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Nurturing Joy

Writings on Nurturing Joy

A collection of writing by leading practical theologians and youth workers generated through the Joy and Adolescent Faith and Flourishing project.

Finding Joy in the Curriculum

A guide for how to best utilize the Quest for Life curriculum materials.

Seeking Joy Through Seeking Justice

This lesson will ask youth to look at current injustices in the world and consider how God may be working in the midst of those injustices.

Engaging Youth in Theological Questing

This lesson focuses on practical ways to view a film through a theological lens.

Resilience

Dr. Rodger Nishioka and Rev. Dominique Robinson present a lecture on resilience.

Peacemaking & Reconciliation

Dr. David Anderson Hooker and Dr. Elizabeth Corrie present a lecture on Peacemaking and Reconciliation.

Community

Dr. Kara Powell and Rev. Mike Park present a lecture on investing in intergenerational ministry.

Rejoicing in Adolescence: A Parable of God

David White, C. Ellis and Nancy Gribble Nelson Professor of Christian Education and Professor in Methodist Studies at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary on whether adolescence constitutes an aesthetic or joyful stage in the life cycle.

Harry Potter and the Sacred Text

This lesson takes a piece of popular culture and uses it to show how youth can find the sacred in the secular.

The Solid Rock

In this lesson, youth will explore God's immutability.

The Flowers of the Field

This lesson is designed to help youth express who they are and to explore who God is creating them to be.

Fit for Time and Joy With God

In this lesson, youth will work together to create a weekly Sabbath-keeping plan.

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