# data[].attributes.body
Sunnyside -

Grandview -

Mabton -

# data[].attributes.body
How are we in contact?
Phone Numbers? (youth and parents)
Emails? (youth and parents)

Sunnyside - Contact list, Group Text
Grandview - Contact list

# data[].attributes.body
Sunnyside - 12 noon, already at 2 services by 12/19
Grandview -  TBD

# data[].attributes.body
20 minute limit

Sunnyside - 12 noon (focused on youth)

# data[].attributes.headline
Youth: consistent number and inconsistent number of engagement?

# data[].attributes.subject
Youth: consistent number and inconsistent number of engagement?

# data[].attributes.body
Sunnyside consistent - 8
Sunnyside inconsistent - 30
Grandview consistent - 5
Grandview inconsistent - 15
Mabton consistent - 5
Mabton inconsistent - ?

# data[].attributes.body
NextGen (example)

District Instagram
Pros: 1 page to focus/monitor
Cons:

Local Instagram
Pros: Customizable
Cons:

# data[].attributes.body
Jose: How many youth do we have that are very responsible?

# data[].attributes.body
10 experiment ideas for early 2021:

1. Launch a GY sermon series

2. Start a GY virtual book club

3. Plan an intergenerational winter hike with social distancing

4. Plan an intergenerational service project

5. Host a young adult listening session via Zoom

6. Launch a young adult small group about leadership via Zoom

7. Offer a virtual cooking class for everyone in your church

8. Involve youth and young adults in preaching opportunities

9. Purchase to-go meals for young adults and distribute at the church via a drive through

10. Deliver hand written cards to public servants - police, firefighters...

# data[].attributes.headline
January 2021 - Deliver hand written cards

# data[].attributes.subject
January 2021 - Deliver hand written cards

# data[].attributes.body
Medical workers
Fire Dept. workers
Police Dept. workers

# data[].attributes.body
Sign up interested youth
Book selection

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
So many books. So little time. Whether your teen devours books or would rather surf social media, there is no shortage of books out there for teens to read. Which brings us to the important questions:

Which ones are the best?

Which ones are truly must-reads?

Which ones are worth the time?

To some degree, these questions can only be answered by you and your teen. There isn't a one-size-fits-all list; but, I'd love to give you a list of our favorites. These are the specific books that every teen in my home must read.

You'll probably find some you love. Might find some you haven't heard of. And if nothing else, you'll get a few good ideas of what types of books you probably want your Christian teens to be reading.

14 Must-Read Christian Books for Teens

How to Fit More Christian Books Into Your Teen's Day

Make it an Assignment

If you homeschool, all 14 of the Christian books for teens listed above will fit into your curriculum. For example, you can read The Hiding Place for History and The Screwtape Letters for British Literature.

If you are using a curriculum that doesn't already have these classics, simply add to it or replace a book you are not as fond of. We also use books like this for special projects or papers.

Several of these books can be used to form high school electives, as well. We use Foundations in Personal Finance as part of a personal finance course for elective credit. You could use God at Work and Do Hard Things as part of an elective course called Career Exploration, which I highly recommend!

Teens need to be processing their personality, passions, and talents as they explore possible careers. It's VERY costly to do this DURING college like most teens today.

Make it Practical

Reading a book is great, but we really need to make sure our teens are applying the knowledge they get out of the books we've given them to read. We typically do this by assigning it as a course. That way there are practical ways teens have to process the book, such as papers, projects, and discussions.

But another favorite is through devotional type discussion.

Discuss it

Often, I will read (or at least listen to) a book as my teen goes through it, especially if it's something like The Sacred Search. I want them to have someone to discuss the content with and share ideas they have.

To make it fun, we meet weekly to discuss it. I will take them out for "coffee" or even lunch. They love the one-on-one time and it gives them my undivided attention for discussion. We don't do this for all of the books, just typically the ones that aren't included in our homeschool coursework.

More Christian Books for Teens Resources

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
So many books. So little time. Whether your teen devours books or would rather surf social media, there is no shortage of books out there for teens to read. Which brings us to the important questions: Which ones are the best? Which ones are truly must-reads? Which ones are worth the time?

# data[].attributes.headline
January - February 2021 - Youth Testimony

# data[].attributes.subject
January - February 2021 - Youth Testimony

# data[].attributes.body
Keychain Leadership
Experimental
Warmth