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Spiritual Practices in Youth Ministry
Spiritual Practices in Youth Ministry
Introduction
Introduction
Section 1: Why Engage in Spiritual Practice with Youth?
Prepare – 1 Timothy 4:7-10
The Importance of Christian Practices, David White – Video and Discussion Outline
6 minutes
You Are What You Love, James K.A. Smith – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
Discipleship in Youth Ministry, James K.A. Smith – Video and Discussion Outline
4 minutes
Communities of Faith & Trust, James K.A. Smith and Kyle David Bennett – Video and Discussion Outline
4 minutes
Spiritual Practices in the Lives of Young People, Vanessa Zoltan and Stephanie Paulsell – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
Deafness in Our Culture, Mark Yaconelli – Video and Discussion Outline
5 minutes
Questions for Reflection
Additional Resources
Section 2: Incorporating Spiritual Practices into Youth Ministry
Prepare – Luke 10:38-42
Orienting Youth Ministry Around Christian Practices, Almeda Wright – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
A Rule of Life for Youth Ministry, Michael Bird – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
The Challenge of Integrating Youth into the Life of the Church, Frederick Edie – Video and Discussion Outline
10 minutes
Youth Ministry, Spiritual Practices, and Idolatry, James K.A. Smith and Kyle David Bennett – Video and Discussion Outline
5 minutes
Spiritual Practices Outdoors, Ryan Gackenheimer and Andrew Wicks – Video and Discussion Outline
2 minutes
Youth as Religious Interpreters, Mark Yaconelli – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
Conversations and Faith and Doubting, Amy Adamczyk – Video and Discussion Outline
7 minutes
Questions for Reflection
Additional Resources
Lesson 3: Practicing Prayer
Prepare – 1 Thessalonians 5:12-24
One Simple Thing, Andy Root – Video and Discussion Outline
8 minutes
Prayer, Fasting, and Grace, Tony Campolo and Shane Claiborne – Video and Discussion Outline
9 minutes
Sharing the Language of Christianity, Andy Root – Video and Discussion Outline
5 minutes
Questions for Reflection
Additional Resources
Section 4: Practicing Creativity
Prepare – Jeremiah 18:1-6
Creativity as a Spiritual Practice, Vanessa Zoltan and Stephanie Paulsell – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
Employing Creativity in Spiritual Practice, Yolanda Smith – Video and Discussion Outline
4 minutes
Creativity as a Spiritual Practice in Youth Ministry, Almeda Wright – Video and Discussion Outline
5 minutes
Ancient Spiritual Practices and Creativity, Vanessa Zoltan and Stephanie Paulsell – Video and Discussion Outline
4 minutes
Multiple Intelligences for a Richer, Fuller Faith, Thomas Troeger – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
Questions for Reflection
Additional Resources
Section 5: Practicing Contemplation
Prepare – Matthew 14:22-23
Realization and Ritual, Evelyn Parker – Video and Discussion Outline
5 minutes
Taize, Michael Bird – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
Silence and Joy, Christian Gonzalez – Video and Discussion Outline
4 minutes
Practices of Love for Youth Workers, James K.A. Smith and Kyle David Bennett – Video and Discussion Outline
5 minutes
Creating Experiences of Holiness, Mark Yaconelli – Video and Discussion Outline
4 minutes
Journaling with Youth, Mark Yaconelli – Video and Discussion Outline
4 minutes
Cultivating Contemplative Moments, Mark Yaconelli – Video and Discussion Outline
6 minutes
Questions for Reflection
Additional Resources
Section 6: Practicing Embodied Engagement
Prepare – Luke 5:17-26
Spiritual Practices for Honoring the Body, Yolanda Smith – Video and Discussion Outline
4 minutes
Ways of Honoring the Body, Yolanda Smith – Video and Discussion Outline
4 minutes
Diversity and Embodied Joy, Christopher Carter – Video and Discussion Outline
2 minutes
Rethinking God’s Role in the World, Talitha Amadea Aho – Video and Discussion Outline
3 minutes
Questions for Reflection
Additional Resource
Section 7: Spiritual Practices with Scripture and Sabbath-Keeping
Additional Resource
Discipleship in Youth Ministry, James K.A. Smith – Video and Discussion Outline
Dr. James K.A. Smith talks about discipleship in youth ministry.
Questions for Discussion:
“Follow your heart,” says Smith, is not what we should be teaching our youth, which is very counter-cultural. What is an alternative to this?
If liturgies are “love shaping practices,” as Smith postulates, what possibilities might open up? How are we doing at this in our programming?
How might the invitation to engage in these things be life-giving for our youth? What habits are we inviting them into?
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