Young Adult Ministry

If you're not reaching the future of the church, your church has no future. As much sting as that statement has, it's hard to argue with. Yet many churches have no idea how to attract and retain younger generations. If you want to understand how to reach, teach, and empower young adults in your church, Jonathan "JP" Pokluda is ready to show you how.

Negative perceptions. Church dropouts. Prodigals and nomads. It's easy to get discouraged by all that's going wrong when it comes to Christianity and the emerging generation. Yet what's going right? In fact, signs of hope are springing up all around. Faith for Exiles unveils major new Barna research that uncovers what's working - five practices that contribute to resilience. In a world where always-connected smart devices and search algorithms educate and entertain, digital Babylon is the new context for discipleship.

Many parents of teenagers or young adults feel as though they're guessing about what to do next-with mixed results. We want to stay connected with our maturing child, but we're not sure how. And deep down, we fear our child doesn't want or need us. But growing up doesn't have to mean growing apart. Based on brand-new research and interviews with remarkable families, Growing With equips parents to take steps toward their teenagers and young adults in a mutual journey of intentional growth that trusts God to transform them all.

Apologia’s Physical Science course has everything that students need to complete this course and successfully transition into high school biology, chemistry, and physics. Exploring Creation with Physical Science, 4th Edition teaches an introduction to properties of matter, atomic structure, the periodic table, chemical bonds, reactions, motion, forces, energy, waves, sound, light, electricity, magnetism, Earth’s structure, weathering, atmosphere, chemistry and physics in the life sciences, and finally physical science research.

The continuation of Ministry of Fire, part 1, picking up at the cliffhanger ending. Ryan Uruks and the other members of Squad 99 race to prevent a war between their Ministry and the Ministry of Water. As his mentor, Eramar, works to minimize the damage of an Elemental war and find a way to peace with their bitter rivals, Squad 99 are tasked with finding the true perpetrator of the hostilities. Their investigation leads them into the crosshairs of a corrupt nobleman determined to see Elementals destroy themselves. But even more dangerous are the mysterious Goblin assassins working for the ...

Legacy is an interstellar universe populated by extra-terrestrials who greatly resemble creatures from Earth mythology and folklore, such as Dragons and Fairies. Apparently, some of these aliens visited our planet in the past and inspired many of our old legends. When human beings gained the ability to travel through space, the existence of these aliens became an accepted fact of life. Around the same time, many humans developed magical powers much like their alien counterparts. These humans became known as Elementals and they took it upon themselves to protect humanity, acting as mediators...

Seventeen-year-old Finn Archer never expected spring break to lead him into cathedrals, crypts, and a centuries-old mystery hidden beneath the streets of Europe. When his mom—a talent agent—brings him along on a modeling trip for rising-star Kayla Brighton, everything changes. Kayla is stunning, confident, and used to the spotlight. Finn… is not. But when the two stumble upon a lost notebook and a mysterious metal sphere linked to Leonardo da Vinci, they’re pulled into a pulse-pounding chase across Paris and Rome—one that leads them through candlelit museums, ancient catacombs, ...

Millennials might endure negative labels from older generations - lazy, broken, entitled, lost - but the most damaging labels are the ones we use on ourselves. Words are powerful. Even when they aren't true, they can begin to shape our perceptions of ourselves and the decisions we make. Yet the only labels that really matter to this, the largest and most diverse generation yet, are the ones with which God originally designated us. What does he call our generation? Sons and daughters.

From best-selling devotional author, Hannah Duggan, comes a 10-week Bible study for the young adult asking the question, "What now?" As young adults, we question every decision. We live in the fear that our futures will crash and burn. We're terrified of messing up and missing out. Our lives are characterized by hard questions, and we're disillusioned with cliché answers. But what if I told you that you're right where God wants you?

Verity Fitzroy and the Ministry Seven have the run of London, and that is the way they like it. While she loses herself in machines and adventures, and the work they get from the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences, why her parents were killed remains a mystery she can't leave alone.

After her brush with the Silver Pharaoh, Verity Fitzroy and the children of the Ministry Seven retreat to London to recover, but adventure always seems to have a way of finding them. With her Uncle Octavius still somewhere out there, Verity is sure the terrifying disappearance of children in the fogs of the capital cannot be a coincidence. The ancient mystery of the Emerald Flame is on the verge of being solved, which will mean an end to life and death as the world has known it. The race is on to find it first, and the winner will hold the fate of the future in their hands.

St Ignatius Loyola awoke to his true heart at the age of thirty. He was given the grace to see how two different sets of fantasies, portraying two possible directions his life could take, were fundamentally different from each other. The first set of fantasies he described as “vain” and were focused on his ego and achieving fame (self-centered). The second set of fantasies he described as “holy” and focused on serving Christ and doing good works (selfless). Both the self-centered and selfless fantasies entertained him while he actively fantasized their possibilities. But one day he ...

Life definitely has its ups and downs. Things may not always go as planned which can leave you disappointed or with doubts. However, God has a wonderful way of teaching you valuable lessons along the way. These lessons help you focus on your purpose and not your problems. Lessons for the Journey will encourage you, focus you and remind you of God’s purpose and presence on your life’s journey.

Your walk with God may have hit a roadblock, but by rediscovering His Word and seeking His mercy, you can continue your journey with Him and deepen your faith. Let this book show you the way. Discover how you can reignite your relationship with God so you can have peace that surpasses understanding and be filled with joy.

Engaging young adults in the local church is not as hopeless a case as statistics might have us believe, but young adults are asking six important questions about the role of the Church in their lives in 21st century culture—questions that could radically transform the Church for the good of all.

Our children are dying at an alarming rate because of gang violence. Bitter Fruit: The Street Ministry is the story of a 15-year-old girl named Carol who rose in ranks of the Gangster Disciple family organization to become a G-Queen. Destiny thrust Carol into a gangster lifestyle. Sexual abuse caused her to be placed in the foster care system. Carol slid down a slippery slope into the evil perils of gang violence. Although the novel is set in 1994, the lives of these characters reveal the same gangster mindset that young people maintain today.

When Ziv is recruited by the secret society known as The Sect, he finds himself cast into a perilous journey of identity, love, and hope. As a conduit, Ziv possess the ability to see creatures of the night: demons. The Sect trains him along, with two other trainees, to be a warrior of light.

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18-year-old Prince Yeled wanted to finally prove to his adoptive father that he was worthy of being the prince heir. But what could he possibly do? He asks for a questno, a great questno, a heroically astonishing questchallenging enough to prove his enoughness and finally earn the King's respect and love. Yeled will learn through thrilling, quirky, and sometimes unbelievable twists and turns that not all quests are what they might seem, and, more importantly, this King is definitely not what he appears.

As she mourns for the father who was her whole family, Light starts to notice unexpected presences all around... Suddenly the mysterious world in which her father moved invades young Light's life with a bang. The Inuit folklore she vaguely knows comes alive all around her.