"When we take the Bible as a series of isolated morality tales, we think about 66 books with hundreds, if not thousands, of stories contained within them. In actuality, there are not thousands of stories. There are not 66 stories. There aren't even two stories with the Old and New T estament. There is one story and that is the story of what God is doing- redemptive history. ” ED STETZER
20% OF YOUNG ADULTS WILL LEAVE THE CHURCH 50% AND NEVER RETURN OF YOUNG ADULTS WILL LEAVE THE CHURCH FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME BUT EVENTUALLY RETURN
WE'VE FAILED TO GIVE KIDS A CLEAR AND CONSISTENT MESSAGE OF WHO JESUS IS AND WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR US.
"We've been dispensing good advice instead of good news...our challenge is to proclaim the good news of Jesus so clearly and consistently that no kids of ours will ever place him in a category with typical religious leaders. ” JACK KLUMPENHOWER, SHOW THEM JESUS
TEACH THE WHOLE BIBLE Does what we currently teach include a balance of Old and New T estament teaching?
HOW TO TEACH THE GOSPEL FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT Focus on the Person of Jesus Christ
HOW TO TEACH THE GOSPEL FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT Focus on the Work of Jesus Christ
HOW TO TEACH THE GOSPEL FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Focus on What God Does
HOW TO TEACH THE GOSPEL FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Focus on Who God Is
HOW TO TEACH THE GOSPEL FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT Focus on How Jesus Fixes It
A FEW OTHER TIPS: Familiarize Y ourself with the Bigger Story Find Good Resources Don't Disconnect the Old T estament from the New T estament
Distill the Gospel but Don't Dilute It Does how we currently teach give kids a clear and powerful message of the gospel?
God loves you so much! He knew you before you were born and had a great plan for you. He loved you so much that He sent Jesus! Jesus died on the cross and anyone who believes in Him can live with Him forever!
PREACH THE GOOD NEWS CONSTANTLY Does how we currently teach give kids an opportunity to hear the gospel message every time they show up?
"Be sure, whatever you leave out, that you teach the children the three R's: Ruin, Redemption, and Regeneration." CHARLES SPURGEON
GIVE CLEAR EXPECTATIONS
GIVE CLEAR EXPECTATIONS FOCUS ON THE HEART
ACTIONS VISIBILE INVISIBLE VALUES BELIEFS
GIVE CLEAR EXPECTATIONS FOCUS ON THE HEART CORRECT WITH A BALANCE OF GRACE AND TRUTH
WORD OF CAUTION ABOUT REWARDS Creating a culture built on rewards for performance goes against the gospel message we are teaching
“It wouldn’t do to teach that God’s rewards in salvation come freely, by grace, but that rewards in the church come by being good and memorizing verses. Nor would it work to teach that God values faith over superior churchy behavior , and then give prizes to kids who excel in churchy behavior . I couldn’t say that Jesus is better than absolutely anything else, but reward what kids learned about him with a slip of paper redeemable for candy.” JACK KLUMPENHOWER, SHOW THEM JESUS
REWARDS HAVE DIMINISHING RETURNS REWARDS PUT OTHER THINGS AS BETTER THAN JESUS REWARDS FOCUS ON PERFORMANCE INSTEAD OF THE PROCESS REWARDS CAN CREATE A SELF-RIGHTEOUS KID
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