Chap Clark

Kara E. Powell

Most parents would give anything to anchor their children with a vibrant faith that “sticks” and continues to mature long-term. Yet despite this deep desire, research indicates that approximately 40-50% of high school seniors drift from their faith after graduation. In response to this problem, the Fuller Youth Institute (FYI) has launched the College Transition Project, a national longitudinal study following 400 high school seniors during their first three years in college. This provocative and needed research is geared to spark a movement that empowers parents, churches, leaders, and adults of all ages to develop robust and long-term faith in kids.

Everyday Ideas to Build Lasting Faith in Your Kids

Sticky Faith

So you’re fired up, you want to make a difference, you want to change the world…but how? Signing up for your church’s mission trip or service project is a great first step, and you are definitely going to make a difference in someone’s life. But are you ready for the different cultures you may encounter? How are you going to really connect with the people you serve? And what about when you come home—how do you make sense of all the things you’ve experienced? It’s easy to forget your experiences in the mission field—especially when the people around you haven’t had those same experiences. And it is easy to go back to living your life the way you were before—but if you really want to change the world, you have to change, too. The only way that is going to happen is if you spend some time before, during, and after your service preparing for and processing your justice work. As you use this journal you will start to think about— • the people you are serving • your relationship with your teammates • how God factors in to your service project • the impact your experience has had on you • how you can continue to make a difference in the world around you If you think you’re fired-up for service now, just wait! As you complete the creative and fun exercises included in this journal, you will be energized for justice work, you’ll learn how to apply this to your own life, and nothing will be able to stop you.

Moving from Mission Trips to Missional Living

Deep Justice Journeys Student Journal

Brad M. Griffin

Both national leaders with broad spheres of influence as well as local, grassroots practitioners are waking up to the reality that 50% of their graduating seniors struggle deeply with their faith in college. Offering a few special “Senior Seminars” or giving seniors a “graduation Bible” and hoping for the best are both too little and too late. FYI’s research confirms that it’s never too early to start developing faith that continues to grow and lasts. Sticky Faith gives youth workers both a theological/philosophical framework and a host of practical programming ideas that develop long-term faith in teenagers.

10 Lessons to Nurture Faith Beyond High School

Sticky Faith Teen Curriculum

Jim Hancock

El sexo es todo. El sexo es nada. Así que, ¿cuál es la verdadera descripción? Por la manera en que mucha gente habla, pensarías que el sexo es como la comida, o comemos tres veces al día o nos morimos del hambre. Por otro lado, sabes que el sexo definitivamente no es poca cosa. Es demasiado potente, demasiado instintivo para sencillamente negarlo. Tarde o temprano, todos deben lidiar con ello. Este libro ofrece un acercamiento enteramente personal hacia tu sexualidad y Dios. En otras palabras, el sexo es más que pelvis y formas de conectarse. La sexualidad esta tejida a través de todo tu cuerpo, tu mente y tu espíritu. Esa es la forma en que estamos diseñados. Es la forma en que Dios nos creó. Significa que si quieres alcanzar el máximo disfrute del sexo, hallar a la persona correcta, el tiempo y los motivos adecuados, tienes que trabajar con esa conexión de cuerpo, mente y espíritu. Y este libro te ayuda a hacer justo eso con grandes dosis de tus propias percepciones sobre la sexualidad e ideas tomadas de la Biblia... cosas que te sorprenderán de aquel que te creó para que fueras un ser sexual desde el principio. He aquí algunas cosas que encontrará en él: Conversación sexual: Mensajes culturales y bíblicos referentes al sexo. Identidad sexual: Lo que la gente piensa sobre la sexualidad. Intimidad: Cortejo y acercamientos no sexuales. Deseo: La diferencia entre apetitos y necesidades. Límites: ¿Qué tan lejos es demasiado lejos? Responsabilidad: Nuestras responsabilidades sexuales hacia Dios y el uno hacia el otro. Empezar de nuevo: Misericordia, arrepentimiento, perdón y restauración.

La perspectiva de Dios para tu sexualidad

Lo que (casi) nadie te dirá acerca del sexo

Kendall Payne

How teenage girls can combat the world’s definition of self-image through a biblical understanding of who they are If there is a teenage girl who feels comfortable with her body and appearance, the authors have yet to meet her. This book helps explain where that dissatisfaction comes from, from media like MTV, magazines, and advertisements. It then gives girls a healthy biblical perspective on physical appearance, concluding that the only real way for girls to experience lasting acceptance of their bodies is to look at how God has created them and how he intends for them to love others and themselves. Through their own vulnerability and personal stories, the authors help girls realize they are not the only ones who feel so poorly about themselves. This revolutionary book is written more like a conversation than a lecture and presents the topics and the biblical passages about self-image in new and fresh ways.

Kara E. Powell

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