Midweek Study Series "Hurt"
Location: Jr. Sabbath School Room
The summer study series is based on the book by Dr. Chap Clark entitled, "Hurt: Inside the World of Today's Teenagers". Imagine taking a sabbatical from your career as a seminary professor, and instead of resting or reflecting during your time off, you elect to teach public high school for a year, all with the intent of better understanding the lives and culture of young people.
This choice to teach high school was the basis for Chap Clark's groundbreaking book, "Hurt", which I heartily recommend to anyone connected with middle and high schoolers in America. Among other things, Clark points out the systemic abandonment of teens by our culture and even by the church.
Prepare to be surprised, shocked, offended, and awakened to the state of our youth. This book will make you mad, sad, scared, and hopeful. Prepare for a paradigm shift. Clark has done careful research of the world of high school students, and his work examines their world of "clusters", or friendship groups, and also includes insightful glimpses of the social world, moral confusion, lonliness, and sexual behavior of our young.
This study group will meet each Wednesday evening throughout the summer from 7-8 p. Led by Pastor Don and Pastor Greg. Pick up a copy of the book and come join us and learn to better minister to our target group- teenagers.