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Course
Discipling Today's Teenagers
~10 Hours
Discipling Today's Teenagers is for youth ministry leaders who want to help teens find Jesus-centered answers to questions of identity, belonging, and purpose.
5 instructors
About This Course
As a youth leader, you may find yourself wondering, "Is it possible to connect every teenager in my ministry with a caring mentor?" or "What would help my volunteers feel more confident in their relationships with young people?" or simply "How can my team have better conversations with youth and disciple them more effectively?" Based on extensive research associated with Fuller Youth Institute’s book, 3 Big Questions That Change Every Teenager, this Discipling Today's Teenagers course is packed with insights for youth ministry leaders and mentors who want to more effectively help students find Jesus-centered answers to their questions of identity, belonging, and purpose.
Join Kara Powell, Brad Griffin, Roslyn Hernández, and Zach Ellis as they share tips, skills, and practices that address the heart of youth ministry.
Learning Outcomes
- Describe how the questions of identity, belonging, and purpose drive young people’s actions
- Employ listening practices that cultivate empathy with today’s young people
- Develop skills to help students transition from their current answers to more Christ-centered answers regarding identity, belonging, and purpose
Created in partnership with the Fuller Youth Institute and FULLER Equip.
- Leadership
- Church & Ministry
Unit 1: Introduction
1. Introduction
2. What Are the Big Questions?
Unit 2: Four Practices for Discipling Today's Teenagers
3. Being Present
4. Exploring Identity
5. Cultivating Belonging
6. Embracing Purpose
Unit 3: Conclusion
7. Bringing It All Together
8. Next Steps
Your Instructor
Kara Powell
Chief of Leadership Formation, Executive Director of FYI, Author
Kara Powell, PhD, is the chief of Leadership Formation and executive director of the Fuller Youth Institute at Fuller Theological Seminary. Named by Christianity Today as one of “50 Women to Watch,” Kara serves as a youth and family strategist for Orange and speaks regularly at parenting and leadership conferences. Kara has authored or coauthored numerous books.
Brad Griffin
Senior Director for FYI, Pastor, Author
Brad M. Griffin, MDiv, is the senior director of Content and Research for the Fuller Youth Institute, where he develops research-based training for youth workers and parents. A speaker, writer, and volunteer pastor, Brad is the coauthor of over a dozen books.
Roslyn Hernández
Fuller Youth Institute Project Assistant and Podcast Co-Producer
Roslyn M. Hernández is a project assistant and podcast co-producer at the Fuller Youth Institute (FYI). She co-produces The FYI on Youth Ministry podcast and provides a range of support for research projects. Roslyn lived in México City as a child and grew up in the Central Valley of California. She holds a BA with majors in Film & Media Studies and Spanish, and a minor in Art History from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), and an MDiv with an emphasis on Youth, Family, and Culture from Fuller Theological Seminary. She is training as a spiritual director and is passionate about young adult ministry, pop culture, food, and tea.
Zach Ellis
Fuller Youth Institute Church Training Manager
Zach Ellis is a church training manager at the Fuller Youth Institute (FYI). Zach holds an MDiv from Nazarene Theological Seminary and a PhD from Fuller Theological Seminary. He is ordained in the Church of the Nazarene and is an active volunteer in his church’s youth group. Before joining FYI, he was a youth pastor in eastern Oregon. In his free time, you’ll likely find him hiking with his wife and two kids or watching Sporting Kansas City score goals.
FYI
Center at Fuller Theological Seminary
The Fuller Youth Institute (FYI) turns research into practical resources to help make the church the best place for young people to grow. An innovative branch of Fuller Theological Seminary, FYI research has pioneered a new era of youth ministry practice and intergenerational discipleship, partnering with faculty from across various disciplines to create tools that change the way the world sees young people.
