AG Youth Ministry –

1983-2008, 62% growth.

Last decade, 14% growth.

Over 1/2 million teens in AG churches.

Faith that Sticks

• Discover necessary ingredients for keeping students connected

• Gather ideas for implementing an unique strategy to keep students connected

• Learn of resources to help you equip and empower students to stay connected

“Youth ministry is perfectly designed to achieve the results you are

currently getting.”-Andy Stanley

...so how do we change the results to affect the climate?

It’s time to...

Sticky Discipleship

• Understand the Church as the effect of discipleship and not the cause.

• Building the church (youth ministry) is no guarantee you will make disciples. You are more likely to create consumers.

• If you build disciples, you always get the church (youth ministry). If you build a church, you don’t necessarily build disciples.

A Three Year Rule?

CHILD – Moses was trained in a Levite home for the first 3 YEARS OF HIS LIFE, (EXODUS 2)

YOUTH – Daniel and the other youth were trained for 3 years, (DANIEL 1:5)

ADULT – Paul received 3 years of training, (GALATIANS 1:18)

Jesus walked with disciples for 3 years

Jesus cursed the fig tree for not having fruit after 3 years, (Luke 13:6-7)

Big Dreams don’t bring results…

Execution of the those Dreams is what brings results…

to properly execute your dreams you need…

STRUCTURE.

Four Necessary Sticky Points youth Leaders

need to build a Structure of Discipleshape

Connected to God:

Galatians 5.1-61 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand

firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. 2 Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. 3 Again I

declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. 4 You who

are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from

grace. 5 For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope. 6 For in

Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith

expressing itself through love.

“It’s God’s job to work in us and to present us as righteous; our

job is to learn to trust God and let the

process proceed.”

-Sticky Faith

Less telling...More asking.

Key is getting students to position

themselves for God to move into their lives.

How Students Learn

• Lecture - Youth meeting, Sunday School, Small groups, Services (Book Learning)

• Lab - Moving from learning about something to doing something (Mentor Learning)

• Life - Giving access to the culture that shapes learning. (Immersion Learning)

Sticky Ideas:http://youth.ag.org/resources/

• Question night

• Time for reflection

• Teach “How to use FIRE Bible”

• Engage in leadership

• One on one time with leaders

• Mission trips, social justice experiences

• Resources: FIRE Bible, Alive in Christ, Living in the Spirit, FIRE Institute, AIM

Connect to Parents

There is no greater influence on a

student’s faith than their parents.

Sticky Ideas:http://youth.ag.org/resources/

• Arrive early from outing to share with parents

• Service projects with parents

• Parent Night @ youth group

• Youth leader connect directly with parents

• Resource: FIRE Starters

Connect to Church

Sticky Ideas:http://youth.ag.org/resources/

• Pastor - (Address in church, Speak @ youth, Trip)

• Mentors - (Youth Leader, Ministry Leader, Adults)

• Ministry - (Sound, Usher, Greeter, Children,

• Resource: FIRE Institute

Connect to Purpose:

Sticky Ideas:http://youth.ag.org/resources/

• Less on ‘inviting friends’ more on ‘living out faith’

• Social Justice experiences

• Rites of Passage ceremonies (6, 9, 11, 12 grade)

• Resource: Ethix, Busting Free, AIM, STL, CM, FA

God

Church

Purpose Parents

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