Archive for the 'youth worker resources' Category
May 4, 2008
Are you looking for a great discipleship resource? Check out Real Life Downloaded, a site that ties in current events with lessons that connect with students.
This week’s lesson is On Fire! Hey, it’s great AND it’s free! How do we know about it? Suzie is one of the curriculum writers for RLD, and it’s a great tool she is excited about. (No, we don’t get any kickbacks from this, just the satisfaction of sharing a resource with those who teach and work with teens seeking real-life faith).
Filed under: youth worker resources
Posted by T. Suzanne Eller @ 4:42 am | Comments
April 30, 2008
A few days ago I heard two different people with two very different ideas talking about the movie, Expelled. This is what one of our favorite sites, Planet Wisdom, had to say about it:
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
Rated PG
reviewed by Christopher Lyon
Ben Stein’s documentary about the battle in the scientific community between Intelligent Design and Darwinian evolution is NOT a debate film.
Stein mostly doesn’t try to make the case for Intelligent Design (ID) or get too deeply into the science of evolution. What he wants to do is make the case that the scientific and academic establishment is freezing out legit ID scientists from participating in the conversation. And he makes that point convincingly — especially if you were pretty sure that was true to start with. (Read rest of review. . .)
Real Quote from Review: As Bible-believing Christians, we are convinced that God created all life. Here’s my bias: I’m going to believe that no matter what. Faith in God as revealed in His Word is my first commitment. Because I’m so convinced, I believe that a thorough and free study of the scientific evidence will, in fact, eventually reveal that a designer is necessary for life to exist.
Filed under: youth worker resources, real links, real review
Posted by T. Suzanne Eller @ 4:43 am | 2 Comments
April 16, 2008
Church? No thanks.
WHY TEENS ARE LEAVING IN DROVES
BY REBECCA GRACE, AFA Journal May 2008
Article Excerpt: Here is the church. Here is the steeple. Open the doors. Where are all the people?
Seventy percent of the people, 23 to 30 years old, are nowhere to be found in church on a regular basis for at least a year between the ages of 18 and 22. They become church dropouts, according to a 2007 study from LifeWay Research. (more…)
Filed under: real question, youth worker resources, faith, real quote, real articles, real issues
Posted by T. Suzanne Eller @ 4:04 am | 1 Comment
March 7, 2008
Picture Perfect?
by Lydia Rule, RTF Staff Writer
He’s cute. She’s pretty. But are they really right for each other? They are the picture-perfect couple—the type you see on movies where the handsome football star and the homecoming queen magically fall in love. But sometimes appearances can fool us.
Like the mirrors in a fun house, what we see doesn’t match up with reality. (more…)
Filed under: Real Teen Faith Writers, youth worker resources, dating, real devos, lydia rule
Posted by T. Suzanne Eller @ 10:46 am | 8 Comments
March 4, 2008
I’m Mallorie I’m 14 and I go to a Christian school in Louisiana.We have a Bible class everyday with just girls, and we each have to plan a class period (teaching). I really want to do something good. I was wondering if you had any suggestions or advice, and I would really appreciate it.
I was thinking of doing something about John 3:16.
Please help me!! Thank you very much.
Filed under: youth worker resources, faith, real advice
Posted by T. Suzanne Eller @ 1:24 pm | 1 Comment
March 1, 2008
Spirit West Coast Examiner
Staff Report, March 1, 2008
Spirit West Coast Music Festival is Feast of Personal Ministry Time
Excerpt: DEL MAR, Calif. — Outside the glow of concert lights and beyond earshot of the main stage at Spirit West Coast, a small army of volunteers uses the lure of the music festival to minister to hundreds of music lovers from across California, Nevada and Arizona.
Filed under: faith in action, youth worker resources, music, real missions, real links
Posted by T. Suzanne Eller @ 12:56 pm | Comments
February 27, 2008
I’ve been looking at your website, and I really like the article, “Living on Borrowed Convictions”. I teach middle school students at a Christian Montessori school. My students don’t have much faith to speak of. I want to be able to “teach religion” in such a way to encourage them to ask “big questions”: Who am I? Who is God?, etc. without teaching dogmatically.
Do you have any suggestions? We are interdenominational. I think we need to start with Relationship with God before the Rules. We also have to be able to encourage searching for answers without compromising the Truth. Any thoughts you have would be welcome! (It’s okay to share this question on the web.) Thank you! (more…)
Filed under: Real Bible Study, youth worker resources, faith, RTF books, real advice
Posted by T. Suzanne Eller @ 10:23 am | 1 Comment
January 21, 2008
According to our stats, a lot of people accidently find Real Teen Faith because they plug in a few keywords on Google.com to find teens and sex. They weren’t looking for a ministry that talks frankly about God and faith and real life, but porn.
Those keywords lead them here because it’s a teen site and we do talk about sex, but from a Scriptural point-of-view and we’re upfront about that. But something (or Someone) draws them to visit RTF. We’re glad that they do.
Maybe you are one of those people. Maybe you’ve snagged by the lure of Internet pornography. You hate it, but you keep doing it because it’s easy, because it makes you feel a certain way, or because it’s part of your secret life.
The truth is that any type of addiction can be overwhelming. Where do you begin if you want that part of your life to change? (more…)
Filed under: porn, youth worker resources, sex, real links, real issues
Posted by T. Suzanne Eller @ 6:38 pm | 1 Comment
