2014 NE MN Synod Youth Ministry Report
Transcript of 2014 NE MN Synod Youth Ministry Report
Catherine Anderson
Coordinator of Youth Ministry
2014 Synod Assembly
YOUTH MINISTRY REPORT
Would you tell me please, which way I ought to go from here?
That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.
I don’t much care where –
Then it doesn’t matter which way you go.
LIFE
MINISTRY
Cultural Understanding of Faith
• God is in the background
• Be nice
• Be good
• Be happy
• God is a Cosmic Genie
• If you’re good you go to Heaven
The NONE’s
20%And growing
What are we
teaching?
– God is benign and Sits in the Background -
- The Central Goal of Life is to Be Happy -
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How does that work for you?
How does your faith frame your life?
FAITH? FAITH?OR
MUSIC
SPORTS
FAMILY
SCHOOL
FAITH
MUSICSPORTS
FAMILY
SCHOOLFRIENDS
FUN
WORK
FAITH
FAITH FAITH
We Need a Bigger Frame…
LeadershipDevelopment
MINISTRY THEORY
HOW
PR
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TICA
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LUTH
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LOG
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FaithFormation
Following Jesus as a Way of Life
WHAT
Enco
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hip
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DISCIPLESHIP CHALLENGE
Leadership Development
(Practice Discipleship)
Online Webinars
Local Trainings
Train the Trainer
Faith Formation
Monthly Faith Practice
Videos
Discussion Guides
www.nemnsynod.org/Discipleship
MUSICSPORTS
FAMILY
SCHOOLFRIENDS
FUN
WORK
FAITH