Last fall I was conducting a Parenteen Seminar
in the Houston area. The parents, youth ministry volunteers and
community professionals who participated in the seminar generated great
dialogue and insights. Being in NASA country, I was thrilled to have an
actual NASA team member in the crowd. I strategically waited until the
end of the seminar, when the need for authentic parental and adult
engagement of the abandoned teenage culture was being discussed, to use
the phrase, “It’s not rocket science.”
The laugh was cheap but the point clear. In the midst of a society
that tends to isolate kids from adults, God calls kingdom followers to
a different path. Throughout scripture, God paints a picture of kids
being raised by parents working hand in hand with the broader adult
community.
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