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The human body is created in GodÆs image. When we fail to care for our bodies or we abuse them, in this case with alcohol, we are rejecting the image of God within us. Alcohol is the most-used drug among teenagers, and leaders should be prepared to d...

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An Overview of Eating Disorders
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The Bible refers to our bodies as temples of the Holy Spirit, and we have to care for them as such. However, images in the media and social forces can lead to a distorted self-image and eating disorders. This lesson provides an overview of the types ...

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Bullying: Church as a Safe Place
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Looking at the faith community's role in the prevention of bullying, this lesson plan explores ways that the church may become a safe place. Ways include recognizing the problem as a shared problem, establishing and maintaining a written Safe Place C...

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Bullying: How Faith Communities Can Respond
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Bullying amongst teenagers is not a new problem. The difference today is that technology and social networking create a culture where teens can no longer escape the pressure of bullies. This article helps parents and youth leaders understand the caus...

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Bullying: Speak UP
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Looking at the story of Esther, this lesson plan empowers participants to overcome the Bystander Effect, by standing up for those who are bullied. It also includes ways to recognize bullying and how to diffuse the situation without resulting in harm....

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Bullying: Thou Shalt Not Bully
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Claiming bullying as a justice issue, participants will explore the issue of bullying as something that is unjust and should not be tolerated. This lesson plan also identifies the different ways of bullying and challenges young people to work for God...

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Causes of Eating Disorders and the Concerns They Raise
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Examine the root causes of eating disordersùbehavioral, biological, emotional, psychological, interpersonal, and social factorsùand explore how outside influences can distort our self-image, damage our self-esteem, and contribute to eating disorders....

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Eating Disorders: A Future With Hope
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Designed to help young people understand what faith says about body image, eating disorders, and a healthy, abundant life, this lesson identifies ways to support and assist those with an eating disorder. It also looks at issues of education and preve...

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Necessary Conversations: The Church's Ministry in Adolescent Development
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Young people learn about human development and sexuality from a number of places--family, friends, television, social media--and the church must be one of these sources. This article encourages the church to act as a touchstone--a steadfast, loving, ...

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Practicing Shalom: Developing Healthy Attitudes Toward Food and Body
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Anything that disrupts life in shalom--harmony with God, with our bodies, and with the earth--is both a spiritual and a physical problem, and requires both spiritual and physical solutions. This article reveals how this disruption affects our relatio...

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Self-Injury: Finding Hope in the Midst of Despair
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Self-injury is identified as acts of self-harm inflicted on the body in response to anxiety, pain, or stress. Rather than hold in their anxieties or release them through self-injury, this lesson plan encourages youth to give our anxieties to God.

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Substance Abuse: Overcoming Temptations
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Considering the spiritual dimensions of temptation and resistance, young people will learn to seek GodÆs help when faced with the temptations of drinking alcohol and using illegal drugs. Scripture for this lesson looks at the 40 days that Jesus spent...

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The Teenage Brain: Insights for Parents and Caregivers
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Recent brain development confirms what parents, caregivers, and youth leaders have always known: young people are prone to acting inpulsively and ignoring potential consequences.

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