PD 2015 Webinar "Story of Adolescence"
- 1. WELCOME! The Practice Discipleship Initiative May 5, 2015
- 3. Practice Discipleship Initiative Leadership Development for the sake of Faith Formation
- 4. “STORY” 1. “Living in Stories” 2. “Story of Scripture” 3. “Story of Place and Displacement” 4. “Story of Adolescence” 5. “Story of Self and Others” 6. “Story of Service” 7. “Story of Faith Community”
- 5. Introducing… Dr. Dawn Rundman Sparkhouse, Augsburg Fortress Story of Adolescence
- 6. Session 4 The Story of Adolescence Dawn Rundman, Ph.D. Director of Children’s Development at sparkhouse Connect Journal editorial board member
- 7. Adolescent Demographics: A Quick Look at the 4 Cs countrycommunity churc h congregatio n
- 8. 10-14yo 20.6 million 6.7% of population 15-19yo 21.2 million 6.9% of population Adolescents make up 13.6% of population: 1 in 8 in US countrycommunity churc h congregatio n
- 9. C is for COUNTRY You can access census http://www.census.gov/population/age/data/2012comp.html
- 10. C is for COUNTRY It will show you data in a lowly lovely Excel spreadsheet.
- 11. countrycommunity churc h congregatio n In a 2008 ELCA report, 4% of members between ages 15-19 No data reported for 10-14yo 1 in 12 ELCA members
- 12. C is for CHURCH
- 13. Our Town: Who’s in Your Community? countrycommunity churc h congregatio n
- 14. C is for COMMUNITY Find your town’s population stats by going http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html and selecting a state and then a city. The screen captures below show what happens when searching for Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton’s hometown of Cleveland.
- 15. C is for COMMUNITY
- 16. Locate Congregation Stats, Stat! countrycommunity churc h congregatio n
- 17. C is for CONGREGATION To get big-picture stats about your congregation, you can check your annual report or look up your church’s trend report on the ELCA’s congregation page at http://www.elca.org/About/Congregations
- 18. Which data points are most surprising / revealing / compelling to you? What are 2-3 demographic features of youth in your context that matter to you? countrycommunity churc h congregatio n Bonus Question! What do we know about young Jesus’ country, church, community, and congregation?
- 19. A Deeper Look Mental Illness, Mental Health Early Onset Puberty The Boy Crisis Digital Natives
- 20. The Biblically Illiterate Youth Um, what’s that again?The Bible? The Bible?
- 21. The “The Bible Tells Me So” Youth Um, what’s that again? It’s that rule book, right? The Bible? The Bible?
- 22. The “I had lots of Sunday school adventures with art and puppets and snacks and games and science activities and…” Youth Um, what’s that again? It’s that rule book, right? The Bible? The Bible? The Bible? Best. Skit prop. Ever.
- 23. Faith Formation Interview with Youth Thanks for letting me interview you! I wanted to learn more about you and some of your experiences. When did you become part of the church community here? What made you/your family decide this was a good place for you? What do you like best about this place? Is there anything you don’t like? Tell me about that. Next I want to ask you some questions about when you were younger. What do you know about your baptism? Why do you think you were baptized? When you were a little kid, what were some of the faith questions you remember about things like God, the Bible, Jesus, miracles, and the Holy Spirit? What were some ways you learned about God when you were a little kid? If youth attended Sunday school: Tell me some things you remember about Sunday school. How did going to Sunday school help to shape and grow your faith?
- 24. Faith Formation Interview with Youth Now that you’re older, I want to learn what has stayed the same and what is different from when you were a kid. Imagine you walk by a Sunday school classroom with little kids. What is the difference between what they are doing and what you think we’ll be doing together in our youth group? What are some Bible stories you know? Which story is a favorite of yours, and why? What questions about faith do you have now that you didn’t have as a little kid? What do you want to learn and experience in the next few years before you have the opportunity to affirm your baptism at confirmation? What do you think will be part of your faith as a kid, a youth, and a grown-up? Thanks for sharing with me about your faith experiences! Is there anything else you wanted to say?
- 25. Stories of Faith can mean… Stories from the Bible Stories of faithful Christians Stories about the Christian church in action Stories about the ministries of your congregation
- 26. Thank you!
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- 30. NEXT 3RDTUESDAY CONVERSATION Speaker: Karen Stevensen Topic: Authenticity in Ministry & Life Date: May 19, 2015 Time: 1:00pm-1:30pm (central time) www.elcaymnet.org/3TC
- 31. NEXT PRACTICE DISCIPLESHIP WEBINAR! Guest: Mindy Makant Date: September 1, 2015 Time: 1pm Central Time Topic: “Story of Self and Other” www.practicediscipleship.org
- 32. Thanks for joining us!