Meaningful Connections With Youth and Young Adults
with Dr. Patrick B. Reyes
(Teaching videos and discussion questions)
What’s included:
- Two teaching videos, totaling less than 15 minutes
- A discussion questions handout to guide viewers through conversation
This free video and discussion resource is aimed at adults in the church, and would be great for either a Sunday school class or all-church discussion.
This resource was created by the Timothy Circle.
What you’ll learn with this resource:
- What young people really need from a youth ministry.
- A practical exercise to connect with young people – one-on-one or in a whole group.
- A new way of thinking about meaning and purpose based on regenerative science.
- A way of thinking about boundaries that helps young people understand and maintain their own, so they can better hear the still, small voice of God.
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Dr. Patrick B. Reyes
Dr. Patrick B. Reyes is the author of the bestselling book The Purpose Gap: Empowering Communities of Color to Find Meaning and Thrive, and of the award-winning book Nobody Cries When We Die: God, Community, and Surviving to Adulthood. He is the host of the Sound of the Genuine podcast.
A Chicano educator, administrator, and institutional strategist, Patrick is the Senior Director of Learning Design at the Forum for Theological Exploration. He is president-elect of the Religious Education Association and serves on several boards in education and the non-profit sector supporting the next generation of BIPOC leaders and educators. You can learn more about Patrick at patrickbreyes.com.