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Do you believe the Word of God is powerful and active? How can you engage students with the Scriptures so they take ownership of their faith?

Mark Lowrey, the Director of Publications at GCP, recently hosted an hour-long seminar to train youth leaders in how to lead effective Bible studies using the NEW So What? Youth Bible Studies.

Mark spent several minutes discussing the differences between the world we live in (especially as it relates to our teens) and the Christian worldview. This eye-opening narrative outlines secularism in the following areas:

• Celebration of pluralism, diversity, and tolerance
• Broken relationships
• Overwhelming options in life
• Spirituality as a moralistic, therapeutic deity
• Faith as a smorgasbord of choices
• Confusion over a globalized view of the world

In this 7:21—minute excerpt from the full seminar video, Mark will tell us how these secular views compete with a Christian worldview.

What is So What? 

In this 11:21—minute clip, Mark explains the philosophy behind the So What? Youth Bible Studies, including the:

• goals of the studies
• assumptions in developing them
• approach: a modified inductive Bible study

Sample Lesson

In this 30:20—minute excerpt from the full seminar video, Mark walks you through an entire session from the first study in the So What? Youth Bible Study series—Knowing the God Who Is.

A Challenge to Youth Leaders

In this 8:14—minute excerpt, Mark challenges youth leaders with several questions, including: “Do you believe that the Bible is God’s Word and powerful to change lives?”

Video: Full Seminar

In this full seminar video [1 hour, 8 minutes], Mark Lowrey trains youth leaders how to lead effective Bible studies using the new So What? Youth Bible Studies.