SoulSpace1014

Deep – Fun – Relevant

Deep

From early adolescence we develop an appetite for something deeper spiritually, emotionally and intellectually.

Pre-teens and teenagers ask challenging, searching questions and are not satisfied with superficial answers.

Our session plans aim to deepen the spiritual and intellectual understanding of both leaders and young people.

Fun

Pre-teens and teenagers need to have plenty of fun and build relationships within their group.

We aim to help group members relax, have fun and develop good relationships within a group.

We provide the ideas, you provide the friendly environment.

Chris Bowman giving the thumbs up sign to our youth work

Relevant

The Bible is about people just like us and it can help us in our everyday lives. Whatever we face, we will find something relevant in it for us.

God designed the Bible to speak to every culture, time and generation and He will speak to us through it if we listen.

Each plan has an ‘Application’ section.

The Plans

The plans focus particularly on the 10-14 age range as many people find this a challenging age group to lead, but they can be adapted for older groups and perhaps younger ones also.

PowerPoints have been included for some outlines but it is not essential to have this technology. A board or flip chart can still work well and can be more flexible.

Leaders’ Notes

As Leaders, we need wholesome spiritual food as well as ideas. We need to stimulate our own growth and creativity so we can prepare specifically for our own group

SoulSpace Leaders’ Notes aim to:

Deepen spiritual and Biblical understanding in any interested reader.

Enable leaders to grow spiritually as they prepare and plan a teaching session.

Provide plenty of creative ideas.

Equip leaders to deal with some of those difficult questions the young people may ask.

SoulSpace Writers are experienced practitioners who have worked in both education and youth/children’s work. These are ‘ground up’ resources that have been tried and tested unless stated otherwise.The materials can be adapted for other age groups.

Our theological background is Protestant evangelical. Controversial issues are dealt with as objectivity as possible in the interests of encouraging young people to think issues through for themselves and to make the materials more ecumenical.

Personalising the resources

The materials do much of the work for you, but you will need to spend some time preparing and praying for your own group of unique individuals.

It is not always possible to divide young people into neat age groups within churches and sometimes the kids bring along friends which can broaden the range of needs you are trying to cover.

There is no such thing as ‘one size fits all’ in youth work anyhow. Every group is different. Their needs, interests, backgrounds and moods are all variables that keep us on our toes and dependent on God.

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