| Contributors | p. 8 |
| Foreword | p. 10 |
| Using This Resource | p. 13 |
| The Basics of Faith | |
| Back to the Basics | p. 15 |
| Ministry Tools | p. 26 |
| Strategy Idea/Study, Schmudy | p. 26 |
| Game Idea/I'll Take High School for 100 | p. 27 |
| Larger Church Connection/The Membership Pledge | p. 29 |
| Small Group Discussion/The Bottom Line | p. 29 |
| Bible Study/Degree in God Studies | p. 31 |
| Creative Research/Charting Churches | p. 32 |
| Faith Exploration/Creating a Creed | p. 33 |
| Field Trip/Faith Field Trip | p. 36 |
| Devotion/To the Heart of Belief | p. 36 |
| Art Idea/The Artwork of God | p. 38 |
| Scavenger Hunt Idea/Photo Faith | p. 39 |
| Affirmation Idea/The Bible Tells Me So | p. 40 |
| Assessment Tool/Faith Basics Survey | p. 40 |
| Everyday Faith | |
| A Faith That Matters | p. 43 |
| Ministry Tools | p. 50 |
| Affirmation Idea/Affirmation, Affirmation, Affirmation | p. 50 |
| Outreach Idea 1/Sidewalk School | p. 51 |
| Outreach Idea 2/Letters of Encouragement | p. 52 |
| Small Group Discussion/Who Do I Know? | p. 52 |
| Mission Trip Idea 1/Adventure Journal | p. 55 |
| Mission Trip Idea 2/Adventure Debief | p. 56 |
| Media Connection/Act It Out | p. 58 |
| Discussion Starter/Exploring Guys and Girls | p. 59 |
| Game Idea/Keys to God's Heart | p. 62 |
| Illustration/Graveyard vs. Construction | p. 67 |
| Creative Research/Rated "R" for Restricted | p. 70 |
| Service Idea/Go Where They Are | p. 71 |
| Role-Play Idea/God View | p. 72 |
| Assessment Tool/Faith Invasion | p. 73 |
| Suggested Resources | p. 75 |
| Faith Expressed | |
| God Talk | p. 77 |
| Ministry Tools | p. 83 |
| Small-Group Activity/Personal Stories of Faith | p. 83 |
| Outreach Event/Can You Hear Me? | p. 85 |
| Art Idea/"Here I Am" Collage | p. 86 |
| Devotion 1/First Things First | p. 87 |
| Devotion 2/Beatitudinal | p. 88 |
| Leadership Training/Senior Legacy | p. 89 |
| Field Trip/Following Jesus From Here to There | p. 90 |
| Experiential Worship Idea/Duct-Tape Gospel | p. 91 |
| Prayer Idea/A Little BIG Prayer | p. 92 |
| Service Idea/Quiet Service | p. 94 |
| Small-Group Activity/Faith Translation | p. 95 |
| Media Connection/Outside Messages | p. 96 |
| Suggested Resources | p. 97 |
| Spiritual Training | |
| Training Teenagers for Spiritual Growth | p. 99 |
| Ministry Tools | p. 105 |
| Bible Exploration/Maybe Monks | p. 105 |
| Holiday Idea/Mark Your Calendar | p. 107 |
| Bible Study/Reading the Lines-and In-Between the Lines | p. 109 |
| Prayer Idea 1/Getting It Write | p. 110 |
| Prayer Idea 2/The Follower's Prayer | p. 111 |
| Service Idea 1/Generating Generosity | p. 114 |
| Service Idea 2/Get the Message? | p. 115 |
| Experiential Worship Idea/Through the Maze | p. 116 |
| Devotion/The Sound of Silence | p. 118 |
| Strategy Tool/Prayer Blog | p. 119 |
| Suggested Resources | p. 119 |
| Community-Building | |
| The Urgency of Friend Making | p. 121 |
| Ministry Tools | p. 129 |
| Object Lesson 1/The Web of Community | p. 129 |
| Object Lesson 2/Another Piece in the Puzzle | p. 130 |
| Application Idea/Two-Question Conversation | p. 131 |
| Game Idea/Hide-and-Seek | p. 132 |
| Small-Group Discussion/Here for Each Other | p. 133 |
| Special Event 1/Mother's Day and Father's Day Remix | p. 134 |
| Special Event 2/Here-to-There Events | p. 135 |
| Affirmation Idea 1/Celebrating One Another | p. 136 |
| Affirmation Idea 2/Nice Guys, Cool Girls | p. 137 |
| Discussion Starter/Question Prompters | p. 138 |
| Field Trip/Fun and Trust | p. 140 |
| Larger Church Connection/What Is "Big Church"? | p. 141 |
| Ministry Team Idea/Leader Pact | p. 142 |
| Art Idea/In the Zone | p. 143 |
| Bible Exploration/Love and Unity | p. 144 |
| Experiential Worship Idea/Friendship Surrender | p. 145 |
| Ready-To-Go Form/Create-a-Youth Notebook | p. 146 |
| Suggested Resources | p. 146 |
| Parents | |
| Partnering With Parents | p. 149 |
| Ministry Tools | p. 156 |
| Special Event/Family Dinner | p. 156 |
| Newsletter Idea/Dear Parents | p. 158 |
| Ready-To-Go form/Behind-the-Scenes Parents | p. 158 |
| Training Idea/Parent Seminar | p. 160 |
| Affirmation Idea 1/Notecard Party | p. 161 |
| Affirmation Idea 2/Encourage Them | p. 162 |
| Ministry Strategy 1/Parent Get-Together | p. 164 |
| Ministry Strategy 2/Tuesdays With Morrie...Er...You | p. 165 |
| Quotations/Quotes to Parent By | p. 166 |
| Writing Idea/To My Parent | p. 167 |
| Creative Discussion/Heart-to-Heart | p. 169 |
| Topic Exploration/Dating My Parents' Way | p. 170 |
| Application Idea/Date Nite | p. 172 |
| Suggested Resources | p. 173 |
| Outreach and Evangelism | |
| Reclaiming Evangelism | p. 175 |
| Ministry Tools | p. 184 |
| Special Event/Snack and Yak | p. 184 |
| Movie Idea/How Many Thumbs Up? | p. 185 |
| Service Idea 1/Soup Kitchen Potluck | p. 186 |
| Service Idea 2/All Expenses Paid | p. 187 |
| Outreach Idea 1/Just Because | p. 188 |
| Outreach Idea 2/The Bigger Picture | p. 189 |
| Application Idea/Dial | p. 191 |
| Scavenger Hunt Idea/A Window to My World | p. 192 |
| Topic Exploration/Turning Up the Volume With No Words | p. 193 |
| Creative Discussion/Our Message | p. 194 |
| Service Idea 3/Errand Express | p. 195 |
| Service Idea 4/Doing the Dirty Work | p. 196 |
| Suggested Resources | p. 197 |
| Postmodernism | |
| Caught in the Postmodern Crack? | p. 199 |
| Ministry Tools | p. 206 |
| Service Idea/Wash My Feet | p. 206 |
| Prayer Idea 1/"Today in the News" Prayer | p. 207 |
| Prayer Idea 2/Look at Me...Pray for Me | p. 208 |
| Movie Idea/Youth Group at the Movies | p. 209 |
| Special Meeting Idea/Walk a Mile in My Shoes | p. 210 |
| Bible Exploration/A Text Without a Context | p. 211 |
| Ministry Team Idea/Turn Up the Radio | p. 212 |
| Message Idea/Message From Me | p. 213 |
| Faith Exploration/I See Dead People | p. 214 |
| Object Lesson/When We Drop the Ball | p. 215 |
| Experiential Worship Idea/Active Silence | p. 216 |
| Art Idea/Artistic Expression | p. 218 |
| Music Idea/A Song for Me | p. 219 |
| Suggested Resources | p. 221 |
| Group Publishing's Youth Ministry Resources | p. 222 |
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