The Idol Millennials May Bow Down To
One of the troubling statements about my generation’s belief in God came from the work of Notre Dame professor Christian Smith, in which they believe in moralistic, therapeutic, deism: a God who is up there, who helps me if I need, so long as I remain a good person. Essentially, if this belief remains, my generation will wrestle with an idle God who exists at our disposal. And, behind this is a belief in the individualistic nature of humanity. We believe that God is here to meet my needs and my preferences. And, I think that two things will shake this up: The first is that the individual self cannot exist for itself healthily without God. When the individual seeks self-gratification, it will end up in both/either narcissism and self-destructive behavior. Only...
Supporting Parents of Young Adults
Earlier this week, I had a conversation with yet another parent who was desperate for solutions for what to do about their struggling young adult child. They had run out of options and had nowhere to turn. They felt like they were completely alone and had no one to support or encourage them in their journey. Sadly, that’s the position most parents find themselves in. They think they are the only ones, they feel like failures, not realizing that they may be in the majority. With young adult unemployment rates at the highest point since WWII and record numbers of young adults moving back home, more parents are hurting than ever before. Our attempt to help takes several forms. First, we offer individual coaching for parents to help them walk through this...
You Are Not Alone – Facilitator’s Guide
. [eshop_addtocart id="434"] Our new 12-session support group curriculum for parents of struggling young adults is now available. You can order it here on our website or through our CreateSpace Page or directly from Amazon. The Facilitator’s Guide is designed to be used in support groups for churches or community groups of parents whose young adult children are struggling and contains the teaching notes necessary to facilitate a group as well as some helpful suggestions for group facilitation, starting groups in your church or community, and much more. You will need one copy of the accompanying workbook per participant as well as one copy of this Facilitator’s Guide per group. The You Are Not Alone curriculum will offer your...
You Are Not Alone Workbook
. Our new support group curriculum for parents of struggling young adults is now available. You can order it here on our website or through our CreateSpace Page or directly from Amazon. You will need one workbook for every person in the group as well as one Facilitator’s Guide for the group. The 12-session full color workbook will offer your church or community: Vibrant discussions on topics such as communication, conflict resolution, finances, faith and values, and much more (see table of contents below) Parents finally having a place where they can honestly share the pain and frustrations that they have experienced with their adult children. Opportunities for parents to share resources that have been helpful to meet real needs for their children. New hope...
Launch Bible Study
Join us every Tuesday night starting at 7:00 in the basement at the Chaska Moravian Church…
