WELCOME!

A Children, Youth and Family Ministry Conversation

April 10, 2011

Lord of Life Ends Policies

• Campus Development• Caring Community• Culture of Generosity• Faith Formation• Leadership Development• Outreach• Worship

Faith Formation The goal of faith formation at Lord of Life is a personal and community transformation and grown in relationship with Christ

1. People will identify and develop their personal faith formation and ministry.

2. People at all stages of faith development will grow in Christian faith and experience personal and community transformation through development of biblical knowledge and opportunities to put knowledge and faith into action through service, mentoring, teaching and giving

3. People will experience a nurturing culture which:1. Emphasizes the need for believers to take responsibility

for their own faith formation and ministry, and2. Ensures that each person matures as a Christian.

The Challenge1. Young people are different

now2. The culture we live in is

different3. We are different4. The church is different

The Faith Timeline

Birth Graduation

Old: A set of independent programsNew: A continuum. How do ministries and programs intertwine?

• Exemplar Youth Ministry Study1

• National Study on Youth and Religion2

• Landscape of Children, Youth & Family Ministry3

3 New Studies

National Study on Youth and ReligionFocused on the beliefs and faith formation of adolescents

Methodology:1. Thousands of written surveys2. Close to a thousand phone

interviews3. 267 live one-hour face-to-face

interviews4. Followed over 8 years

Key Learnings:1. Young people live in a

world where religion looks different (MTD)

2. Parents are even more important than we thought

3. Church is important4. We need to expect

more

MORALISTIC THERAPEUTIC DEISMThe religion of the age

THE ROLE OF PARENTS

QUESTIONS?

AGE GROUP CONVERSATIONS

RESOURCES:YOUTHANDRELIGION.COM

EXEMPLARYM.COMSOUL SEARCHING BY CHRISTIAN SMITH

SOULS IN TRANSITION BY CHRISTIAN SMITHALMOST CHRISTIAN BY KENDA CREASY DEAN

THE SPIRIT AND CULTURE OF YOUTH MINISTRY BY ROLAND MARTINSON, WES BLACK AND JOHN ROBERTO

THANK YOU FOR COMING!

A Children, Youth and Family Ministry Conversation

April 10, 2011