We'll Learn: Begin learning about teen growing years from our own past.
We've
been there...done that; growing through teen growing years.
How
are your own long-ago (family life) teen growing years different from
today? We're not playing 'the Blame Game' here, but to see that just
in family life alone, there is much for us mentoring seniors to take
into consideration.
As
a boy, I fondly remember the quiet times I spent fishing with dad. He
certainly didn't have all the answers to life, but I give him an A
for listening to me. Make a list of four people or groups that should
be listening to today's teens. Grade each one of them.
As
best as you can, describe an on-line social network. Describe what it
is that causes youth to spend 6 and 7 hours A DAY in it (including
half the night).
To
help cut through some of our own traditional cobwebs, describe what
you might imagine a heaven-managed social network would be like. How
would it serve today's teenagers?
Using
serious thought, why do you think that teens are leaving 'the church'
(and taking their future leadership with them)?
Do
you think teens see the selected use of technology in presentation
and administration tasks in churches but never in Bible based
messages and missions evangelistic calls?
Social
networking programs make connection with half a BILLION others. How
would you challenge teens to share God-honoring messages instead of
discussing trivial fashion and peer activity?
What
would those messages be like? Give examples.
How
do you think the present employment situation affects teens? (their
own job prospects and that of their parents?)
What
thoughts do you have, when you see a teen with orange hair, or a girl
with excessive facial jewelry and spooky use of black face cosmetics?
If one of these teens told you they had much greater fear of their
future, than you could ever have of them, what would you then think?
Be
very honest with yourself. Do you believe God has any less power or
less control now than when He split the Red Sea for Moses and the
nation of fearful backsliders He sacrificed the very best that Heaven
had to offer?
Is
there just one boy and one girl teen you can diligently pray for each
and every day, with more than just a few words?
How
would you feel if that teen had been, and still is, watching you, for
hope in their troubled soul?
Next,
we'll begin the SENT Trio, to learn our marching authority, and
associated elements.
