Communicating For Change

I have begun planning for ACCESS. I am currently the Student Ministries Intern at SouthField Community Church in Channahon, IL. ACCESS begins a week from today! ACCESS is a chance for Junior High students to get together, hang out, play games, listen to loud music, and most importantly learn more about the Lord.

Our focus this fall will be "The 2010 Christian" We will be looking at what it means to live as a Christian in their schools. I have begun lesson planning for the Semester and I have to say.. it isn't easy. There is so much out there, so many truths I want to convey, so many warnings i want to give. How do you narrow it down, how do you present it in a way that is relevant and interesting.

What it comes down to is we want to see our students able to live as Christians in their schools. Teach them how to read the Bible and learn how to make the big life decisions. We want to show that the Bible is relevant for today and is their ultimate guide on how to live.

I just finished a book by Andy Stanley called "Communicating for Change". It was a good read and something that has proved very useful for my lesson planning. Communicating for Change focuses on narrowing down your lesson to one key point and having everything revolving around that one point. Sounds simple, and it really is but it is quite the task. I am very prone to cramming as much in as I can. I am looking forward to the rest of the process.

Stay Tuned...