Mark Oestreicher from Youth Specialties has written an interesting article on his blog titled “Reaching 21st Century Teenagers with The Gospel”

Let’s start with the good news (since we’re talking about sharing THE Good News!): teenagers in the 21st century still respond to Jesus.

In some ways, this is truer than ever! The lives of early and mid-adolescents have changed dramatically from when you and I were their age (no, don’t be tempted to say, “it’s really the same.”). But this shift to more pain, more confusion, more stress, and more isolation make the Jesus way of living truly revolutionary: something teenagers are hungry for.

See, today’s teens are hungry for something to be passionate about. And the message of Christ is wonderfully counter-cultural. While their school work often calls for busy-ness, Jesus calls them to a relationship of trust and slowness. While their sports teams often call them to performace, Jesus calls them to a place where their worth is pre-established. While their parents, and even their peer clusters (and, unfortunately, even their churches), call them to wear a variety of masks to hide the pain in their lives, Jesus calls them to be themselves – the selves He so perfectly loves.

Read The Entire Article Here: Reaching 21st Century Teenagers with The Gospel (Part01) (Part02)

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