H.A.B.I.T.S.
In a book called "UNchristian" there are some alarming statistics from the Barna Group:85% of 13-29 year-old non-christians know a christian.
15% of those people can see a difference in the way that they live.
When we obey our Creator people notice.
When we disobey our Creator people notice.
This month we are going through a series called Developing H.A.B.I.T.S. Will Change Your Life. We are going to be going through these 6 Habits:
H - Hang Time With God
A - Accountability With Another Believer
B - Bible Memorization
I - Involvement In The Church Body
T - Tithing You Time and Resource
S - Studying Scripture
As we come into this New Year, talk to your children about the ways in which they are living their lives for Christ.
Here are some more ideas:
- Do a bible study with your children.
- Memorize a Bible verse with them.
- Serve in the church along side them.
- Pray with them.
We Are Cross-Culture Missionaries
The Center for Parent & Youth Understanding was born out of one Youth Leader's interest in culture and his church's parents desire to know more about the culture that their children where living in. As we get older, we naturally get farther and farther removed from the culture that teenage adolescents are immersed in. So we need some way of understanding what they are going through. CPYU and Walt Meuller have dedicated years to equipping parents and youth ministers to "Talk With" teenagers and help them develop into the Godly men and women they were created to be.
I am convenced, like Meuller, that as youth ministers and parents, we are called to be Cross-Cultural Missionaries, understanding the world that teenagers live in so that we can use God's Truth to help them along in this world that desires to bring them down.
Check out the CPYU Website for a great resource on Youth Culture or Walt Mueller's latest book that comes highly recommended for parents, "The Space Between Us."
