Stages of Adolescent Development, Chap Clark – Video and Discussion Outline
Dr. Chap Clark speaks about the stages of adolescent development and how they intersect with youth ministry leadership.
Questions for Discussion:
Which stage of development are our youth in: early, middle, or late adolescence? If we have a cross-section, how are we catering to the needs of each group?
What kind of abstraction/ego-centrism are we seeing in our young people (roughly ages 14-20)? How can we help students feel accepted and loved, more as a coach and less as a “parent with a ruler, just smacking them”?
Are we treating our older youth like an adult, but leading them as a adolescent? What does it mean to walk with them as they enter emerging adulthood?