The Disciple Experiment

Download or read book The Disciple Experiment written by Mike Yaconelli and published by Youth Specialties. This book was released on 2003-02-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kit Includes: 1 Leader’s Guide & 5 Faith-In-Action Student JournalsWhat Does It Mean to Be a Disciple of Jesus?So often we ask ourselves that very question – but just as often we stop with the question! Even if the answers come to us every once in a while, seldom (if ever) do we act…But what would happen if you students asked themselves this question every day for a month? And they were armed with practical ways to act on their answers?With The Disciple Experiment – a complete, ready-to-use, powerful curriculum – you can lead your high schoolers and junior highers through 30 days of experiment and adventure with Jesus.Here’s what this faith-maturing kit includes: 5 student journals – Brief, daily adventures that confront teenagers with the realistic scenarios in their own worlds…set against actual events in Jesus’ life…ending with daily challenges for students to act like disciples of Jesus on that day. Author Mike Yaconelli is at his real-world best as he connects ancient teaching with today’s adolescent dilemmas in a month of readings perfect for small groups, accountability groups, Bible study groups, and cell groups.Leader’s Guide – 6 complete youth meetings that reinforce the insights your students are gleaning from their daily journal readings. Lead your kids as they explore gritty, rubber-meets-the-road issues such as temptation, fear, self-identity, Christian behavior – topics that disciples-in-training meet head-on every day. In each session you’ll find Bible studies, games, music, video options – plus plenty of ways to customize the activities for your own large or small youth group meeting, Sunday school class, or retreat theme.Hang On… …to your hat and buckle up for 30 days of discipleship adventure that will bring your students (and you) closer to Jesus!It’ll be a month that deepens your faith, opens the scriptures, and inspires them to put