186: How Can You Help Students Build Resilient Faith? Interview With Ebonie Davis

The last three years have left many of our students feeling like they don’t have roots  or a solid foundation to stand on. On top of that, as followers of Jesus our students  can feel like much of the world is against them. But the truth is that the one who is for  them is intimately greater than what is against them. Through her extensive research  on developing gritty faith in teens, Ebonie Davis shows us the practices we need to  help our students embrace in order for them to move from fragile to resilient. Here’s some questions you can wrestle with as you listen to this conversation: How would you define resilient faith or “durable joy”? How would you describe the state of resilient faith, or “durable joy” in your teens? Talk about the factors that adjust the state of resilient faith or durable joy in your teens. These could be positive or negative factors. What are one or two barriers you will need to overcome to build durable joy in our teens?  Is there a rhythm, habit, or practice that you would like to “disrupt” in your kids? What is it? What is one way you could disrupt that rhythm, habit, or practice? Ebonie talked about four habits to help build Jesus focused durable joy in teenagers. Which of those habits would you like to lean into first with your teens? What is one way you could do that? You should pick up Ebonie’s book here: https://www.amazon.ca/Disrupting-Teens-Joy-Discover-Jesus-Focused/dp/1942145543 Want to chat about youth ministry? Give us a shout by emailing [email protected]