YOUTH | 12
ON THE ALTAR LIVE FREE JOURNEY :
SMALL GROUP STUDY
GARTH HECKMAN
JAN KERN
SUMMARY:
SUMMARY:
very youth leader wants to host
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great youth meetings with messages
he Live Free series chronicles the raw, real-world
that stick and impact students in
deeper ways. The On the Altar series
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stories of Jackie, who self-injured in dangerous ways;
Suzy, who sought intimacy in sexual relationships;
provides the tools to make that happen and
and Colin, who found himself grappling with Internet
keep students coming back for more.
addictions. These stories help teens struggling with any
deep temptation or addiction.
Each book features 14 sessions
Live Free Journey : Small Group Study, the fi rst of the new
that include:
series of Live Free resources, will help create a safe place
for teens to work through their struggles together. It sets
• Icebreakers to get students up
up a vibrant discussion base for students to discover, in a
and moving and engaged
deeply personal way, what Jesus meant when he said, “If the
• Short lists of supplies to make
Son sets you free, you are truly free” (John 8:36, NLT).
preparation simple
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• Well-ordered and customizable
Live Free Journey : Small Group Study
In small groups, students will:
youth talk outlines Series: A Live Free Resource • Author: Jan Kern
Ministry Area: Youth
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• Discussion questions to get • Take their own courageous journeys toward hope
Paperback, 5 3/8 x 7 3/8, 96 pages
Offer
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students talking and freedom
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Series: On the Altar • Author: Garth Heckman
Sacrifi ce
• Closing activities to challenge
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• Invite real and honest conversation about life’s
Ministry Area: Youth
Series: On the Altar
students to alter their lives tough issues
Paperback, 8 3/8 x 10 7/8, 128 pages
Author: Garth Heckman
• Space for the leader to personalize • Provide opportunity to confront personal traps and
ISBN: 978-0-7847-2267-1
Ministry Area: Youth
each event with stories and insights Speaker and author JAN KERN has worked in distortions of God’s truth
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ministry with teens and women for twenty-fi ve years,
ISBN: 978-0-7847-2268-8
encouraging and teaching through mentoring and Bible
Live Free Journey takes students through six dynamic weeks
GARTH HECKMAN
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is a recognized author,
Offer prompts students to actively
classes. She is the author of Standard Publishing’s Live
speaker, and leader with over 20 years experience in
Free books and Take A Closer Look—for Women. Jan
of Bible study and safe, small group sharing and launches
youth ministry. He is the author of Surrender and
encourage their friends in the church and
has served as youth leader (she developed a discipleship
participants beyond the group into future commitments
Dedicate, the fi rst 2 books in the On the Altar series, and reach out to their friends who don’t
program for teens), high school teacher, and director of
and service.
Burn This Book: Ignite a New Life with God. Garth has led
know Christ.
children’s ministries. She has trained church leaders,
youth ministries ranging from 20 to 300 members, from
parents, camp counselors, and mental health leaders on
inner-city Chicago to rural locales in Wisconsin to his
Sacrifi ce encourages students to
handling self-injury in teens. Jan and her husband
family’s current home in Minnesota. He is senior pastor
live and work at a residential ranch
of Harmony Church in Lakeville, Minnesota,
become servants in their world and to
for at-risk youth.
and helps oversee the church’s fi nd their ultimate identities in Christ.
youth ministry.
KEY POINTS:
KEY POINTS:
• Designed for teen and young adult small groups.
ALSO BY THIS AUTHOR:
ALSO BY THIS AUTHOR:
• Includes Bible study, discussion starters, questions for personal
• Enables youth ministry leaders to quickly
refl ection, and activities.
Surrender
create memorable events.
Scars That Wound : Scars That Heal – A Journey Out of Self-Injury
ISBN: 978-0-7847-2242-8 23971 $16.99
ISBN: 978-0-7847-2104-9 23963 $12.99 • Can be used with Live Free books or as a standalone resource.
Dedicate
• Connects biblical truth with fun,
For Student Ministers, Seduced by Sex : Saved by Love – A Journey Out of False Intimacy
real-world applications. • Scars That Wound : Scars That Heal (a Live Free book) was named a
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Youth Leaders, Volunteers,
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Sunday School Teachers and
fi nalist for 2008 ECPA Book of the Year, children/youth category.
Burn This Book Others Leading Teenagers
• Adaptable for any size group. Eyes Online : Eyes On Life – A Journey Out of Online Obsession
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