tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post8125118123028863738..comments2023-10-03T10:53:51.102-04:00Comments on Next Generation Evangelistic Network: Challenges of Teaching Today’s TeensDr. Terry Dorsetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05964444127928103488noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-58946233727085738592010-02-22T15:45:01.398-05:002010-02-22T15:45:01.398-05:00Terry - I totally agree with you that experiential...Terry - I totally agree with you that experiential and interactive teaching methods are needed. <br /><br />I also think it's great that you keep experimenting and use different technology. <br /><br />I was a youth pastor for 14 years and still speak to K-8 graders on a regular basis at one private school regularly and another occassionally. <br /><br />I have found that by using some methods I've learned from unconventional sources that it has helped me to capture and keep student's attention. <br /><br />I have found that I can speak 20-30 minutes and still keep their attention.<br /><br />One method I learned was from reading a Rick Warren interview I once read. In it, he described working as a consultant on the animated film "The Prince Of Egypt". He saw a chart that charted the excitement and calm in the film - the moments where a scene would "grab the audience" and another where their would be "release". He saw that they had about one high and low per 10 minutes. I've found when speaking to students it's important to pace out between content/truth and engaging stories in my talks. <br /><br />I've also learned from observing how many TV shows structure an episode with parallel storylines that switch back and forth that this helps the short attention/ADD generation stay engaged. I've learned to do the same thing in my talks.<br /><br />These are just some things I've found really help keep students attention, but I'm NOT suggesting that "methods" make a good talk. <br /><br />The truth has to be from God's word, bathed in prayer, and the speaker needs the power of the Holy Spirit to help his/her talk have the ability to inspire our students to live it out.<br /><br />(Sorry. Didn't mean to comment so long!)Scott Aughtmon @lasting ministryhttp://www.lasting-student-ministry.com/talkboostersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-50347653189727917612010-02-22T11:07:59.344-05:002010-02-22T11:07:59.344-05:00Interesting approach, sending the videos ahead via...Interesting approach, sending the videos ahead via facebook. If you ever reach the point you feel you could send those out to interested pastors along with teaching outlines, it might be a powerful way of encouraging small youth groups and kids unfortunate enough to be flying solo at their churches, just a thought. It's not like you don't have enough on your plate already. :)<br /><br />We have a youth group of 8-12 most weeks and a seperate group that meets bi-weekly at Tocarra farm for horse training and devotions ala YFC.<br /><br />I would be interested in sharing your video stuff with my own kids and they could diseminate it to the others. I understand it would not function the same without the teaching element.Phil Steadman, North Bennington, VTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-90174138366421792072010-02-22T07:15:46.308-05:002010-02-22T07:15:46.308-05:00Wow, couldn't agree more. It's gotten to w...Wow, couldn't agree more. It's gotten to where sometimes you have the leaders, and the kids who wanna be leaders, and the non-belivers who really are wanting to learn. Then you have the kids who are spoiled to death, who sit in the back and talk and text. It's annoying as anything when you are trying to listen and you got a conversation going on around you not pertaining to the lesson at all.Calef Allgood, teen from South Carolinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-54507058109007093632010-02-22T07:13:38.425-05:002010-02-22T07:13:38.425-05:00I like this.I like this.Logan Loveday, youth pastor in South Carolinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-60194691309695282172010-02-21T20:23:43.804-05:002010-02-21T20:23:43.804-05:00Thanks, great info.Thanks, great info.Margaret Champion, South Carolinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-37211771876363343682010-02-21T20:20:58.042-05:002010-02-21T20:20:58.042-05:00Good blog, Terry. I spoke with a former youth pas...Good blog, Terry. I spoke with a former youth pastor when we were discussing lessons, activities, etc. for our group and he was amazed when I told him..."we are doing the same things the same way with the same activities I did with my youth group in the 1970's.WCooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311163858988006549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-37326631566397964892010-02-21T20:17:34.114-05:002010-02-21T20:17:34.114-05:00Very nice Terry!Very nice Terry!Kerri Lambnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134143779763240356.post-83351767634731370512010-02-21T19:42:37.615-05:002010-02-21T19:42:37.615-05:00AMEN, TERRY, AMEN!AMEN, TERRY, AMEN!Mike Cunninghamnoreply@blogger.com