E3 Parents

God and Life

December 31, 2008 at 10:57 am Leave a comment

One of the greatest  joys of being a minister for me is to see an individual integrate their faith with the rest of life.

A lot of people separate faith and life. That’s actually our human nature. And popular culture constantly reinforces the “need” to keep God out of the rest of life. That’s why it’s so important for us as parents to stay educated on culture…and especially teen culture. A great resources for staying on top of what’s going on in teen culture is the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding website.

This semester we will be doing a series on Wednesday nights with both our high school and our middle school students called God and Life. This is a series that will be defined by what is going on in current teen and pop culture. The goals are to:

1. Take a look at what is currently going on in teen/pop culture and as a group discover how to approach that specific cultural event with a biblical worldview
2. Teach students how to develop a biblical worldview
3. Help students learn to live out their faith everyday

I’m really excited about this series. It will keep me on my toes as I will be studying popular teen culture each week. We will be looking at things like the current number one songs and movies, current events, quotes from celebrities, and controversial statements, articles, and people. Some examples would be proposition 8 in California, the new image of Barbie, or the Twilight movie/book series. This series will also give us an opportunity to talk about issues that are current and relevant in our students lives. Then we can discover together how incredibly relevant the Bible is when it comes to these issues. 

Our format will be a little different beginning January 7. 7th and 8th grade will begin TM 412 at 6:00 in the Middle School room upstairs. High School will have Escape at 7:00. Please keep encouraging your students to be here on Wednesdays. And you are always invited to show up as well!

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