals to focus on strengths and opportunities (who we are) rather than weaknesses and threats (who we want to be)? What would it be like for the church to do this?
- How might we help youth determine for themselves what might be a good idea versus a God idea for them?
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