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Cultivating Worshipful Youth
Cultivating Worshipful Youth
Introduction
Introduction
Section 1: What is Worship?
Prepare – Psalm 100
Wants, Worship, and Idolatry, James K.A. Smith and Kyle David Bennett – Video and Discussion Outline
4 minutes
Life Worth Living, James K.A. Smith and Matthew Croasmun – Video and Discussion Outline
8 minutes
The Role of Worship in Cultivating Joy, Frederick Edie – Video and Discussion Outline
5 minutes
When the Youth Ministry Worship Falls Flat, Mark Yaconelli – Video and Discussion Outline
8 minutes
Questions for Reflection
Additional Resources
Section 2: The Importance of Worship with Youth
Prepare – Romans 12:1-5
Joyful Worship Among Youth, Frederick Edie – Video and Discussion Outline
2 minutes
Shaping Worship, Alaina Kleinbeck – Video and Discussion Outline
2 minutes
Why Sing in Church?, Chris Russell – Video and Discussion Outline
6 minutes
Questions for Reflection
Additional Resources
Section 3: Bringing Together the Old and the New in Worship
Prepare – Matthew 5:14-17
Designing a Space for Worship, Chris Russell – Video and Discussion Outline
6 minutes
Worship in Youth Ministries, Almeda Wright – Video and Discussion Outline
5 minutes
A Synthetic Approach to Enliven the Youth Ministry, Almeda Wright – Video and Discussion Outline
4 minutes
Consider the Genre, Matthew Croasmun – Video and Discussion Outline
4 minutes
Questions for Reflection
Additional Resources
Section 4: The Importance of Music in a Worshiping Community with Youth
Prepare – 1 Samuel 16:14-23
Opening to the Trans-Rational, Matthew Croasmun – Video and Discussion Outline
4 minutes
Worship Workshop I, Chris Russell – Video
3 minutes
Worship Workshop II, Chris Russell – Video and Discussion Outline
2 minutes
Why Sing?, Matthew Croasmun – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
Community, Matthew Croasmun – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
Staying Relevant and Responsive to Youth Culture, Rebecca Gonzalez – Video and Discussion Outline
4 minutes
Questions for Reflection
Additional Resources
Section 5: Choosing and Incorporating Music
Prepare – Psalm 40:1-5
Praise, Music, and Worship, Chris Russell – Video and Discussion Outline
5 minutes
Creating a Vibrant Music Program, Matthew Croasmun – Video and Discussion Outline
6 minutes
Worship, Singing, and Youth, Chris Russell – Video and Discussion Outline
6 minutes
Considering the Context, Matthew Croasmun – Video and Discussion Outline
7 minutes
Dynamic Praise and the Praiser, David Ford – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
Questions for Reflection
Additional Resources
Section 6: Preaching and Testimony with Youth
Prepare – Mark 16:15
Multiple Intelligences and Preaching, Thomas Troeger – Video and Discussion Outline
5 minutes
Magical and Literal Thinking about Scripture with Youth, Thomas Troeger – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
Testimony, Matt Beck – Video and Discussion Outline
2 minutes
Helping Youth to Tell Their Stories, Andy Root – Video and Discussion Outline
6 minutes
Storytelling in Church, Mark Yaconelli – Video and Discussion Outline
4 minutes
Questions for Reflection
Additional Resources
Section 7: Experiential Prayer
Prepare – 1 Thessalonians 5:12-24
One Simple Thing, Andy Root – Video and Discussion Outline
8 minutes
Prayer, Fasting, and Grace, Shane Claiborne and Tony Campolo – Video and Discussion Outline
5 minutes
Questions for Reflection
Additional Resources
Section 8: Embodied Worship
Prepare – 2 Samuel 6:14-22
Embodied Worship, Yolanda Smith – Video and Discussion Outline
2 minutes
Traditional Forms of Embodied Worship, Yolanda Smith – Video and Discussion Outline
4 minutes
Introducing Embodied Worship to a Congregation, Yolanda Smith – Video and Discussion Outline
4 minutes
Contemporary Forms of Embodied Worship, Yolanda Smith – Video and Discussion Outline
5 minutes
Adolescent Joy and Embodied Agency, Almeda Wright and Nyle Fort – Video and Discussion Outline
2 minutes
Meditative Worship as Embodied Worship, Yolanda Smith – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
Questions for Reflection
Additional Resources
Questions for Reflection
Reflect:
How are folks who dance as a form of praise often received? What were the varied reactions to David’s dancing, in the context of worship?
What might it mean to remember that our whole bodies were created by God as a gift? What might that mean for how we are called to worship?
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