Faith Beyond Youth Group

Five Ways to Form Character and Cultivate Lifelong Discipleship

By: Kara Powell, Jen Bradbury, Brad M. Griffin

Narrated by: Brad M. Griffin, Kara Powell, Jen Bradbury

Because "Nice" is not enough.

Most typical youth ministries today produce nice, obedient kids who behave themselves—and then leave the church and the faith. Even those who remain struggle to extend their own faith beyond youth group. They seem like "good kids," but their lives and decisions outside youth group aren't oriented toward Jesus. Clearly that is not our goal. So what are we doing wrong? And how can we better serve the unique needs of the most anxious, adaptive, and diverse generation in history?

If you're tired of youth ministry that fails to change lives, it's time to change youth ministry.

Building on two decades of the Fuller Youth Institute's work and incorporating extensive new research and interviews, Faith Beyond Youth Group identifies the reasons youth ministry often flops both short-term and long-term, and offers five ways adult youth leaders can cultivate character for a lifetime of growing closer to Jesus rather than drifting away. It shows leaders how to cultivate trust, model growth, teach for transformation, practice together, and make meaning so that teenagers can become adults who hold fast to Jesus and boldly live out a robust faith in a watching world.

©2023 Kara E. Powell, Jennifer L. Bradbury, Brad M. Griffin (P)2023 eChristian

Insightful and so useful

Liked the varying authors and research based tools! There were so many things in the content that I could take and implement immediately, but also required me to reflect and be very intentional.