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Do They Run When They See You Coming?: Reaching Out to Unchurched Teenagers
Reaching Out to Unchurched TeenagersFive facts about the unchurched:1. They believe all religions have value.2. They are spiritual, not religious.3. They don’t know what Christianity really is.4. They don’t know what they believe.5. They are looking for something that works.If you want to make an impact on this generation, these are five basic rules you must understand. Author Jonathan McKee writes that by taking the time to learn students’ unique situations you show you care about them as people, not as mission projects.Informative and full of real-life examples, Do They Run When They See You Coming? provides vital information you need to better understand students outside your youth group. Yet this book isn’t a sociological or marketing survey; the tangible guidelines and methods inside help you get into the mind of unchurched students––so you can get to know their hearts. Because, as every youth worker knows, real ministry is always about getting to the heart.
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Do They Run When They See You Coming?: Reaching Out to Unchurched Teenagers
Reaching Out to Unchurched TeenagersFive facts about the unchurched:1. They believe all religions have value.2. They are spiritual, not religious.3. They don’t know what Christianity really is.4. They don’t know what they believe.5. They are looking for something that works.If you want to make an impact on this generation, these are five basic rules you must understand. Author Jonathan McKee writes that by taking the time to learn students’ unique situations you show you care about them as people, not as mission projects.Informative and full of real-life examples, Do They Run When They See You Coming? provides vital information you need to better understand students outside your youth group. Yet this book isn’t a sociological or marketing survey; the tangible guidelines and methods inside help you get into the mind of unchurched students––so you can get to know their hearts. Because, as every youth worker knows, real ministry is always about getting to the heart.
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Do They Run When They See You Coming?: Reaching Out to Unchurched Teenagers

Do They Run When They See You Coming?: Reaching Out to Unchurched Teenagers

Do They Run When They See You Coming?: Reaching Out to Unchurched Teenagers
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Do They Run When They See You Coming?: Reaching Out to Unchurched Teenagers

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Reaching Out to Unchurched TeenagersFive facts about the unchurched:1. They believe all religions have value.2. They are spiritual, not religious.3. They don’t know what Christianity really is.4. They don’t know what they believe.5. They are looking for something that works.If you want to make an impact on this generation, these are five basic rules you must understand. Author Jonathan McKee writes that by taking the time to learn students’ unique situations you show you care about them as people, not as mission projects.Informative and full of real-life examples, Do They Run When They See You Coming? provides vital information you need to better understand students outside your youth group. Yet this book isn’t a sociological or marketing survey; the tangible guidelines and methods inside help you get into the mind of unchurched students––so you can get to know their hearts. Because, as every youth worker knows, real ministry is always about getting to the heart.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780310830146
Publisher: Zondervan
Publication date: 07/13/2009
Sold by: HarperCollins Publishing
Format: eBook
Pages: 160
File size: 526 KB
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

 Jonathan McKee, president of The Source for Youth Ministry, is the author of numerous books including Ministry By Teenagers, Connect, and the award winning book Do They Run When They See You Coming? Jonathan speaks and trains at conferences, churches and school assemblies, all while providing free resources for youth workers on his website, www.TheSource4YM.com.

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Do They Run When They See You Coming? Reaching Out to Unchurched Teenagers

Youth Ministry in One Word
I'm thinking we're missing something here. I think we're missing the big picture. I don't want ministry programming tips...
just tell me what you think youth ministry is all about. As a matter of fact, just give me the one word you think youth ministry is all about!
Th anks,
Bryan
~
Dear Bryan,
LOVE
Jonathan
~
Dear Jonathan,
Hey, thanks for getting back to me so soon.
Okay, you took me seriously. Now forget all that stuff about one word. Love isn't the answer I want. I mean---it's cool and all---it's probably even right. But I just need you to expand on it a little bit. How do we reach the kids outside our church walls? How do we reach unchurched students?
Bryan
One Word
How do you sum up students reaching other students in one word? How do you verbalize---in one word---youth leaders reaching out to youth?
Let's go to the only place I know to go: the Word of God. Jesus was asked basically the same question in Matthew 22, Mark 12, and Luke
10. Th e conversation went something like this: 'Okay, Jesus---then what is the most important thing? Don't give me the long answer, just what is the bottom line?'
Jesus answered, 'Love God...love others.'
Th at's what it comes down to. Love.
Bringing God to People
Our church has a missionary in Laos named Jim Gustufson. Jim told us about a church he visited in Th ailand. It was a church founded by Westerners from America, reaching Th ai people. Jim told us about a Sunday when he arrived at the church early. Other than himself, the fi rst person to arrive was a woman who walked in dancing, singing in Th ai, and praising God for what he had done that week in her life. Two more people walked in singing together and praising God. Th is happened more and more until the audience was fi lled with people singing songs in Th ai and praising God for what he had done.
Th en Jim told us about someone else who walked into the church.
Th is person didn't dance or sing. With his head down, he walked in and stepped onto the stage---and the Lord left! Th e place went silent as the
American pastor took his place on stage, opened the American hymn book as stoically as possible, and announced, 'Everyone turn to page 256 and let's begin worship this morning.' Ironically, that call to worship ended any worship that was going on.
Many of us use the terminology 'bring someone to Christ' or
'lead someone to Christ.' However, Jim made an important point. In the
Bible, the Gospel of John says that when Jesus came to earth, 'the Word became fl esh and dwelt among us.' Jesus left his seat next to God to be with us---to come to us. Let's not forget about the greatest act of love in history---God brought Jesus to us! Th is American pastor simply brought
Western rituals and religion to an Eastern culture. He didn't let the people meet Jesus where they were. Instead he tried to bring them to Jesus via a
Western tradition they didn't understand.
We don't need to bring people to Christ; we need to bring Christ to them.
A fast-food restaurant by my house just went out of business. Every time I went in there, the people behind the counter were always rude and preoccupied with their own business. Many times, as I was trying to order my combo number three with no pickles, the cashier would start arguing with the fry guy. Often customers would be waiting for service while the manager was trying to resolve the most recent scheduling problems or employee strife. Well, it wasn't long before they were out of business.
I know why.
Th ey forgot what they were there to do.
Th ey forgot that a fast-food chain does not exist in order to highlight the concerns of those who are working behind the counter. Th e whole reason a fast-food chain exists is to provide food for the people out there---on the other side of the counter.
Sadly, that can be true of us today. As believers we get so caught up with what's going on inside the church walls while we're shepherding our own people that we forget about the people out there. We forget one of the main reasons we still exist on this planet is to 'go and make disciples of all nations.'
So how do we reach those who aren't coming into the walls of the church? How do we bring Christ to them? It starts with compassion.
Youth Ministry in One Word

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements Foreword by Chap Clark Chapter 1: Youth Ministry in One Word Chapter 2: I Thought I Already Had Compassion Looking at “the unchurched” through diff erent eyes Chapter 3: In the Minds of Unchurched Students Why they think what they think Chapter 4: A Rude Awakening How I fi nally realized that “sharing my faith” starts with MY faith Chapter 5: Do They Run When They See You Coming? How to NEVER reach students Chapter 6: Reaching…Not Repelling Developing a relational approach Chapter 7: Finding Frames Communicating in a language they understand Chapter 8: Building Bridges Moving beyond everyday conversations to sharing the gospel Chapter 9: Door-Opening Questions Nothing sparks interest better than well-placed questions Chapter 10: Focus on Christ (It’s More Than a Tract) Sharing Jesus’ story simply, clearly, and memorably Chapter 11: The Key to Follow-Up Getting them plugged in Chapter 12: Outreach in Action: What It Looks Like
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